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3 Geminorum

Below the horizon.  Rise: 19:04 | Tran: 3:15 | Set: 11:22
Alt: -6.24°   Az: 320.47°   Direction: North-West

3 Geminorum is a variable and multiple supergiant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Gemini.

3 Geminorum visual magnitude is 5.75. Because of its faintness, 3 Geminorum is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of 3 Geminorum star
DSS2 image of 3 Geminorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 3 Geminorum during the next 100000 years (11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 11m 14s
+23° 06’ 25”
09h 06m 07s
15h 17m 22s

J2000

06h 09m 43s
+23° 06’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

187.75°
1.77°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 3 Geminorum star
Simplified finder chart for 3 Geminorum.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.75
Supergiant

-24.25
B2I
8086K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 3 Geminorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 3 Geminorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

3 Geminorum is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 3 Geminorum double sysyem:

5.75
8.25
2.5
0.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

3 Geminorum is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

10,000,000.00
32,600,000.00
16 km/s
0.007 arcsec/y
-0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

3 Geminorum
SAO78050
SAO78050

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 3 Geminorum rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 66.9°
Max altitude: 61.6°
Azimuth: 293.1°