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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:09 
Transit: 12:54 
Sunset: 20:41
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37 Geminorum

Altitude: 53.2°   Azimuth: 122.0°   Direction: East-South-East

37 Geminorum is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Gemini.

37 Geminorum visual magnitude is 5.73. Because of its reltive faintness, 37 Geminorum should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of 37 Geminorum is -0.042 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.022 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 37 Geminorum star
DSS2 image of 37 Geminorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 37 Geminorum during the next 10000 years (-7.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about 37 Geminorum

5.73
Hypergiant

37 Geminorum is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 53.2°
Azimuth: 122.0°
Direction: East-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 37 Geminorum

37 Geminorum is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 37 Geminorum are provided in the following table:

06h 55m 18s
+25° 22’ 32”
190.42°
12.06°
Gemini

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 37 Geminorum in the sky:

Finder chart 37 Geminorum star
Simplified finder chart for 37 Geminorum.

Visibility of 37 Geminorum from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's 37 Geminorum rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 64.6°
Max altitude: 63.9°
Azimuth: 295.4°

Distance of 37 Geminorum from the Sun and relative movement

37 Geminorum is distant 56.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

17.27 pc
56.31 ly
-11 km/s
-0.042 arcsec/year
0.022 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 37 Geminorum

37 Geminorum belongs to spectral class G0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.

4.54
G0V
6088K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 37 Geminorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 37 Geminorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 37 Geminorum

37 Geminorum
SAO78866
SAO78866