44 Geminorum

Below the horizon. Rise: 8:05 | Tran: 16:08 | Set: 0:12

Alt: -4.99° Az: 43.20° Direction: North-East

44 Geminorum is a main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Gemini.

44 Geminorum visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its faintness, 44 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.

DSS2 image of 44 Geminorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 44 Geminorum during the next 10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 06m 50s

Declination +22° 35’ 49”

Hour Angle 15h 10m 28s

Sidereal Time 22h 17m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 05m 18s

Declination +22° 38’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 193.94°

Galactic Latitude 13.01°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.02

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.19

Spectral Type B8V

Color Index (B-V) -0.03

Temperature 10516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 44 Geminorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 44 Geminorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

44 Geminorum is distant 478.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 146.63

Distance (light year) 478.01

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 44 Geminorum

Henry Draper Catalogue HD53257

SAO Catalogue SAO79042

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34182

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+22 1566

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 44 Geminorum rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 67.4° RISE 8:05

Max altitude: 61.1° TRANSIT 16:08

Azimuth: 292.6° SET 0:12

Set Location

Other stars in Gemini