47 Geminorum

Above the horizon. Rise: 22:12 | Tran: 6:51 | Set: 15:26

Alt: 6.87° Az: 54.67° Direction: North-East

47 Geminorum is a sub-giant star of spectral class A4 in the constellation of Gemini.

47 Geminorum visual magnitude is 5.78. Because of its faintness, 47 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 47 Geminorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 47 Geminorum during the next 10000 years (-3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 12m 55s

Declination +26° 48’ 50”

Hour Angle 16h 20m 41s

Sideral Time 23h 33m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 11m 23s

Declination +26° 51’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 190.51°

Galactic Latitude 15.96°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 47 Geminorum.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.78

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.39

Spectral Type A4IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.1

Temperature 9028K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 47 Geminorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 47 Geminorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

47 Geminorum is distant 389.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 39 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 119.62

Distance (light year) 389.95

Radial Speed 39 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.023 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.036"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 47 Geminorum

Henry Draper Catalogue HD54801

SAO Catalogue SAO79141

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34722

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+27 1327

FK5 Catalogue 2553

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 47 Geminorum rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 63.2° RISE 22:12

Max altitude: 65.3° TRANSIT 6:51

Azimuth: 296.8° SET 15:26

Set Location

Other stars in Gemini