5 Geminorum

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:54 | Tran: 15:11 | Set: 23:27

Alt: 12.75° Az: 66.66° Direction: East-North-East

5 Geminorum is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Gemini.

5 Geminorum visual magnitude is 5.8. Because of its faintness, 5 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 5 Geminorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 5 Geminorum during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 13m 05s

Declination +24° 24’ 45”

Hour Angle 17h 18m 15s

Sidereal Time 23h 31m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 11m 32s

Declination +24° 25’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 186.8°

Galactic Latitude 2.76°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.8

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -1.02

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.11

Temperature 4493K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 5 Geminorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 5 Geminorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

5 Geminorum is distant 752.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 230.95

Distance (light year) 752.89

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.054"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 5 Geminorum

Henry Draper Catalogue HD42398

SAO Catalogue SAO78079

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29379

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+24 1151

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 5 Geminorum rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.6° RISE 6:54

Max altitude: 62.9° TRANSIT 15:11

Azimuth: 294.4° SET 23:27

Set Location

Other stars in Gemini