53 Geminorum

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:37 | Tran: 13:10 | Set: 20:47

Alt: -7.23° Az: 313.65° Direction: North-West

53 Geminorum is a variable giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Gemini.

53 Geminorum visual magnitude is 5.71. Because of its faintness, 53 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 53 Geminorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 53 Geminorum during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 17m 32s

Declination +27° 51’ 02”

Hour Angle 08h 22m 51s

Sidereal Time 15h 40m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 15m 57s

Declination +27° 53’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 189.91°

Galactic Latitude 17.3°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.71

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.89

Spectral Type M1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.63

Temperature 3608K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 53 Geminorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 53 Geminorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

53 Geminorum is distant 1,079.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 331.13

Distance (light year) 1,079.47

Radial Speed 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 53 Geminorum

Henry Draper Catalogue HD55870

SAO Catalogue SAO79221

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35152

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+28 1350

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3485

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 53 Geminorum rise, transit and set times from Palo Alto, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Los_Angeles):

Azimuth: 62.1° RISE 5:37

Max altitude: 80.4° TRANSIT 13:10

Azimuth: 297.9° SET 20:47

Name:	Palo Alto, United States
Latitude:	37° 26' 30.8" N
Longitude:	122° 8' 34.8" W
Timezone:	America/Los_Angeles

Set Location

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