57 Geminorum

Below the horizon. Rise: 8:06 | Tran: 16:26 | Set: 0:47

Alt: -12.27° Az: 14.59° Direction: North-North-East

57 Geminorum is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Gemini.

57 Geminorum visual magnitude is 5.03. Because of its faintness, 57 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 57 Geminorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 57 Geminorum during the next 10000 years (-11.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 25m 01s

Declination +24° 59’ 59”

Hour Angle 13h 03m 02s

Sidereal Time 20h 28m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 23m 28s

Declination +25° 03’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 193.34°

Galactic Latitude 17.78°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.03

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.66

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.9

Temperature 4996K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 57 Geminorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 57 Geminorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

57 Geminorum is distant 153.99 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 47.24

Distance (light year) 153.99

Radial Speed 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.069 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 57 Geminorum

Henry Draper Catalogue HD57727

SAO Catalogue SAO79352

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35846

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+25 1660

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 57 Geminorum rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.0° RISE 8:06

Max altitude: 63.5° TRANSIT 16:26

Azimuth: 295.0° SET 0:47

Set Location

Other stars in Gemini