58 Geminorum

Above the horizon. Rise: 8:44 | Tran: 16:50 | Set: 0:55

Alt: 8.69° Az: 296.10° Direction: West-North-West

58 Geminorum is a main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Gemini.

58 Geminorum visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its faintness, 58 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 58 Geminorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 58 Geminorum during the next 10000 years (-3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 24m 59s

Declination +22° 53’ 40”

Hour Angle 07h 02m 00s

Sidereal Time 14h 26m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 23m 28s

Declination +22° 56’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 195.38°

Galactic Latitude 16.97°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.02

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.12

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) -0.01

Temperature 10252K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 58 Geminorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 58 Geminorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

58 Geminorum is distant 311.66 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 95.60

Distance (light year) 311.66

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.036"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 58 Geminorum

Henry Draper Catalogue HD57744

SAO Catalogue SAO79354

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35842

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+23 1698

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 58 Geminorum rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 67.1° RISE 8:44

Max altitude: 61.4° TRANSIT 16:50

Azimuth: 292.9° SET 0:55

Set Location

Other stars in Gemini