59 Geminorum

Above the horizon. Rise: 22:19 | Tran: 7:04 | Set: 15:46

Alt: 52.17° Az: 113.92° Direction: East-South-East

59 Geminorum is a giant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Gemini.

59 Geminorum visual magnitude is 5.76. Because of its faintness, 59 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 59 Geminorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 59 Geminorum during the next 10000 years (2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 26m 05s

Declination +27° 35’ 16”

Hour Angle 21h 23m 03s

Sideral Time 04h 49m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 24m 33s

Declination +27° 38’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 190.91°

Galactic Latitude 18.97°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 59 Geminorum.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.76

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.72

Spectral Type F0

Color Index (B-V) 0.34

Temperature 7217K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 59 Geminorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 59 Geminorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

59 Geminorum is distant 209.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 64.23

Distance (light year) 209.38

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 59 Geminorum

Henry Draper Catalogue HD57927

SAO Catalogue SAO79366

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35941

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+27 1374

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 59 Geminorum rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 62.4° RISE 22:19

Max altitude: 66.1° TRANSIT 7:04

Azimuth: 297.6° SET 15:46

Set Location

Other stars in Gemini