6 Geminorum

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:04 | Tran: 13:10 | Set: 21:15

Alt: -13.96° Az: 342.97° Direction: South-West

6 Geminorum is a variable supergiant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Gemini.

6 Geminorum visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its faintness, 6 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 6 Geminorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 6 Geminorum during the next 100000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 13m 51s

Declination +22° 54’ 00”

Hour Angle 10h 48m 07s

Sidereal Time 17h 01m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 12m 19s

Declination +22° 54’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 188.22°

Galactic Latitude 2.19°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.39

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -4.21

Spectral Type M1I

Color Index (B-V) 2.24

Temperature 2939K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 6 Geminorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 6 Geminorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

6 Geminorum is distant 4,289.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 1,315.79

Distance (light year) 4,289.47

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 6 Geminorum

Henry Draper Catalogue HD42543

SAO Catalogue SAO78098

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29450

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+22 1220

General Catalogue of Variable Stars BU Gem

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 6 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 5:04

Max altitude: 61.4° TRANSIT 13:10

Azimuth: 292.9° SET 21:15

Set Location

Other stars in Gemini