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6 Geminorum

Below the horizon.  Rise: 12:51 | Tran: 20:56 | Set: 5:06
Alt: -10.98°   Az: 331.66°   Direction: North-North-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.

Image of 6 Geminorum star
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

06h 13m 50s
+22° 54’ 01”
09h 58m 25s
16h 12m 15s

J2000

06h 12m 19s
+22° 54’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

188.22°
2.19°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.39
Supergiant

-4.21
M1I
2939K

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

HR 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.

1,315.79
4,289.47
22 km/s
0.002 arcsec/y
-0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

6 Geminorum
SAO78098
SAO78098

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°
Max altitude: 61.4°
Azimuth: 292.9°