61 Geminorum

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:14 | Tran: 17:01 | Set: 0:49

Alt: 28.98° Az: 266.45° Direction: West

61 Geminorum is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Gemini.

61 Geminorum visual magnitude is 5.93. Because of its faintness, 61 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 61 Geminorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 61 Geminorum during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 28m 25s

Declination +20° 12’ 16”

Hour Angle 04h 33m 57s

Sidereal Time 12h 02m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 26m 56s

Declination +20° 15’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 198.29°

Galactic Latitude 16.66°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.93

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.46

Spectral Type F2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.3

Temperature 7462K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 61 Geminorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 61 Geminorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

61 Geminorum is distant 405.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 124.38

Distance (light year) 405.47

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 61 Geminorum

Henry Draper Catalogue HD58579

SAO Catalogue SAO79391

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36156

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+20 1805

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3592

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 61 Geminorum rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.8° RISE 9:14

Max altitude: 58.7° TRANSIT 17:01

Azimuth: 290.2° SET 0:49

Set Location

Other stars in Gemini