63 Geminorum

Above the horizon. Rise: 8:55 | Tran: 16:50 | Set: 0:46

Alt: 51.10° Az: 231.38° Direction: South-West

63 Geminorum is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Gemini.

63 Geminorum visual magnitude is 5.22. Because of its faintness, 63 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 63 Geminorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 63 Geminorum during the next 1000 years (-0.97 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.02 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 29m 14s

Declination +21° 23’ 30”

Hour Angle 02h 07m 12s

Sidereal Time 09h 36m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 27m 44s

Declination +21° 26’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 197.23°

Galactic Latitude 17.3°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 63 Geminorum.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.22

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.56

Spectral Type F5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.39

Temperature 6934K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 63 Geminorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 63 Geminorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

63 Geminorum is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 63 Geminorum double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.22

Secondary star magnitude 5.72

Magnitude difference 0.5

Separation 0 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

63 Geminorum is distant 110.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 34.04

Distance (light year) 110.96

Radial Speed 25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.058 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.121"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 63 Geminorum

Henry Draper Catalogue HD58728

SAO Catalogue SAO79403

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36238

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+21 1602

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6089

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 63 Geminorum rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 68.6° RISE 8:55

Max altitude: 59.9° TRANSIT 16:50

Azimuth: 291.4° SET 0:46

Set Location

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