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63 Geminorum

Altitude: 50.3°   Azimuth: 126.5°   Direction: South-East

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

63 Geminorum visual magnitude is 5.22. Because of its reltive faintness, 63 Geminorum should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 63 Geminorum:

5.22
Main-sequence

63 Geminorum is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 50.3°
Azimuth: 126.5°
Direction: South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 63 Geminorum

63 Geminorum is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 63 Geminorum are provided in the following table:

07h 27m 44s
+21° 26’ 42”
197.23°
17.3°
Gemini

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 63 Geminorum in the sky:

Finder chart 63 Geminorum star
Simplified finder chart for 63 Geminorum.

Visibility of 63 Geminorum from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 68.6°
Max altitude: 60.0°
Azimuth: 291.4°

Digitized Sky Survey image of 63 Geminorum

The image below is a photograph of 63 Geminorum from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 63 Geminorum is -0.058 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.121 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 63 Geminorum star
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);

Distance of 63 Geminorum from the Sun and relative movement

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.

34.04 pc
110.96 ly
25 km/s
-0.058 arcsec/year
-0.121 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 63 Geminorum

63 Geminorum belongs to spectral class F5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

2.56
F5V
6934K

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

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

63 Geminorum 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:

5.22
5.72
0.5
0 arcsec

Alternative designations of 63 Geminorum

63 Geminorum
SAO79403
SAO79403