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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 5:43  
clear_day Transit: 12:56  
SunsetSet: 20:10
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64 Geminorum

Altitude: 12.7°   Azimuth: 60.5°   Direction: East-North-East

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

64 Geminorum visual magnitude is 5.05. Because of its reltive faintness, 64 Geminorum should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of 64 Geminorum is -0.041 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.056 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 64 Geminorum star
DSS2 image of 64 Geminorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 64 Geminorum during the next 10000 years (-6.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about 64 Geminorum

5.05
Main-sequence

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

Altitude: 12.7°
Azimuth: 60.5°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 64 Geminorum

64 Geminorum is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 64 Geminorum are provided in the following table:

07h 29m 20s
+28° 07’ 05”
190.83°
20.13°
Gemini

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 64 Geminorum in the sky:

Finder chart 64 Geminorum star
Simplified finder chart for 64 Geminorum.

Visibility of 64 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 64 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: 61.9°
Max altitude: 66.6°
Azimuth: 298.1°

Distance of 64 Geminorum from the Sun and relative movement

64 Geminorum is distant 163.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

50.00 pc
163.00 ly
35 km/s
-0.041 arcsec/year
-0.056 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 64 Geminorum

64 Geminorum belongs to spectral class A4 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

1.56
A4V
8932K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 64 Geminorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 64 Geminorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 64 Geminorum

64 Geminorum
SAO79427
SAO79427