64 Geminorum

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:28 | Tran: 22:13 | Set: 7:03

Alt: 7.88° Az: 306.08° Direction: North-West

64 Geminorum is a main-sequence star of spectral class A4 in the constellation of Gemini.

64 Geminorum visual magnitude is 5.05. Because of its faintness, 64 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 30m 54s

Declination +28° 03’ 52”

Hour Angle 07h 39m 27s

Sidereal Time 15h 10m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 29m 20s

Declination +28° 07’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 190.83°

Galactic Latitude 20.13°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.05

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.56

Spectral Type A4V

Color Index (B-V) 0.11

Temperature 8932K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 50.00

Distance (light year) 163.00

Radial Speed 35 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.041 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.056"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 64 Geminorum

Henry Draper Catalogue HD59037

SAO Catalogue SAO79427

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36393

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+28 1396

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 64 Geminorum rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 61.9° RISE 13:28

Max altitude: 66.6° TRANSIT 22:13

Azimuth: 298.1° SET 7:03

Set Location

Other stars in Gemini