65 Geminorum

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:55 | Tran: 21:38 | Set: 6:26

Alt: 12.22° Az: 60.29° Direction: East-North-East

65 Geminorum is a double giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Gemini.

65 Geminorum visual magnitude is 5.01. Because of its faintness, 65 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 65 Geminorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 65 Geminorum during the next 10000 years (-5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 31m 22s

Declination +27° 51’ 44”

Hour Angle 16h 55m 04s

Sidereal Time 00h 26m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 29m 48s

Declination +27° 54’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 191.07°

Galactic Latitude 20.15°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.01

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.34

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.11

Temperature 4493K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 65 Geminorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 65 Geminorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

65 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 65 Geminorum double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.01

Secondary star magnitude 13.51

Magnitude difference 8.5

Separation 12.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

65 Geminorum is distant 383.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 117.51

Distance (light year) 383.08

Radial Speed 36 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.034 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 65 Geminorum

Henry Draper Catalogue HD59148

SAO Catalogue SAO79434

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36429

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+28 1400

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6119

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 65 Geminorum rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 62.1° RISE 12:55

Max altitude: 66.4° TRANSIT 21:38

Azimuth: 297.9° SET 6:26

Set Location

Other stars in Gemini