68 Geminorum

Below the horizon. Rise: 9:16 | Tran: 16:36 | Set: 23:57

Alt: -14.05° Az: 40.17° Direction: North-East

68 Geminorum is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Gemini.

68 Geminorum visual magnitude is 5.25. Because of its faintness, 68 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 68 Geminorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 68 Geminorum during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 35m 03s

Declination +15° 46’ 12”

Hour Angle 14h 42m 14s

Sidereal Time 22h 17m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 33m 36s

Declination +15° 49’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 203.19°

Galactic Latitude 16.32°

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Finder chart for 68 Geminorum.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.25

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.05

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.05

Temperature 9542K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 68 Geminorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 68 Geminorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

68 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 68 Geminorum double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.25

Secondary star magnitude 6.85

Magnitude difference 1.6

Separation 0.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

68 Geminorum is distant 375.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 115.07

Distance (light year) 375.14

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 68 Geminorum

Henry Draper Catalogue HD60107

SAO Catalogue SAO97016

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36760

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+16 1510

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3642

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 68 Geminorum rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 74.2° RISE 9:16

Max altitude: 54.3° TRANSIT 16:36

Azimuth: 285.8° SET 23:57

Set Location

Other stars in Gemini