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76 Geminorum

Below the horizon.  Rise: 13:54 | Tran: 22:20 | Set: 6:50
Alt: -5.94°   Az: 33.76°   Direction: North-East

76 Geminorum is a variable giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Gemini.

76 Geminorum visual magnitude is 5.31. Because of its faintness, 76 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.

Image of 76 Geminorum star
DSS2 image of 76 Geminorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 76 Geminorum during the next 10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 45m 38s
+25° 43’ 20”
14h 31m 22s
22h 17m 01s

J2000

07h 44m 06s
+25° 47’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

194.42°
22.39°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.31
Giant

-1.00
K4III
3734K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 76 Geminorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 76 Geminorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

76 Geminorum is distant 594.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

182.48
594.89
3 km/s
-0.02 arcsec/y
-0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

76 Geminorum
SAO79650
SAO79650

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 76 Geminorum rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 64.3°
Max altitude: 64.2°
Azimuth: 295.7°