79 Geminorum

Below the horizon. Rise: 18:49 | Tran: 2:41 | Set: 10:29

Alt: -7.29° Az: 43.85° Direction: North-East

79 Geminorum is a main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Gemini.

79 Geminorum visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its faintness, 79 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 79 Geminorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 79 Geminorum during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 46m 37s

Declination +20° 15’ 16”

Hour Angle 15h 08m 21s

Sidereal Time 22h 54m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 45m 09s

Declination +20° 18’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 199.99°

Galactic Latitude 20.62°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.33

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.58

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) 0

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 79 Geminorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 79 Geminorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

79 Geminorum is distant 460.45 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 141.24

Distance (light year) 460.45

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 79 Geminorum

Henry Draper Catalogue HD62510

SAO Catalogue SAO79665

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37811

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+20 1893

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 79 Geminorum rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.7° RISE 18:49

Max altitude: 58.8° TRANSIT 2:41

Azimuth: 290.3° SET 10:29

Set Location

Other stars in Gemini