8 Geminorum

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:11 | Tran: 14:24 | Set: 22:37

Alt: 26.52° Az: 275.85° Direction: West

8 Geminorum is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Gemini.

8 Geminorum visual magnitude is 6.08. Because of its faintness, 8 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 8 Geminorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 8 Geminorum during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 17m 52s

Declination +23° 57’ 34”

Hour Angle 05h 07m 41s

Sidereal Time 11h 25m 34s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 16m 18s

Declination +23° 58’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 187.72°

Galactic Latitude 3.5°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.08

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.45

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.9

Temperature 4996K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 8 Geminorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 8 Geminorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

8 Geminorum is distant 435.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 133.69

Distance (light year) 435.83

Radial Speed -21 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 8 Geminorum

Henry Draper Catalogue HD43261

SAO Catalogue SAO78168

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29789

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+24 1182

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 8 Geminorum rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 66.0° RISE 6:11

Max altitude: 62.5° TRANSIT 14:24

Azimuth: 294.0° SET 22:37

Set Location

Other stars in Gemini