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Sunrise: 4:52 
Transit: 12:57 
Sunset: 21:03
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Alzirr - ξ Geminorum (xi Geminorum)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 8:12 | Tran: 15:17 | Set: 22:21
Alt: 49.82°   Az: 158.95°   Direction: South-South-East

Alzirr, also designated as ξ Geminorum (xi Geminorum), is a variable giant star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Gemini.

Alzirr visual magnitude is 3.36. Because of its moderate brightness, Alzirr is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of Alzirr - ξ Geminorum (xi Geminorum) star
DSS2 image of Alzirr. The red arrow shows the motion of Alzirr during the next 1000 years (-1.93 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.18 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 46m 43s
+12° 52’ 02”
23h 04m 58s
05h 51m 41s

J2000

06h 45m 17s
+12° 53’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

200.74°
4.5°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Alzirr - ξ Geminorum (xi Geminorum).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.36
Giant

2.14
F5III
6724K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Alzirr is distant 57.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

17.54
57.17
25 km/s
-0.116 arcsec/y
-0.191"/y

Alternative Designations

Alzirr
ξ Geminorum
(xi Geminorum)
31 Geminorum
SAO96074
SAO96074

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 77.1°
Max altitude: 51.4°
Azimuth: 282.9°