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χ Geminorum (chi Geminorum)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 13:49 | Tran: 22:32 | Set: 7:18
Alt: 22.49°   Az: 286.75°   Direction: West-North-West

χ Geminorum is a multiple giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Gemini.

χ Geminorum visual magnitude is 4.94. Because of its moderate brightness, χ Geminorum 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 χ Geminorum (chi Geminorum) star
DSS2 image of χ Geminorum. The red arrow shows the motion of χ Geminorum during the next 10000 years (-4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 05m 03s
+27° 43’ 19”
05h 52m 14s
13h 57m 18s

J2000

08h 03m 31s
+27° 47’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

193.9°
27.14°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for χ Geminorum (chi Geminorum).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.94
Giant

0.45
K1III
4472K

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

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

Star System Properties

χ 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 χ Geminorum double sysyem:

4.94
10.94
6
78.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

χ Geminorum is distant 257.50 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

78.99
257.50
-11 km/s
-0.026 arcsec/y
-0.042"/y

Alternative Designations

χ Geminorum
(chi Geminorum)
SAO79896
SAO79896

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 62.3°
Max altitude: 66.2°
Azimuth: 297.7°