χ Geminorum (chi Geminorum)

Above the horizon. Rise: 5:58 | Tran: 14:19 | Set: 22:44

Alt: 3.63° Az: 51.08° Direction: North-East

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

Right Ascension 08h 05m 04s

Declination +27° 43’ 15”

Hour Angle 16h 05m 12s

Sidereal Time 00h 10m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 03m 31s

Declination +27° 47’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 193.9°

Galactic Latitude 27.14°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for χ Geminorum (chi Geminorum).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.94

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.45

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.12

Temperature 4472K

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

Main star magnitude 4.94

Secondary star magnitude 10.94

Magnitude difference 6

Separation 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.

Distance (parsec) 78.99

Distance (light year) 257.50

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.026 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.042"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation χ Geminorum
(chi Geminorum)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD66216

SAO Catalogue SAO79896

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP39424

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+28 1532

FK5 Catalogue 305

Visibility from Your Location

Today's χ Geminorum (chi Geminorum) rise, transit and set times from Clarenville-Shoal Harbour, Canada are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/St_Johns):

Azimuth: 62.3° RISE 5:58

Max altitude: 69.5° TRANSIT 14:19

Azimuth: 297.7° SET 22:44

Name:	Clarenville-Shoal Harbour, Canada
Latitude:	48° 10' 49.8" N
Longitude:	53° 58' 11.3" W
Timezone:	America/St_Johns

Set Location

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