Jishui - ο Geminorum (omicron Geminorum)

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:42 | Tran: 16:38 | Set: 2:38

Alt: 49.99° Az: 94.66° Direction: East

Jishui, also designated as ο Geminorum (omicron Geminorum), is a giant star of spectral class F3 in the constellation of Gemini.

Jishui visual magnitude is 4.9. Because of its moderate brightness, Jishui 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 Jishui - ο Geminorum (omicron Geminorum) star

DSS2 image of Jishui. The red arrow shows the motion of Jishui during the next 1000 years (-0.62 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.95 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 40m 49s

Declination +34° 31’ 27”

Hour Angle 20h 35m 46s

Sidereal Time 04h 16m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 39m 09s

Declination +34° 35’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 184.97°

Galactic Latitude 24.23°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Jishui - ο Geminorum (omicron Geminorum).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.9

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.47

Spectral Type F3III

Color Index (B-V) 0.4

Temperature 6880K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Jishui is distant 158.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 48.50

Distance (light year) 158.10

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.037 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.117"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Jishui

Bayer designation ο Geminorum
(omicron Geminorum)

Flamsteed designation 71 Geminorum

Henry Draper Catalogue HD61110

SAO Catalogue SAO60247

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37265

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+34 1649

FK5 Catalogue 2592

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 55.5° RISE 6:42

Max altitude: 73.0° TRANSIT 16:38

Azimuth: 304.5° SET 2:38

Set Location

Other stars in Gemini