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κ Geminorum (kappa Geminorum)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 13:37 | Tran: 21:53 | Set: 6:13
Alt: 13.44°   Az: 292.33°   Direction: West-North-West

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

κ Geminorum visual magnitude is 3.57. Because of its moderate brightness, κ 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 κ Geminorum (kappa Geminorum) star
DSS2 image of κ Geminorum. The red arrow shows the motion of κ Geminorum during the next 10000 years (-5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 45m 57s
+24° 20’ 09”
06h 36m 28s
14h 22m 25s

J2000

07h 44m 26s
+24° 23’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

195.85°
21.97°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for κ Geminorum (kappa Geminorum).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.57
Giant

0.35
G8III
4917K

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

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

Star System Properties

κ Geminorum is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the κ Geminorum double sysyem:

3.57
9.37
5.8
7.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

κ Geminorum is distant 143.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

43.99
143.42
21 km/s
-0.033 arcsec/y
-0.052"/y

Alternative Designations

κ Geminorum
(kappa Geminorum)
77 Geminorum
SAO79653
SAO79653

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 65.7°
Max altitude: 62.9°
Azimuth: 294.3°