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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:52 
Transit: 12:57 
Sunset: 21:03
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λ Geminorum (lambda Geminorum)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 8:25 | Tran: 15:50 | Set: 23:14
Alt: 50.44°   Az: 143.60°   Direction: South-East

λ Geminorum is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Gemini.

λ Geminorum visual magnitude is 3.58. Because of its moderate brightness, λ 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 λ Geminorum (lambda Geminorum) star
DSS2 image of λ Geminorum. The red arrow shows the motion of λ Geminorum during the next 10000 years (-8.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 19m 33s
+16° 29’ 33”
22h 27m 07s
05h 46m 41s

J2000

07h 18m 05s
+16° 32’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

200.92°
13.23°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for λ Geminorum (lambda Geminorum).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.58
Main-sequence

1.27
A3V
8932K

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

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

Star System Properties

λ 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 λ Geminorum double sysyem:

3.58
4.58
1
0 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

λ Geminorum is distant 94.25 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

28.91
94.25
-9 km/s
-0.048 arcsec/y
-0.037"/y

Alternative Designations

λ Geminorum
(lambda Geminorum)
54 Geminorum
SAO96746
SAO96746
Wo 9231 A

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 73.5°
Max altitude: 55.0°
Azimuth: 286.5°