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Mebsuta - ε Geminorum (epsilon Geminorum)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 13:07 | Tran: 21:28 | Set: 5:53
Alt: 20.61°   Az: 75.20°   Direction: East-North-East

Mebsuta, also designated as ε Geminorum (epsilon Geminorum), is a variable and double supergiant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Gemini.

Mebsuta visual magnitude is 2.98. Because of its brightness, Mebsuta is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of Mebsuta - ε Geminorum (epsilon Geminorum) star
DSS2 image of Mebsuta. The red arrow shows the motion of Mebsuta during the next 10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 45m 28s
+25° 06’ 14”
18h 08m 07s
00h 53m 36s

J2000

06h 43m 55s
+25° 07’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

189.54°
9.63°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Mebsuta - ε Geminorum (epsilon Geminorum).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

2.98
Supergiant

-4.23
G8I
3950K

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

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

Star System Properties

Mebsuta 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 Mebsuta double sysyem:

2.98
8.98
6
110.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Mebsuta is distant 903.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

277.01
903.05
10 km/s
-0.006 arcsec/y
-0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Mebsuta
ε Geminorum
(epsilon Geminorum)
27 Geminorum
SAO78682
SAO78682

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 64.9°
Max altitude: 63.6°
Azimuth: 295.1°