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Mekbuda - ζ Geminorum (zeta Geminorum)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 8:33 | Tran: 16:23 | Set: 0:12
Alt: 12.99°   Az: 286.74°   Direction: West-North-West

Mekbuda, also designated as ζ Geminorum (zeta Geminorum), is a variable and multiple supergiant star of spectral class F7 in the constellation of Gemini.

Mekbuda visual magnitude is 3.79. Because of its moderate brightness, Mekbuda 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 Mekbuda - ζ Geminorum (zeta Geminorum) star
DSS2 image of Mekbuda. The red arrow shows the motion of Mekbuda during the next 100000 years (-15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 05m 36s
+20° 31’ 50”
06h 19m 30s
13h 25m 07s

J2000

07h 04m 06s
+20° 34’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

195.75°
11.9°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Mekbuda - ζ Geminorum (zeta Geminorum).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.79
Supergiant

-3.98
F7I
5311K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Mekbuda is distant 1,168.46 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

358.42
1,168.46
7 km/s
-0.009 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Mekbuda
ζ Geminorum
(zeta Geminorum)
43 Geminorum
SAO79031
SAO79031

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 69.5°
Max altitude: 59.1°
Azimuth: 290.5°