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ν Geminorum (nu Geminorum)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 7:37 | Tran: 15:24 | Set: 23:12
Alt: 6.59°   Az: 294.39°   Direction: West-North-West

ν Geminorum is a multiple giant star of spectral class B6 in the constellation of Gemini.

ν Geminorum visual magnitude is 4.15. Because of its moderate brightness, ν 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 ν Geminorum (nu Geminorum) star
DSS2 image of ν Geminorum. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Geminorum during the next 10000 years (-1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 30m 28s
+20° 11’ 38”
07h 01m 39s
13h 32m 07s

J2000

06h 28m 57s
+20° 12’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

192.42°
4.35°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ν Geminorum (nu Geminorum).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.15
Giant

-1.79
B6III
12103K

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

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

Star System Properties

ν 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 ν Geminorum double sysyem:

4.15
5.85
1.7
0.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν Geminorum is distant 502.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 39 kilometers per second.

154.08
502.31
39 km/s
-0.007 arcsec/y
-0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

ν Geminorum
(nu Geminorum)
18 Geminorum
SAO78423
SAO78423

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 69.8°
Max altitude: 58.7°
Azimuth: 290.2°