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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:46 
Transit: 12:58 
Sunset: 21:11
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π Geminorum (pi Geminorum)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 6:08 | Tran: 15:48 | Set: 1:31
Alt: 39.95°   Az: 275.70°   Direction: West

π Geminorum is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Gemini.

π Geminorum visual magnitude is 5.14. Because of its faintness, π Geminorum is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of π Geminorum (pi Geminorum) star
DSS2 image of π Geminorum. The red arrow shows the motion of π Geminorum during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 49m 08s
+33° 21’ 03”
04h 23m 49s
12h 12m 57s

J2000

07h 47m 30s
+33° 24’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

186.76°
25.53°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for π Geminorum (pi Geminorum).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.14
Giant

-1.04
M1III
3649K

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

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

Star System Properties

π 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 π Geminorum double sysyem:

5.14
10.34
5.2
21 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π Geminorum is distant 562.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

172.41
562.07
-12 km/s
-0.018 arcsec/y
-0.029"/y

Alternative Designations

π Geminorum
(pi Geminorum)
80 Geminorum
SAO60340
SAO60340

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 56.6°
Max altitude: 71.9°
Azimuth: 303.4°