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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:47 
Transit: 12:58 
Sunset: 21:09
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Tejat - μ Geminorum (mu Geminorum)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 6:28 | Tran: 14:31 | Set: 22:34
Alt: 26.80°   Az: 273.08°   Direction: West

Tejat, also designated as μ Geminorum (mu Geminorum), is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Gemini.

Tejat visual magnitude is 2.88. Because of its brightness, Tejat 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 Tejat - μ Geminorum (mu Geminorum) star
DSS2 image of Tejat. The red arrow shows the motion of Tejat during the next 1000 years (0.90 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.85 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 24m 29s
+22° 29’ 56”
04h 58m 54s
11h 23m 24s

J2000

06h 22m 57s
+22° 30’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

189.72°
4.17°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Tejat - μ Geminorum (mu Geminorum).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

2.88
Giant

-1.38
M3III
3594K

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

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

Star System Properties

Tejat 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 Tejat double sysyem:

2.88
10.98
8.1
121.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Tejat is distant 231.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 55 kilometers per second.

71.07
231.70
55 km/s
0.054 arcsec/y
-0.111"/y

Alternative Designations

Tejat
μ Geminorum
(mu Geminorum)
13 Geminorum
SAO78297
SAO78297

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 67.5°
Max altitude: 61.0°
Azimuth: 292.5°