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Wasat - δ Geminorum (delta Geminorum)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 23:17 | Tran: 7:19 | Set: 15:18
Alt: -11.43°   Az: 30.02°   Direction: North-North-East

Wasat, also designated as δ Geminorum (delta Geminorum), is a multiple sub-giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Gemini.

Wasat visual magnitude is 3.53. Because of its moderate brightness, Wasat 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 Wasat - δ Geminorum (delta Geminorum) star
DSS2 image of Wasat. The red arrow shows the motion of Wasat during the next 10000 years (-4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 21m 36s
+21° 56’ 04”
14h 07m 38s
21h 29m 14s

J2000

07h 20m 07s
+21° 58’ 55”

Galactic Coordinates

195.98°
15.89°

Finder Chart

Finder chart Wasat - δ Geminorum (delta Geminorum) star
Simplified finder chart for Wasat - δ Geminorum (delta Geminorum).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.53
Sub-giant

2.25
F2IV
7217K

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

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

Star System Properties

Wasat 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 Wasat double sysyem:

3.53
5.53
2
0.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Wasat is distant 58.79 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

18.03
58.79
4 km/s
-0.026 arcsec/y
-0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Wasat
δ Geminorum
(delta Geminorum)
55 Geminorum
SAO79294
SAO79294
Gl 271 A

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 68.1°
Max altitude: 60.5°
Azimuth: 291.9°