α-Gem (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , α-Gem is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:42 (PDT) – 3 hours and 33 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:19.

Name α-Gem
Object type Star
Other names
α-Gem
Alpha Geminorum
66-Gem
66 Geminorum
HR 2890[1]
HD 60178
Position
Right ascension:07h34m36s [1]
Declination:+31°53'19" [1]
Constellation:Gemini
Magnitude:2.88 (V) [1]

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