8-Gem (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , 8-Gem is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:43 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 28° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:35.
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Name
8-Gem
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 06h16m19s [4] |
| Declination: | +23°58'11" [4] |
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Magnitude: | 6.08 (V) [2] 7.21 (BT) [2] 6.18 (VT) [2] 5.86 (G) [4] 6.30 (BP) [4] 5.25 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 147.7 parsec 481.5 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.88 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 14.2 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 238.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.24 |
Sources