κ-Gem (Star)

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

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From Cambridge , κ-Gem is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:23, when it reaches an altitude of 16° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:17, 72° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:31, 56° above your south-western horizon.

Name κ-Gem
Object type Star
Other names
κ-Gem
Kappa Geminorum
77-Gem
77 Geminorum
HR 2985[1]
HD 62345
HIP 37740[3]
TYC 1916-2156-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:07h44m26s [2]
Declination:+24°23'52" [2]
Constellation:Gemini
Magnitude:3.56 (V) [2]
4.74 (BT) [2]
3.66 (VT) [2]
Distance:43.3 parsec
141.3 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):0.92
Proper motion (speed):59.4 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):203.2°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.38

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