χ-Gem (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , χ-Gem is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:52 (PDT) – 3 hours and 29 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 26° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:20.
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Name
χ-Gem
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h03m31s [2] |
| Declination: | +27°47'39" [2] |
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Magnitude: | 4.94 (V) [2] 6.40 (BT) [2] 5.06 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 78.6 parsec 256.1 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.13 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 40.8 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 218.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.47 |
Sources