ξ-Gem (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , ξ-Gem is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 17° above the horizon. It is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:11 (EDT) – 2 hours and 49 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 17° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:50.
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Name
ξ-Gem
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 06h45m17s [4] |
| Declination: | +12°53'41" [4] |
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.33 (V) [2] 3.85 (BT) [2] 3.38 (VT) [2] 3.25 (G) [4] 3.54 (BP) [4] 2.85 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 18.5 parsec 60.2 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.40 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 223.3 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 210.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 2.00 |
Sources