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Transit: 13:06 
Sunset: 21:07
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ω Geminorum (omega Geminorum)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 4:07 | Tran: 12:21 | Set: 20:36
Alt: -11.18°   Az: 23.26°   Direction: North-North-East

ω Geminorum is a variable bright giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Gemini.

ω Geminorum visual magnitude is 5.18. Because of its faintness, ω Geminorum is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of ω Geminorum (omega Geminorum) star
DSS2 image of ω Geminorum. The red arrow shows the motion of ω Geminorum during the next 100000 years (-15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 03m 58s
+24° 10’ 35”
13h 40m 31s
20h 44m 30s

J2000

07h 02m 24s
+24° 12’ 55”

Galactic Coordinates

192.18°
13.06°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ω Geminorum (omega Geminorum).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.18
Bright giant

-3.35
G5II
4892K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ω Geminorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of ω Geminorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ω Geminorum is distant 1,654.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

507.61
1,654.82
-9 km/s
-0.009 arcsec/y
-0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

ω Geminorum
(omega Geminorum)
42 Geminorum
SAO78999
SAO78999

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ω Geminorum (omega Geminorum) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.8°
Max altitude: 62.7°
Azimuth: 294.2°