Star profile
36 Geminorum
What is 36 Geminorum
36 Geminorum is a white A-type star 491 light-years away, in the constellation of the twins Castor and Pollux. Its light has been crossing the void for nearly five centuries to reach us: it set out when Charles V was crowned Holy Roman Emperor. It belongs to Gemini's quieter field, that winter tableau traversed each year by the brilliance of the two elder sisters that give the constellation its name.
Where it is and when to see it
36 Geminorum lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is January: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.
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Astronomical data for 36 Geminorum
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.28
- Distance
- 491.3 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 102.888° · Dec 21.761°
- Catalogue
- HIP 32921 · HD 49908
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Other stars in Gemini
Gemini has 74 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- PolluxBeta Geminorum1.16
- CastorAlpha Geminorum1.58
- AlhenaGamma Geminorum1.93
- Omega Geminorum5.20
- 63 Geminorum5.20
- 68 Geminorum5.27
- 76 Geminorum5.30
- HIP 368965.34