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65 Geminorum

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is 65 Geminorum

65 Geminorum shines with amber light among the Twins, about 484 light-years away —at the very edge of unaided human sight. Its K-type spectrum marks it as an orange star, cooler than the Sun yet with an unmistakable gilded sheen. A modest neighbour of Castor and Pollux, patiently counting the ages of the winter sky.

Where it is and when to see it

65 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, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 66° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 77° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 28° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 62° S.

It ranks no. 27 in brightness among the 74 stars of Gemini in our catalogue. To find it, start from Pollux, the brightest: it lies about 3° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 480 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 65 Geminorum

Constellation: Gemini
Apparent magnitude: 5.01
Distance: 484.0 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 112.453° · Dec 27.916°
Catalogue: HIP 36429 · HD 59148

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Other stars in Gemini

Gemini has 74 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 74 stars in Gemini