Star profile

74 Geminorum

Cool red star

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

What is 74 Geminorum

74 Geminorum is an M-type red giant 525 light-years away, sheltered in Gemini not far from the line connecting Castor and Pollux. Its cool atmosphere tints the light a deep orange, visible even through binoculars, and its swollen surface betrays a star that long ago consumed the hydrogen in its core. It belongs to that backdrop of cool giants that decorate boreal winters.

Where it is and when to see it

74 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 74 Geminorum

Constellation: Gemini
Apparent magnitude: 5.04
Distance: 525.3 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 114.869° · Dec 17.675°
Catalogue: HIP 37300 · HD 61338

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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