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Constellations - Gemini - 24gam Gem (Alhena)

 
Identification Data
Common NameAlhena
ConstellationGemini
Star Name24gam Gem
Skymap Number6370197
Henry Draper (HD) Number47105
Harvard Revised (HR) Number2421
SAO Number95912
Durchmusterung (DM) NumberBD+16 1223
Washington Double Stars (WDS) Number
06377+1624
Positional Data
Position and Proper Motion (PPM) Number122774
Right Ascension (RA) J20006h 37m 42.701s
Declination (Dec) J2000+16° 23' 57.308"
Position Uncertainty0.0402s
Proper Motion in RA (J2000)/cos(Dec)-0.00014
Proper Motion in Dec (J2000)-0.066966
Radial Velocity-012.7km s-1
Trigonometric Parallax+0.03112s
Trigonometric Parallax Uncertainty0.00233s
GCI Unit Vector in X (J2000)-0.157143
GCI Unit Vector in Y (J2000)0.946360
GCI Unit Vector in Z (J2000)0.282329
Galactic Longitude196.78°
Galactic Latitude
4.45°
Observational Data
Observed Visual Magnitude (V)2.02
Derived Visual Magnitude
Derived Visual Magnitude or Observed Visual Magnitude Uncertainty0.009
Observed B Magnitude
Observed B-V Colour
Observed B Magnitude or (B-V) Magnitude Uncertainty
Observed U Magnitude
Observed U-B Colour
Observed U Magnitude or (U-B) Magnitude Uncertainty
Observed Photovisual Magnitude1.9
Observed Photographic Magnitude
Morgan Keenan (MK) Spectral TypeA1IV
One-Dimensional Spectral ClassA0
Position Angle295
Year of Observation1907. AD

Data Source
SKY2000 - Master Star Catalog - Star Catalog Database, Version 2
    Sande C.B., Warren Jr. W.H., Tracewell D.A., Home A.T., Miller A.C.
    (Goddard Space Flight Center, Flight Dynamics Division (1998))

 
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