Identification Data |
Common Name | Castor |
Constellation | Gemini |
Star Name | 66alp Gem |
Skymap Number | 7340280 |
Henry Draper (HD) Number | 60179 |
Harvard Revised (HR) Number | 2891 |
SAO Number | 60198 |
Durchmusterung (DM) Number | BD+32 1581 |
Washington Double Stars (WDS) Number
| 07346+3153
|
Positional Data |
Position and Proper Motion (PPM) Number | |
Right Ascension (RA) J2000 | 7h 34m 35.862s |
Declination (Dec) J2000 | +31° 53' 17.795" |
Position Uncertainty | 0.0191s |
Proper Motion in RA (J2000)/cos(Dec) | -0.01620 |
Proper Motion in Dec (J2000) | -0.148267 |
Radial Velocity | +006.km s-1 |
Trigonometric Parallax | +0.06327s |
Trigonometric Parallax Uncertainty | 0.00123s |
GCI Unit Vector in X (J2000) | -0.340599 |
GCI Unit Vector in Y (J2000) | 0.777772 |
GCI Unit Vector in Z (J2000) | 0.528265 |
Galactic Longitude | 187.45° |
Galactic Latitude
| 22.48°
|
Observational Data |
Observed Visual Magnitude (V) | 1.58 |
Derived Visual Magnitude | |
Derived Visual Magnitude or Observed Visual Magnitude Uncertainty | |
Observed B Magnitude | 1.61 |
Observed B-V Colour | +0.034 |
Observed B Magnitude or (B-V) Magnitude Uncertainty | 0.002 |
Observed U Magnitude | |
Observed U-B Colour | |
Observed U Magnitude or (U-B) Magnitude Uncertainty | |
Observed Photovisual Magnitude | 2.0 |
Observed Photographic Magnitude | 2.0 |
Morgan Keenan (MK) Spectral Type | A1V |
One-Dimensional Spectral Class | |
Position Angle | 73 |
Year of Observation | 1992. AD |