Star · A2V
26 Gem
26 Gem is a main-sequence star of spectral type A2V in the constellation Gemini, 160.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 32104 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Gemini |
| Distance | 160.3 light-years (49.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.20 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.74 |
| Spectral type | A2V |
| Surface temperature | 9,400 K |
| Luminosity | 21.6 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.75 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.19 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 42m 24.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +17° 38′ 43″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 24.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.20). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 72° S. North of latitude 72° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1866. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 26 Gem, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.29, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sagittarius. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 32329 9.59 light-years
- HIP 31581 11.4 light-years
- HIP 30890 12.4 light-years
- HIP 34540 18.3 light-years
- HIP 34407 18.6 light-years
- HIP 34426 18.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.