Star · A9III
32 Gem
32 Gem is a giant star of spectral type A9III in the constellation Gemini, 3,131 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 32404 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Gemini |
| Distance | 3,131 light-years (960.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.47 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −3.44 |
| Spectral type | A9III |
| Surface temperature | 7,190 K |
| Luminosity | 2,030 L☉ |
| Radius | 29 R☉ |
| Mass | 8.01 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 45m 54.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +12° 41′ 37″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 10.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.47). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 77° S. North of latitude 77° 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 1106 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 56 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 32 Gem, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 14.74, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Scutum. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.