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Lambda Geminorum

Lambda Geminorum
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Gemini
Right ascension 07h 18m 05.57977s
Declination +16° 32′ 25.3905″
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.571
Characteristics
Spectral type A3V
U−B color index +0.167
B−V color index +0.113
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) –7.40 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: –44.43 mas/yr
Dec.: –36.61 mas/yr
Parallax (π) 32.33 ± 0.20mas
Distance 100.9 ± 0.6 ly
(30.9 ± 0.2 pc)
Details
Mass 2.098 M
Radius 2.7773 ± 0.0469 R
Luminosity 27.3901 ± 0.3416 L
Temperature 7,932 ± 62 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i) 154 km/s
Age 0.8 Gyr
Other designations
54 Geminorum, BD+16 1443, FK5 277, HD 56537, HR 2763, HIP 35350, NSV 3512, SAO 96746.
Database references
SIMBAD data

Lambda Geminorum (λ Gem, λ Geminorum) is a class A3, fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Gemini. Lambda Geminorum is a variable star located about 95 light-years from Earth. It has 2.8 times the radius of the Sun and is radiating 27 times the Sun's luminosity. It has 2.1 times the mass of the Sun and is around 800 million years old.


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