Theta Geminorum

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θ Geminorum
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Gemini
Right ascension Template:RA[1]
Declination Template:DEC[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.59[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type A2 IV[3]
U−B Template:Engvar +0.13[2]
B−V Template:Engvar +0.10[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+21[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −1.66[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −47.31[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)17.25±0.19 mas[1]
DistanceTemplate:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly
(Template:Rnd ± Template:Rnd pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.18[5]
Details
Mass1.80[6] Template:Solar mass
Radius5.1[7] Template:Solar radius
Luminosity93[8] Template:Solar luminosity
Surface gravity (log g)Script error: No such module "val".[6] cgs
TemperatureScript error: No such module "val".[6] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)133[9] km/s
Age252[6] Myr
Metallicity [Fe/H]{{{metal_fe2}}} dex
Other designations
θ Gem, 34 Gem, BD+34°1481, FK5 261, HD 50019, HIP 33018, HR 2540, SAO 59570.[10]
Database references
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Theta Geminorum (θ Gem, θ Geminorum) is a single[11] star in the northern zodiac constellation of Gemini. It is visual to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.59.[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 17.25 mas,[1] it is about 189 light years distant from the Sun.

This is an evolving A-type subgiant star with a stellar classification of A2 IV.[3] It has 1.80[6] times the mass of the Sun and radiates 93[8] times the solar luminosity. The measured angular diameter is Script error: No such module "val"..[12] At an estimated distance of this star, this yields a physical size of about 5.1 times the radius of the Sun.[7] It is around 252 million years old and has a projected rotational velocity of 133[9] km/s. This rotation rate is giving the star an oblate shape, with an equatorial bulge that is 11% larger than the polar radius.[13]

The Washington Visual Double Star Catalog lists five visual companions within 100; the closest and brightest such companion is the magnitude 8.6 θ Geminorum E at an angular separation of 2.4″ along a position angle of 295°, as of 2010.[14]

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