Mebsuta
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Star Mebsuta (ε Gem) |
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Observation dates equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Twins | ||||||||||||||
| Right ascension | 06 h 43 m 55.93 s | ||||||||||||||
| declination | + 25 ° 07 ′ 52.1 ″ | ||||||||||||||
| Apparent brightness | 3.06 mag | ||||||||||||||
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| B − V color index | +1.40 | ||||||||||||||
| U − B color index | +1.46 | ||||||||||||||
| R − I index | +0.61 | ||||||||||||||
| Spectral class | A3mA6-A9 | ||||||||||||||
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| Radial velocity | (8.5 ± 0.4) km / s | ||||||||||||||
| parallax | (3.86 ± 0.17) mas | ||||||||||||||
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| Rec. Share: | (−5.57 ± 0.27) mas / a | ||||||||||||||
| Dec. portion: | (−12.36 ± 0.13) mas / a | ||||||||||||||
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Other names and catalog entries |
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Mebsuta (from Arabic مبسوطة, DMG mabsūṭa ' outstretched ') is the name of the star ε Geminorum (Epsilon Geminorum). Epsilon Geminorum has an apparent magnitude of +3.06 mag and is about 900 light years from Earth. The spectral type of Mebsuta is G8. Alternative names: Melboula, Melucta.
As a star near the ecliptic, Mebsuta can be covered by the moon and planets. The last occultation of Mebsuta by a planet was on April 8, 1976 by the planet Mars and the penultimate one on June 10, 1940 by the planet Mercury.