How to see it
3 Gem has a visual magnitude of about 5.74: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 3 Gem: right ascension 6h 9m 44s, declination +23° 6′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Gemini constellation (IAU figure Gem).
Catalog context
3 Gem. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29225, HD 42087, Gaia DR3 3425306173127304448. In the SkyKeepsake Gemini (Gem) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3425306173127304448
- HIP
- 29225
- HD
- 42087
- gaia_dr3
- 3425306173127304448
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 3 Gem
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.74