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Wasat

Delta Geminorum, 55 Geminorum

Proper NameWasat
Bayer DesignationDelta Geminorum
Flamsteed Number55 Geminorum
HR (BSC)2777
HD56986
ConstellationGemini
Right Ascension7h 20m 7s
Declination+21° 58' 56"
Distance60 light years
19 parsecs
MagnitudeApparent: +3.5
Absolute: +2.2
Spectral ClassF2IV Bright Yellow Subgiant
Optimum VisibilityJanuary / February
NotesWasat is a ternary system, with the main orange subgiant star having a smaller companion in a close orbit, with a third more distant star circling these two. Wasat lies extremely close to the line of the Ecliptic, meaning that the Sun, Moon and planets of the Solar System regularly pass close to this star in the sky.

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