37 Geminorum

37 Geminorum
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Gemini
Right ascension 06h 55m 18.66671s[1]
Declination +25° 22′ 32.5038″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.74[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G0 V[3]
U−B color index +0.01[4]
B−V color index 0.573±0.010
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−14.94±0.15[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −37.882[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +24.211[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)57.2425 ± 0.1005 mas[1]
Distance57.0 ± 0.1 ly
(17.47 ± 0.03 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)4.56[2]
Details
Mass1.146[5] M☉
Radius1.04+0.04
−0.08[1] R☉
Luminosity1.310+0.003
−0.004[1] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.29[3] cgs
Temperature6060+235
−118[1] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.25[6] dex
Rotation25.0 d[7]
Rotational velocity (v sin i)1.89[8] km/s
Age5.49[9] Gyr
Other designations
BD+25°1496, GJ 252, HD 50692, HIP 33277, HR 2569, SAO 78866[10]
Database references
SIMBADdata

37 Geminorum is a solitary[11] Sun-like star located at the northwest part of the northern constellation of Gemini, about three degrees to the east of the bright star Epsilon Geminorum.[12] The apparent visual magnitude of 37 Geminorum is 5.74,[2] which is just bright enough to be visible to the naked eye on a dark night. It is located at a distance of 57 light years from the Sun based on parallax.[1] This star is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −15 km/s, and is predicted to come as near as 13.8 light-years in approximately a million years.[5] It is positioned close enough to the ecliptic to be subject to lunar occultations, such as happened on April 8, 1984.[13]

Properties

The stellar classification of 37 Geminorum is G0 V,[3] which indicates it is an ordinary G-type main sequence star that is generating energy through core hydrogen fusion. In 2007, J. C. Hall and associates categorized it as a solar-type with a high mean activity level.[14] The star is around 5.5[9] billion years old and is spinning with a rotation period of 25 days.[7] It is slightly larger and more massive than the Sun,[5][1] with a lower abundance of heavier elements based on its abundance of iron.[6] 37 Geminorum is radiating 1.3 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 6,060 K.[1]

As of 2012, no extrasolar planets or debris disks have yet been discovered around it.[15] The center of the star's habitable zone lies at a distance of 1.32 AU.[16]

Teen Age Message

Main article: Teen Age Message

There was a METI message sent to 37 Geminorum. It was transmitted from Eurasia's largest radar, 70-meter Yevpatoria Planetary Radar. The message was named the Teen Age Message, it was sent on September 3, 2001, and it will arrive at 37 Geminorum in December 2057.[17]

Catalog of Nearby Habitable Systems

Main article: Catalog of Nearby Habitable Systems

The Catalog of Nearby Habitable Systems (HabCat) is a list of approximately 17,000 relatively close stars similar to the sun and considered able to support a planet habitable by humans. 37 Geminorum is on the HabCat list.[18]

See also

References

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  • HabCat A Catalog of Nearby Habitable Systems