Astronomy and Space

38 Geminorum

38 Geminorum is a quadruple star system in the northern zodiac constellation of Gemini. It has the Bayer designation e Geminorum, while 38 Geminorum is the Flamsteed designation. This system is visible to the naked eye as a faint, white-hued point of light with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.71. The system is located about 98 light years away from the Sun based on parallax, and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +16 km/s. It is a potential member of the Tucana–Horologium stellar kinematic group.

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See also

• ▸Epsilon Piscium
• ▸Indian locomotive class WM
• ▸Anshar Sulcus

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