YY Geminorum

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf variable star
eclipsing binary star
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 9.1
gptkbp:component YY Geminorum A
YY Geminorum B
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Gemini
gptkbp:declination +31° 52′ 09″
gptkbp:diameter 0.62 solar radii (each component)
gptkbp:discoveredBy W. A. Hiltner
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1949
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 56 light-years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label YY Geminorum
gptkbp:luminosity 0.074 solar luminosities (each component)
gptkbp:mass 0.6 solar masses (each component)
gptkbp:metallicity [Fe/H] ≈ 0.0
gptkbp:orbitType 0.814 days
gptkbp:otherDesignation gptkb:Castor_C
gptkb:Gliese_278_C
HD 60179 C
gptkbp:parallax 57.22 mas
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Castor_system
gptkbp:rightAscension 07h 34m 37.4s
gptkbp:spectralType M1Ve
gptkbp:temperature 3820 K (each component)
gptkbp:variableStar YY Gem
gptkbp:variableType Algol-type
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Castor_C
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7