- Carbon & Red Stars (Gem) -

On this page I will present some carbon and red stars, which are particularly apparent due to their color.

And (9) Cep (8) Del (2) Leo (1) Psc (2) Vir (2)
Aql (6) CMa (1) Dra (3) Lep (2) Sct (1) Vul (6)
Aur (12) CMi (2) Eri (1) Lyr (3) Ser (1)
Boo (1) Cnc (2) Gem (18) Oph (1) Sgr (2)
Cam (4) CrB (1) Her (3) Ori (5) Tau (10)
Cap (2) CVn (6) Hya (2) Peg (3) UMa (6)
Cas (15) Cyg (22) Lac (5) Per (16) UMi (1)

AB Gem (C*)
Name: AB Gem
Type: *, V*, C*
Constellation: Gem
Coordinates: 06h26m14.12s / +19°04'25.68"
Brightness: 9m.4 - 10m.5 (223d)
Robert Zebahl
8" f/6, 100x, NELM 5m.0
2014-02-17: At 37x quite faint, but evident due to its coloring. Slightly reddish. At 100x deep red colored.

 		RED COLORED
70mm f/5.7, 72x, Bortle 6, SQM-L 18.9
2018-02-12: Barely seen with direct vision. Appeared deep orange colored. 		ORANGE COLORED

BM Gem (C*)
Name: BM Gem
Type: *, V*, C*
Constellation: Gem
Coordinates: 07h20m59.01s / +24°59'58.08"
Brightness: p11m.5 - 12m.1 (286d)
Robert Zebahl
80mm f/6.25, 25x
2014-01-12: Moderately bright, slightly evident, orange colored. Not better at 62x.

 		ORANGE COLORED
70mm f/5.7, 15x, Bortle 6, SQM-L 18.9
2018-02-12: Quite evident, bright, orange colored. 		ORANGE COLORED

BU Gem (*)
Name: BU Gem, 6 Gem
Type: *, V*
Constellation: Gem
Coordinates: 06h12m19.10s / +22°54'30.64"
Brightness: 5m.7 - 7m.4 (325d)
Robert Zebahl
80mm f/6.25, 25x
2014-01-11: Fairly bright, apparent, obviously orange colored.

 		ORANGE COLORED
70mm f/5.7, 15x, Bortle 6, SQM-L 18.9
2018-02-12: Bright, slightly orange colored, less conspicuous. 		ORANGE COLORED

CR Gem (C*)
Name: CR Gem
Type: *, V*, C*
Constellation: Gem
Coordinates: 06h34m23.92s / +16°04'30.32"
Brightness: b10m.9 - 12m.1 (250d)
Robert Zebahl
4.5" f/8, 72x
2014-02-06 (half moon): Deep red, crimson. Vividly colored. Moderately bright. Worthwhile!

 		RED COLORED
8" f/6, 37x, Bortle 4
2014-02-23: Vividly colored, bright, deep orange to slightly reddish. Purple color was evident only with smaller aperture!?

 		ORANGE COLORED
70mm f/5.7, 15x, Bortle 6, SQM-L 18.9
2018-02-12: At 15x pretty faint, deep red colored. At 32x evident.

 		RED COLORED
120mm f/5, 46x, Bortle 6, SQM-L 19.3
2019-02-26: Medium bright, very color intensive, red, partly purple.

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RED COLORED
70mm f/5.7, 22x
2020-01-28: At 22x rather faint, at a closer look clearly red-colored. At 44x similar color impression, but somewhat more intense. I estimated the brightness to 9m4. 		RED COLORED

DH Gem (C*)
Name: DH Gem
Type: *, V*, C*
Constellation: Gem
Coordinates: 06h30m53.55s / +12°28'45.62"
Brightness: b11m.6 - 13m.7
Robert Zebahl
8" f/6, 100x, Bortle 5
2014-01-01: Quite faint, reddish.

 		RED COLORED
70mm f/5.7, 32x, Bortle 6, SQM-L 18.9
2018-02-12: Rather faint, barely visible with direct vision. Appeared reddish. 		RED COLORED

eta Gem (*)
Name: eta Gem, 7 Gem, Propus
Type: *, V*
Constellation: Gem
Coordinates: 06h14m52.66s / +22°30'24.46"
Brightness: 3m.1 - 3m.9 (232.9d)
Robert Zebahl
80mm f/6.25, 25x
2014-01-11: Very bright, slightly orange colored.

 		ORANGE COLORED
René Merting
B 10x32, SQM-L 20.9
11.03.2023: ein schönes kräftiges Gelb, für Orange reicht es nicht
76mm f/7.5, 29x, SQM-L 20.9
11.03.2023: ein richtig schönes Gelborange, strahlend und schön im Zusammenspiel mit BU Tau 		ORANGE COLORED

NQ Gem (C*)
Name: NQ Gem
Type: *, V*, C*
Constellation: Gem
Coordinates: 07h31m54.52s / +24°30'12.57"
Brightness: 7m.4 - 8m.2 (58.2d)
Robert Zebahl
4.5" f/8, 28x, Bortle 6
2013-12-29: Fairly bright, somewhat evident, slightly orange colored.

 		ORANGE COLORED
70mm f/5.7, 15x, Bortle 6, SQM-L 18.9
2018-02-12: Bright, at best light orange, not evident.

 		ORANGE COLORED
102mm f/11, 28x, Bortle 6
2020-03-12: Medium bright, easy to find, not particularly obvious. The star showed a subtle orange hue. 		ORANGE COLORED

NY Gem (C*)
Name: NY Gem
Type: *, V*, C*
Constellation: Gem
Coordinates: 06h39m17.78s / +22°36'18.36"
Brightness: p12m.5 - 15m.5 (200d)
Robert Zebahl
8" f/6, 100x, NELM 5m.0
2014-02-17: At 37x fairly faint, but still visible with direct vision. Appeared somewhat reddish. At 100x deep red to purple colored, but still faint. 		RED COLORED

OX Gem (*)
Name: OX Gem
Type: *, V*
Constellation: Gem
Coordinates: 06h08m47.79s / +25°38'44.15"
Brightness: p8m.1 - 9m.1
Robert Zebahl
4.5" f/8, 28x, Bortle 6
2013-12-29: Relatively bright, slightly orange colored. 		ORANGE COLORED

R Gem (*)
Name: R Gem
Type: *, V*
Constellation: Gem
Coordinates: 07h07m21.27s / +22°42'12.71"
Brightness: 6m.0 - 14m.0 (369.91d)
Robert Zebahl
4.5" f/8, 28x
2014-02-06: Quite bright. At 28x slightly, at 75x obviously orange colored. But however less evident.

 		ORANGE COLORED
70mm f/5.7, 72x, Bortle 6, SQM-L 18.9
2018-02-12: Too faint to see any color.
René Merting
76mm f/7.5, 57x, SQM-L 21.0
08.04.2023: bei 29x relativ hell, etwas weniger als eine Magnitude heller, als der östlich stehende 8.3 mag helle Stern HD 53532 - Farbe blassrosa - bei 57x zeigt sich dann ein eindeutiges anfangs tieforange, je länger man den Stern anschaut, desto blasser wird das Orange 		ORANGE COLORED

RV Gem (*)
Name: RV Gem
Type: *, V*
Constellation: Gem
Coordinates: 07h17m59.73s / +23°55'20.00"
Brightness: p11m.2 - 16m.0 (287.6d)
Robert Zebahl
8" f/6, 150x, Bortle 4, NELM 6m.0
2014-02-23: Not seen. Probably near the minimum.

TU Gem (C*)
Name: TU Gem
Type: *, V*, C*
Constellation: Gem
Coordinates: 06h10m53.10s / +26°00'53.35"
Brightness: p9m.4 - 12m.5 (230d)
Robert Zebahl
4.5" f/8, 28x, Bortle 6
2013-12-29: Obviously orange to slightly red colored. Quite bright. 		ORANGE COLORED

TV Gem (*)
Name: TV Gem
Type: *, V*
Constellation: Gem
Coordinates: 06h11m51.41s / +21°52'05.65"
Brightness: 6m.3 - 7m.5 (229d)
Robert Zebahl
80mm f/6.25, 25x
2014-01-12: Fairly bright, somewhat apparent, slightly orange colored. 		ORANGE COLORED

TYC 1877-224-1 (*)
Name: TYC1877-224-1
Group: M35
Type: *
Constellation: Gem
Coordinates: 06h09m00.86s / +24°15'56.14"
Brightness: 8m.6
Robert Zebahl
80mm f/6.25, 62x
2014-01-11: Slightly orange colored, less evident. 		ORANGE COLORED

VW Gem (C*)
Name: VW Gem
Type: *, V*, C*
Constellation: Gem
Coordinates: 06h42m08.59s / +31°27'17.58"
Brightness: 8m.1 - 8m.5
Robert Zebahl
4.5" f/8, 28x, Bortle 6
2013-12-29: Relatively bright, obviously orange colored. At 75x slightly reddish. Evident. 		ORANGE COLORED

VX Gem (C*)
Name: VX Gem
Type: *, V*, C*
Constellation: Gem
Coordinates: 07h12m48.97s / +14°36'03.71"
Brightness: 7m.9 - 12m.0 (378.6d)
Robert Zebahl
8" f/6, 100x, NELM 5m.0
2014-02-17: At 37x slightly reddish, at 100x intense red, partly purple colored. 		RED COLORED

W Gem (*)
Name: W Gem
Type: *, V*
Constellation: Gem
Coordinates: 06h34m57.45s / +15°19'49.70"
Brightness: 6m.5 - 7m.4 (7.913779d)
René Merting
76mm f/7.5, 29x, SQM-L 20.9
11.03.2023: der Stern strahlt in einem auffallend, klarem Orange - wunderschön 		ORANGE COLORED

ZZ Gem (C*)
Name: ZZ Gem
Type: *, V*, C*
Constellation: Gem
Coordinates: 06h24m01.24s / +25°01'52.93"
Brightness: 8m.3 - 11m.2 (314.5d)
Robert Zebahl
8" f/6, 100x, NELM 5m.0
2014-02-17: At 37x moderately bright, evident due to deep orange coloring, partly reddish. At 100x deep red, partly purple colored. 		RED COLORED