85 Geminorum (85 Gem) is an A-type main-sequence star located approximately 510 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Gemini. It is a relatively bright star with an apparent visual magnitude of approximately 5.37, making it visible to the naked eye under dark skies.
Observation In 2005, 85 Geminorum was observed by NASA Infrared Telescope Facility and has served as an A0V spectrophotometric standard star in infrared spectroscopy to calibrate spectra of M, L, and T dwarf stars.
In a 2022 survey of visual binaries among intermediate-mass stars, 85 Geminorum was included with an estimated mass of approximately , placing it in the A-type stars mass range. Although, no companion stars have been detected.
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