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Gemini is one of the constellations of the zodiac and is located in the northern celestial hemisphere. It was one of the 48 constellations described by the 2nd century AD astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations today. Its name is Latin for twins, and it is associated with the twins Castor and Pollux in Greek ...
Castor and Pollux are the two "heavenly twin" stars that give the constellation Gemini (meaning twins in Latin) its name. The name Castor refers specifically to Castor , one of the twin sons of Zeus and Leda in Greek and Roman mythology.
Theta Geminorum (θ Gem, θ Geminorum) is a single [11] star in the northern zodiac constellation of Gemini. It is visual to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.59. [2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 17.25 mas, [1] it is about 189 light years distant from the Sun.
Tau Geminorum, Latinized from τ Geminorum, is a star in the northern zodiac constellation of Gemini.It has the apparent visual magnitude of +4.42, [2] making it visible to the naked eye under suitably good seeing conditions.
Iota Geminorum (ι Geminorum, ι Gem) is a solitary [9] fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Gemini. In the sky, it forms an isosceles triangle with Castor and Pollux , and is located less than a degree from the 5th magnitude stars 64 and 65 Geminorum.
Kappa Geminorum (κ Geminorum, κ Gem) is a binary star system in the northern zodiac constellation of Gemini. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.568. [2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 23.07 mas, [1] the system is located about 141 light years distant from the Sun.
Gemini (♊︎) (/ ˈ dʒ ɛ m ɪ n aɪ / JEM-in-eye [2] Greek: Δίδυμοι, romanized: Dídymoi, Latin for "twins") is the third astrological sign in the zodiac. Under the tropical zodiac, the sun transits this sign between about May 21 to June 21. [3] Gemini is represented by the twins, Castor and Pollux, [4] known as the Dioscuri in Greek ...
Xi Geminorum (ξ Geminorum, abbreviated Xi Gem, ξ Gem), formally named Alzirr / ˈ æ l z ər /, [10] is a star in the zodiac constellation of Gemini. It forms one of the four feet of the outline demarcating the Gemini twins. [11] The star has an apparent visual magnitude of 3.35, [2] which is bright enough for it to be seen with the naked eye.