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Gemini is dominated by Castor and Pollux, two bright stars that appear relatively very closely together forming an o shape, encouraging the mythological link between the constellation and twinship. The twin above and to the right (as seen from the Northern Hemisphere) is Castor, whose brightest star is α Gem; it is a second-magnitude star and ...
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
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α Geminorum (Latinised to Alpha Geminorum) is the star system's Bayer designation. 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.
Lambda Geminorum, Latinized from λ Geminorum, is a candidate multiple star system in the constellation Gemini.It is visible to the naked eye at night with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 3.57. [2]
δ Geminorum (Latinised to Delta Geminorum) is the system's Bayer designation.. It bore the traditional name Wasat, which derives from the Arabic word for "middle". [11] [12] In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [13] to catalogue and standardize proper names for stars.
KJ Apa: Born June 17, 1997. Riverdale star KJ Apa is a Gemini, which is very appropriate for the man best known for playing football-player-turned-vigilante Archie Andrews.
In 2016, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [2] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin, dated July 2016, [3] included a table of 125 stars comprising the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN (on 30 June and 20 July 2016) together with names of stars adopted by the IAU Executive Committee ...