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The constellation Gemini as it can be seen with the unaided eye, with added connecting lines. AFGL 5180 - Through the Clouds. [2] An animation of the constellation Gemini (center), "the twins", shows two parallel stick figures. Gemini is associated with the myth of Castor and Polydeuces (also known as Pollux), collectively known as the Dioscuri ...
PKS 0735+178 is a classical BL Lac object in the northern constellation of Gemini. This is one of the brightest objects of its type in the night sky. [5] It has a redshift of z = 0.424, with a luminosity distance of 7,380 million light-years (2,263 Mpc). PKS 0735+178 is a nearly point-like source with an angular size of a milliarcsecond. [3]
This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Gemini, sorted by decreasing brightness. Name B F Var HD HIP RA Dec vis. mag. abs. mag. Dist. Sp. class Notes ...
“At this time of year, the constellation of Gemini lies low in the east at sunset, is overhead at 2 in the morning and sets in the western sky as the sun rises,” Lunsford said.
Pages in category "Gemini (constellation)" The following 103 pages are in this category, out of 103 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Named after its radiant, the constellation Gemini, the meteor shower is known to be bright and reliable, with NASA estimating 120 meteors per hour at its peak. ... Peak activity should occur ...
The ‘shooting star’ meteors will emanate from the Gemini constellation, which will be relatively well placed in the sky to avoid the worst impacts of the 92 per cent full Moon.
WY Geminorum is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Gemini, abbreviated WY Gem. It has an apparent visual magnitude that ranges from 7.26 down to 7.51, [ 4 ] which is too faint to be readily viewed with the naked eye.