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  2. PKS 0735+178 - Wikipedia

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    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]

  3. Gemini (constellation) - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. HD 63433 - Wikipedia

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    It is located in the northern hemisphere, about 73 light-years from the Earth, in the constellation of Gemini. [12] It is visually close to Pollux, the brightest star in the constellation. [7] HD 63433 is predicted to approach within 7.33 light-years of the Sun in 1.33 million years. [21] That will make it one of the nearest stars to the Sun.

  5. Epsilon Geminorum - Wikipedia

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    Epsilon Geminorum or ε Geminorum, formally named Mebsuta / m ɛ b ˈ s uː t ə /, [11] [12] is a star in the constellation of Gemini, on the outstretched right 'leg' of the twin Castor. The apparent visual magnitude of +3.06 [2] makes it one of the brighter stars in this constellation.

  6. Castor (star) - Wikipedia

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    Castor is the second-brightest object in the zodiac constellation of Gemini. It has the Bayer designation α Geminorum, which is Latinised to Alpha Geminorum and abbreviated Alpha Gem or α Gem. With an apparent visual magnitude of 1.58, it is one of the brightest stars in the night sky.

  7. Geminid meteor shower, one of the year's best and most ... - AOL

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    Still, the Geminid meteor shower is typically one of the best and most reliable of the year, so skywatchers could spot some bright ones streaking across the night sky if conditions are clear.

  8. Rho Geminorum - Wikipedia

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    Rho Geminorum (ρ Gem) is a star system that lies 59 light-years away in the constellation of Gemini, about 5 degrees west of Castor.The system consists of a primary bright enough to be seen with the naked eye, a faint secondary which has rarely been observed even professionally, and a distant, somewhat bright tertiary which requires telescopic equipment for observation.

  9. Pennsylvanians can see ‘best meteor shower’ of the year this ...

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    Though it lends its name to the shower’s radiant, the Gemini constellation is not where the meteors themselves originate, but rather where it appears they come from, therefore serving as a good ...