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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 ...
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74 Geminorum (f Geminorum) is a K-type giant star in the constellation Gemini. It is located about 640 light-years from Earth based on its Gaia DR3 parallax. The star is often subject to lunar occultations, allowing an accurate measurement of its angular diameter. [1] It has an apparent magnitude of 5.05, making it faintly visible to the naked ...
HD 63433 (TOI-1726, V377 Geminorum) is a G-type main sequence star located 73 light-years from Earth in the zodiacal constellation Gemini, [9] [a] visually close to the star Pollux. [7] It has nearly the same radius and mass of the Sun, hence being classified as a Sun-like star. [9]
Gamma Geminorum (γ Geminorum, abbreviated Gamma Gem, γ Gem), formally named Alhena / æ l ˈ h iː n ə /, [13] is the third-brightest object in the constellation of Gemini.It has an apparent visual magnitude of 1.9, [2] making it easily visible to the naked eye even in urban regions.
“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.
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.