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The constellation contains 85 stars of naked eye visibility. [6] [7] The brightest star in Gemini is Pollux, and the second-brightest is Castor. Castor's Bayer designation as "Alpha" arose because Johann Bayer did not carefully distinguish which of the two was the brighter when he assigned his eponymous designations in 1603. [8]
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
Pages in category "Gemini (constellation)" The following 103 pages are in this category, out of 103 total. ... Castor (star) Chi Geminorum; CXOU J061705.3+222127; D ...
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]
Sigma Geminorum (σ Gem) is a binary star [9] system in the constellation Gemini, just to the northwest of Pollux. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.20. [2] Its annual parallax shift of 26.08 mas [1] indicates that it is located 125 light years from the Sun.
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.
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]
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. The distance to this star is determined at 860 light ...