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Castor is a star system composed of six stars, most spectroscopic binaries.
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Where is the star Castor?
Castor is the second brightest star in the constellation Gemini.
What is the beta star of the constellation Gemini the twins?
The beta star of Gemini is Pollux. The two bright stars of Gemini are Castor and Pollux. Although Pollux is the brightest star in Gemini, Castor was named alpha-Gemini (despite being second brightest), therefore, Pollux is beta-Gemini. Pollux is the one more southerly and easterly.
How did the star castor get its name?
Castor is one of the twin sons of Zeus and Leda along with Pollux the twins of the constellation Gemini.
Castor is a star?
"Castor" is the name that people have given to one of the first magnitude stars visible from the northern Hemisphere, in the constellation of Gemini.
What is the closest star in Gemini?
The closest star in the constellation Gemini is GJ 251 at about 18.2 light years from us.If you mean between Castor and Pollux, then Pollux at 33.7 light years.
What is the brightest star in Gemini?
Pollux, the head of the more easterly of the two twins (who is also named Pollux). Interestingly (and somewhat confusingly for people who think the designations run in order of brightness), Pollux is actually Beta Geminorum, not Alpha Geminorum (aka Castor).
Who is in the constellation Gemini?
Gemini is the twins, Castor and Pollux.
Does gemeni stand for the twins romulus and Remus?
No, in the ancient Roman world Gemini stood for the twin gods Castor and Pollux.No, in the ancient Roman world Gemini stood for the twin gods Castor and Pollux.No, in the ancient Roman world Gemini stood for the twin gods Castor and Pollux.No, in the ancient Roman world Gemini stood for the twin gods Castor and Pollux.No, in the ancient Roman world Gemini stood for the twin gods Castor and Pollux.No, in the ancient Roman world Gemini stood for the twin gods Castor and Pollux.No, in the ancient Roman world Gemini stood for the twin gods Castor and Pollux.No, in the ancient Roman world Gemini stood for the twin gods Castor and Pollux.No, in the ancient Roman world Gemini stood for the twin gods Castor and Pollux.
What is the meaning of Pollux?
A fixed star of the second magnitude, in the constellation Gemini. Cf. 3d Castor., Same as Pollucite.
What is the galaxy of pollux?
Pollux is not a galaxy, but a star. Together with its heavenly twin, Castor, it is found in the constellation of Gemini.
How did the Greek god Gemini look like?
Gemini is a constellation which represents twins named Castor and Pollux. Castor was mortal and Pollux was immortal. When Castor died, Pollux asked his father Zeus to let him share his immortality with Castor to become the constellation known as Gemini.--from Wikipedia.org
What is one half of Gemini?
pollux or castor
