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Castor is the second brightest star in the constellation Gemini.
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What type of star is Castor in Gemini?
Castor is a star system composed of six stars, most spectroscopic binaries.
What fuels the star castor?
Castor is still on the main sequence and thus is converting hydrogen to helium.
What is the dimmest star in the constellation the twins?
Castor
What type of star is Castor?
Castor (Alpha Geminorum) is a blue-tinted white main sequence star in the constellation Gemini.It has a spectral class of A1V
What color is the star Castor?
Castor is a variable star and also a quadruple star system, and has a spectral class of A1/A2 giving it a colour of white to white blue. See link for more information
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.
Some information on Castor?
Castor is one of the primary stars in the constellation Gemini, the twins. From Earth, Castor looks like a single bright star, but in actuality, it's 6 stars - three sets of two that orbit each other.
What is the brightness of castor?
Castor is the second brightest star in the constellation Gemini and one of the brightest stars in the nighttime sky.It is a variable star and has an apparent magnitude of 1.96 / 2.91 and an absolute magnitude of 1.33 /2.28.See related links and questions for more information.
What is the alpha star of the constellation Gemini the twins?
Castor is the alpha star and is made up of two blue-white spectroscopic double-stars and a red dwarf double, so Castor is actually a total of six stars, two of which can be seen by small telescopes.
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.
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.
