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Which constellation are the stars Castor and Pollux in?

Castor and Pollux are two famous stars that make up the constellation Gemini. They are located near the feet of the twins in the constellation.


Do the stars in constellations near each other?

Stars in constellations may appear close to each other from our perspective on Earth, but they can actually be located at vastly different distances in space. Constellations are patterns that humans have created based on the arrangement of stars in the night sky, and the stars within a constellation often have no physical relationship to one another. They can be millions of light-years apart, each at its own unique distance from Earth. Thus, the proximity of stars in a constellation is largely a matter of perspective rather than actual spatial closeness.


What stars are near Orion?

Some stars near Orion include Betelgeuse, Rigel, Bellatrix, and Alnilam. These stars are part of the Orion constellation and are easily visible in the night sky.


Are the stars that make up the constellation near each other?

Not necessarily. A constellation is more properly thought of as a direction from the Earth, rather than a region of space. Stars that are in the same direction appear to be part of the same "picture", but one may be more distant from the other. As an extreme example, the star 61Cyg in the constellation Cygnus is about 11 light-years from Earth, while the apparently nearby Deneb (also in Cygnus) is 3200 light-years away. Deneb is essentially "behind" 61Cyg, so they appear to be in the same region of the sky, even though they are very far from each other.


Which constellation was the first one found?

People have always looked at the stars. A constellation is just an artificial grouping into an imaginary image or shape as seen from a particular point of view (the earth) and does not represent a real relationship in space. That is, stars that look close to each other from this angle are not necessarily near each other at all, and those positions do not have any meaning. So there's not any real discovery or finding involved.

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Why do stars that make up a constellation are near each other true or false?

False.


The stars that make up a constellation are near each other?

Not necessarily. Stars within a constellation are the same general direction from Earth, but one may be much more distant than the other.


Is the stars that make up a constellation are near each other?

Not necessarily. Stars within a constellation are the same general direction from Earth, but one may be much more distant than the other.


Which constellation are the stars Castor and Pollux in?

Castor and Pollux are two famous stars that make up the constellation Gemini. They are located near the feet of the twins in the constellation.


Do the stars in constellations near each other?

Stars in constellations may appear close to each other from our perspective on Earth, but they can actually be located at vastly different distances in space. Constellations are patterns that humans have created based on the arrangement of stars in the night sky, and the stars within a constellation often have no physical relationship to one another. They can be millions of light-years apart, each at its own unique distance from Earth. Thus, the proximity of stars in a constellation is largely a matter of perspective rather than actual spatial closeness.


Do stars in a constellation actually forms a cluster of stars?

In most cases, no. In many cases they're nowhere near each other in three-dimensional space, and only appear to be near each other from our vantage point. There are a couple of notable exceptions; for example, most of the bright stars in Ursa Major (including all the stars in the "big dipper" except for Alpha and Eta, which are the ones at each end) are part of the Ursa Major Moving group (not quite a cluster, but definitely associated with each other).


What constellation is Jupiter near?

Constellations are star alignments, and since our sun is the closest star for both planets its the same as for earth. even worse, stars in a constellation are at vastly different distances apart from each other so the only way to figure it out the average distance


What stars are near Orion?

Some stars near Orion include Betelgeuse, Rigel, Bellatrix, and Alnilam. These stars are part of the Orion constellation and are easily visible in the night sky.


Is Orion located near a planet?

The planets move around the sun so the planet that is pointed most toward Orion's belt will usually be the closest. Orion's belt is actually three stars that are very far away from each other (just in the same direction) so if you want to be especially precise you have to pick just one of them to ask about.


Stars that are found in pairs are called?

Two stars orbiting each other are "binary stars" ...a group of stars near each other, may be formally or informally known as a "cluster".


What is the latin word for berenice's hair?

You are thinking of coma berenices, a constellation of stars near Leo.


Are the stars that make up the constellation near each other?

Not necessarily. A constellation is more properly thought of as a direction from the Earth, rather than a region of space. Stars that are in the same direction appear to be part of the same "picture", but one may be more distant from the other. As an extreme example, the star 61Cyg in the constellation Cygnus is about 11 light-years from Earth, while the apparently nearby Deneb (also in Cygnus) is 3200 light-years away. Deneb is essentially "behind" 61Cyg, so they appear to be in the same region of the sky, even though they are very far from each other.