List of stars in Gemini
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This is the list of notable star
s in the constellation
Gemini
, sorted by decreasing brightness.
Star
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s in the constellation
Constellation
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Gemini
Gemini (constellation)
Gemini is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It was one of the 48 constellations described by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations today. Its name is Latin for "twins", and it is associated with the twins Castor and Pollux in Greek mythology...
, sorted by decreasing brightness.
Name | B Bayer designation A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek letter, followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name... |
F Flamsteed designation Flamsteed designations for stars are similar to Bayer designations, except that they use numbers instead of Greek letters. Each star is assigned a number and the Latin genitive of the constellation it lies in... |
HD Henry Draper Catalogue The Henry Draper Catalogue is an astronomical star catalogue published between 1918 and 1924, giving spectroscopic classifications for 225,300 stars; it was later expanded by the Henry Draper Extension , published between 1925 and 1936, which gave classifications for 46,850 more stars, and by the... |
HIP | RA Right ascension Right ascension is the astronomical term for one of the two coordinates of a point on the celestial sphere when using the equatorial coordinate system. The other coordinate is the declination.-Explanation:... |
Dec Declination In astronomy, declination is one of the two coordinates of the equatorial coordinate system, the other being either right ascension or hour angle. Declination in astronomy is comparable to geographic latitude, but projected onto the celestial sphere. Declination is measured in degrees north and... |
vis. mag. Apparent magnitude The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere... |
abs. mag. Absolute magnitude Absolute magnitude is the measure of a celestial object's intrinsic brightness. it is also the apparent magnitude a star would have if it were 32.6 light years away from Earth... |
Dist. (ly) | Sp. class Stellar classification In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are most prominent in the light, giving an objective measure... |
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Pollux Pollux (star) Pollux is an orange giant star approximately 34 light-years from the Earth in the constellation of Gemini . Pollux is the brightest star in the constellation, brighter than Castor... |
β | 78 | 62509 | 37826 | 1.16 | 1.09 | 34 | K0IIIvar | Al-Ras al-Taum al-Mu'ahar, Muekher al Dzira, Posterior Brachii; has a planet Extrasolar planet An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet outside the Solar System. A total of such planets have been identified as of . It is now known that a substantial fraction of stars have planets, including perhaps half of all Sun-like stars... (b Pollux b Pollux b, also known as Beta Geminorum b and HD 62509 b, is an extrasolar planet approximately 34 light-years away in the constellation of Gemini . This planet was discovered orbiting the star Pollux in 2006. The planet has a comparable mass to the gas giants in our solar system... ) |
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Castor A Castor (star) Castor is the second brightest star in the constellation Gemini and one of the brightest stars in the night sky. Although it has the Bayer designation "alpha", it is actually fainter than Beta Geminorum... |
α | 66 | 60179 | 36850 | 1.58 | 0.59 | 52 | A2Vm | Al-Ras al-Taum al-Muqadim, Aoul al Dzira, Prima Brachii | ||
γ Gem Gamma Geminorum Gamma Geminorum is the second brightest star in the constellation Gemini. It has the traditional names Alhena and Almeisan.... |
γ | 24 | 47105 | 31681 | 1.93 | −0.60 | 105 | A0IV | Alhena, Almeisan, Nir al Henat, Prima του al Henat | ||
μ Gem Mu Geminorum Mu Geminorum is a star in the constellation Gemini, approximately 230 light years away from Earth. It has the traditional name Tejat Posterior, which means back foot, because it is the foot of Castor, one of the Gemini twins... |
μ | 13 | 44478 | 30343 | 2.87 | −1.39 | 232 | M3IIIvar | Tejat Posterior, Nuhatai, Calx, Pish Pai | ||
Castor B Castor (star) Castor is the second brightest star in the constellation Gemini and one of the brightest stars in the night sky. Although it has the Bayer designation "alpha", it is actually fainter than Beta Geminorum... |
α | 66 | 60178 | 2.88 | |||||||
ε Gem Epsilon Geminorum Epsilon Geminorum is a star in the constellation of Gemini. It has the traditional name Mebsuta .... |
ε | 27 | 48329 | 32246 | 3.06 | −4.15 | 903 | A3mA6-A9 | Mebsuta | ||
η Gem Eta Geminorum Eta Geminorum is a triple star system in the constellation Gemini. It has the traditional names Tejat Prior, Propus and Praepes and Pish Pai .... |
η | 7 | 42995 | 29655 | 3.31 | −1.84 | 349 | M3III | Propus, Praepes, Tejat Prior | ||
ξ Gem Xi Geminorum Xi Geminorum is a star in the constellation Gemini. It has the traditional name Alzirr, meaning "the button" in Arabic.This star, along with γ Gem , μ Gem , ν Gem and η Gem were Al Han'ah, "the brand"... |
ξ | 31 | 48737 | 32362 | 3.35 | 2.13 | 57 | F5IV | Alzir | ||
δ Gem Delta Geminorum Delta Geminorum is a star in the constellation Gemini. It has the traditional name Wasat. The traditional name comes from the Arabic word for "middle".... |
δ | 55 | 56986 | 35550 | 3.50 | 2.22 | 59 | F0IV... | Wasat | ||
κ Gem Kappa Geminorum Kappa Geminorum is a Class G8, fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Gemini. Kappa Geminorum is a multiple star system located about 140 light-years from Earth.... |
κ | 77 | 62345 | 37740 | 3.57 | 0.35 | 143 | G8III | Jīxīn (積薪) | ||
λ Gem Lambda Geminorum Lambda Geminorum is a Class A3, fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Gemini. Lambda Geminorum is a variable star located about 95 light-years from Earth.... |
λ | 54 | 56537 | 35350 | 3.58 | 1.27 | 94 | A3V... | |||
θ Gem Theta Geminorum Theta Geminorum is a Class A3, fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Gemini. Theta Geminorum is a binary star with components of magnitudes 3.60 and 5.18, separated by 2.9 arcseconds. This stellar system is located about 200 light-years from Earth.... |
θ | 34 | 50019 | 33018 | 3.60 | −0.30 | 197 | A3III | |||
ι Gem Iota Geminorum Iota Geminorum is a Class G9, fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Gemini. It is called by the proper name Propus, meaning "forefoot" in Latin.... |
ι | 60 | 58207 | 36046 | 3.78 | 0.85 | 126 | G9III+... | Propus | ||
ζ Gem Zeta Geminorum Zeta Geminorum is a star in the constellation Gemini. It has the traditional name Mekbuda.The name Mekbuda has roots in ancient Arabic where it and the star Mebsuta were the paws of a lion... |
ζ | 43 | 52973 | 34088 | 4.01 | −3.76 | 1168 | G3Ibv SB | Mekbuda; δ Cep variable | ||
υ Gem | υ | 69 | 60522 | 36962 | 4.06 | −0.28 | 240 | K5III | |||
ν Gem A | ν | 18 | 45542 | 30883 | 4.13 | −1.81 | 502 | B6III | |||
1 Gem | 1 | 41116 | 28734 | 4.16 | 0.84 | 151 | G7III | Propus | |||
ρ Gem | ρ | 62 | 58946 | 36366 | 4.16 | 2.82 | 60 | F0V... | |||
σ Gem | σ | 75 | 62044 | 37629 | 4.23 | 1.36 | 122 | K1III SB | RS CVn variable RS Canum Venaticorum variable RS Canum Venaticorum variables are a type of variable star. They are close binary stars having active chromospheres which can cause large stellar spots. These spots are believed to cause variations in their observed luminosity... |
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τ Gem Tau Geminorum Tau Geminorum is a star in the Gemini constellation. It is an orange giant of the spectral type K2III, meaning it is probably fusing carbon and oxygen in its core to form iron and nickel. It has the apparent magnitude of 4.40, visible to the naked eye with moderate difficulty. The absolute... |
τ | 46 | 54719 | 34693 | 4.41 | −0.42 | 302 | K2III | has a brown dwarf Brown dwarf Brown dwarfs are sub-stellar objects which are too low in mass to sustain hydrogen-1 fusion reactions in their cores, which is characteristic of stars on the main sequence. Brown dwarfs have fully convective surfaces and interiors, with no chemical differentiation by depth... |
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30 Gem | 30 | 48433 | 32249 | 4.49 | −0.15 | 276 | K1III | ||||
38 Gem | e | 38 | 50635 | 33202 | 4.73 | 2.50 | 91 | F0Vp | |||
ο Gem | ο | 71 | 61110 | 37265 | 4.89 | 1.46 | 158 | F3III | |||
81 Gem | g | 81 | 62721 | 37908 | 4.89 | −0.21 | 341 | K5III | |||
χ Gem | χ | 66216 | 39424 | 4.94 | 0.45 | 258 | K2III | ||||
φ Gem | φ | 83 | 64145 | 38538 | 4.97 | 0.51 | 254 | A3V | |||
65 Gem | b | 65 | 59148 | 36429 | 5.01 | −0.34 | 383 | K2III | |||
57 Gem | A | 57 | 57727 | 35846 | 5.04 | 1.67 | 154 | G8III | |||
74 Gem | f | 74 | 61338 | 37300 | 5.04 | −1.02 | 532 | M0III | |||
51 Gem | 51 | 55383 | 34909 | 5.07 | −1.59 | 700 | K3V | ||||
64 Gem | 64 | 59037 | 36393 | 5.07 | 1.58 | 163 | A4V | ||||
56 Gem | 56 | 57423 | 35699 | 5.09 | −0.50 | 428 | M0III | ||||
52960 | 34033 | 5.14 | −1.65 | 743 | K3III | ||||||
π Gem | π | 80 | 62898 | 38016 | 5.14 | −1.04 | 562 | M0III | |||
26 Gem | 26 | 48097 | 32104 | 5.20 | 2.05 | 139 | A2V | ||||
ω Gem | ω | 42 | 52497 | 33927 | 5.20 | −3.33 | 1655 | G5II | Cepheid variable Cepheid variable A Cepheid is a member of a class of very luminous variable stars. The strong direct relationship between a Cepheid variable's luminosity and pulsation period, secures for Cepheids their status as important standard candles for establishing the Galactic and extragalactic distance scales.Cepheid... |
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63 Gem | 63 | 58728 | 36238 | 5.20 | 2.54 | 111 | F5IV-V... | ||||
68 Gem | 68 | 60107 | 36760 | 5.27 | −0.03 | 375 | A1Vn | ||||
36 Gem | d | 36 | 49908 | 32921 | 5.28 | −0.77 | 529 | A2V | |||
76 Gem | c | 76 | 62285 | 37704 | 5.30 | −1.01 | 595 | K5III | |||
60318 | 36896 | 5.34 | 0.50 | 302 | K0III | ||||||
85 Gem | 85 | 64648 | 38722 | 5.38 | 0.29 | 339 | A0Vs | ||||
28 Gem | 28 | 48450 | 32311 | 5.42 | −0.79 | 570 | K4III | ||||
HD 59686 HD 59686 HD 59686 is a 5th magnitude star approximately 316 light years away in the constellation Gemini.- Star :It is an orange giant meaning it has ceased fusing hydrogen in its core and on its way to becoming a red giant... |
59686 | 36616 | 5.45 | 0.62 | 302 | K2III | has a planet (b HD 59686 b HD 59686 b is an extrasolar planet that orbits at 91.1% of distance between Earth and the Sun or 0.911 AU in a very circular orbit of the giant star HD 59686.... ) |
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45 Gem | 45 | 54131 | 34440 | 5.47 | 0.61 | 305 | G8III | ||||
53329 | 34267 | 5.55 | 0.69 | 305 | G8IV | ||||||
NZ Gem | 61913 | 37521 | 5.55 | −1.93 | 1022 | M3Sv | |||||
46374 | 31277 | 5.57 | 1.10 | 256 | K2III: | ||||||
70 Gem | 70 | 60986 | 37204 | 5.58 | 0.72 | 306 | K0III | ||||
35 Gem | 35 | 49738 | 32814 | 5.68 | −2.64 | 1502 | K3III | ||||
49968 | 32968 | 5.68 | −0.30 | 513 | K5III | ||||||
49380 | 32740 | 5.72 | 0.85 | 307 | K3II | ||||||
41 Gem | 41 | 52005 | 33715 | 5.73 | −5.53 | 5821 | K3Ib | ||||
37 Gem | 37 | 50692 | 33277 | 5.74 | 4.55 | 56 | G0V | ||||
3 Gem | 3 | 42087 | 29225 | 5.75 | B2.5Ib | PU Gem; α Cyg variable Alpha Cygni variable Alpha Cygni variables are variable stars which exhibit non-radial pulsations, meaning that some portions of the stellar surface are contracting at the same time others parts expand. They are supergiant stars of spectral types B or A... |
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47 Gem | 47 | 54801 | 34722 | 5.75 | 0.36 | 390 | A4IV | ||||
53 Gem | 53 | 55870 | 35152 | 5.75 | −1.85 | 1079 | M1III | ||||
59 Gem | 59 | 57927 | 35941 | 5.77 | 1.73 | 209 | F0:III: | ||||
52556 | 33914 | 5.78 | −0.70 | 644 | K1III: | ||||||
61885 | 37508 | 5.79 | −1.12 | 786 | M2III | ||||||
5 Gem | 5 | 42398 | 29379 | 5.83 | −0.99 | 753 | K0III | ||||
52 Gem | 52 | 55621 | 35025 | 5.84 | 0.77 | 337 | M1IIIvar | ||||
48 Gem | 48 | 55052 | 34819 | 5.85 | 0.70 | 349 | F5IV | ||||
52609 | 33937 | 5.86 | −2.99 | 1918 | M2III | ||||||
33 Gem | 33 | 49606 | 32753 | 5.87 | −1.40 | 926 | B7III | OV Gem; SX Ari variable SX Arietis variable SX Arietis variables are a class of variable stars. They are high-temperature analogues of Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variables and exhibit strong magnetic fields and intense He I and Si III spectral lines. They have brightness fluctuations of approximately 0.1 magnitudes with periods of... |
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51000 | 33421 | 5.91 | 0.55 | 385 | G5III | ||||||
42049 | 29196 | 5.93 | −5.45 | 6151 | K4III | ||||||
52711 | 34017 | 5.93 | 4.53 | 62 | G4V | ||||||
61603 | 37428 | 5.93 | −2.42 | 1523 | K5 | ||||||
53686 | 34358 | 5.94 | −0.66 | 681 | K4III | ||||||
61 Gem | 61 | 58579 | 36156 | 5.94 | 0.47 | 405 | F2Vn | ||||
NP Gem | 52554 | 33929 | 5.96 | −2.13 | 1353 | M1.5 | |||||
47575 | 31876 | 5.99 | 1.25 | 289 | A2V | ||||||
44 Gem | 44 | 53257 | 34182 | 6.00 | 0.17 | 478 | B8Vn | ||||
52976 | 34055 | 6.01 | −1.93 | 1264 | K5 | ||||||
63889 | 38394 | 6.03 | 0.50 | 415 | K1III: | ||||||
40589 | 28500 | 6.04 | −4.73 | 4657 | B9Iab | ||||||
44927 | 30570 | 6.05 | −0.19 | 578 | A2Vn | ||||||
61859 | 37580 | 6.05 | 2.36 | 178 | F7V | ||||||
63589 | 38319 | 6.06 | 2.04 | 208 | A2m | ||||||
63352 | 38147 | 6.07 | −0.46 | 660 | K0 | ||||||
8 Gem | 8 | 43261 | 29789 | 6.09 | 0.46 | 436 | G8III | ||||
47358 | 31813 | 6.09 | 0.54 | 419 | G9III | ||||||
61295 | 37339 | 6.16 | 1.53 | 275 | F6II | ||||||
58 Gem | 58 | 57744 | 35842 | 6.17 | 1.27 | 312 | A1V | ||||
45951 | 31067 | 6.18 | K2III... | ||||||||
61219 | 37269 | 6.18 | 0.56 | 435 | A2V | ||||||
82 Gem | 82 | 63208 | 38106 | 6.18 | −1.36 | 1052 | G2III+... | ||||
56386 | 35345 | 6.19 | −0.18 | 612 | A0Vn | ||||||
39 Gem | 39 | 51530 | 33595 | 6.20 | 2.82 | 155 | F8Vbwvar | ||||
16 Gem | 16 | 45394 | 30769 | 6.22 | 0.13 | 538 | A2Vs | ||||
59059 | 36340 | 6.23 | −0.63 | 769 | B9IV | ||||||
61630 | 37404 | 6.23 | −1.28 | 1035 | K0 | ||||||
9 Gem | 9 | 43384 | 29840 | 6.24 | −2.79 | 2090 | B3Ia | PX Gem; α Cyg variable | |||
45506 | 30815 | 6.24 | 2.19 | 210 | G5 | ||||||
62141 | 37636 | 6.25 | 1.38 | 307 | K0III | ||||||
20 Gem | 20 | 46136 | 31158 | 6.26 | 1.08 | 354 | F6V... | ||||
51330 | 33465 | 6.26 | −5.25 | 6520 | F2Ib-II | HR 2597 | |||||
47863 | 32020 | 6.28 | −0.63 | 786 | A1V | ||||||
53899 | 34428 | 6.31 | −0.75 | 840 | K1 | ||||||
44234 | 30218 | 6.32 | 0.78 | 417 | G9:III: | ||||||
44780 | 30501 | 6.35 | −0.68 | 832 | K2III | ||||||
49059 | 32539 | 6.35 | 0.74 | 431 | A2V | ||||||
141 Tau | 141 | 40724 | 28561 | 6.36 | 0.09 | 584 | B8V | ||||
58898 | 36325 | 6.36 | 1.39 | 321 | K2III | ||||||
61035 | 37165 | 6.37 | 3.01 | 153 | F0 | ||||||
19 Gem | 19 | 46031 | 31105 | 6.38 | 1.33 | 334 | A8V | ||||
56176 | 35253 | 6.38 | 1.59 | 296 | G7IV | ||||||
40 Gem | 40 | 51688 | 33650 | 6.40 | −1.43 | 1199 | B8III | ||||
47415 | 31850 | 6.43 | 3.70 | 115 | F8IV | ||||||
54563 | 34608 | 6.43 | 3.11 | 150 | G9V | ||||||
47020 | 31650 | 6.44 | 0.33 | 543 | A3V | ||||||
25 Gem | 25 | 47731 | 32019 | 6.45 | −1.73 | 1411 | G5Ib | ||||
57049 | 35548 | 6.45 | −1.18 | 1094 | A2Vn | ||||||
50 Gem | 50 | 55130 | 34860 | 6.46 | 3.24 | 144 | F8V | spectroscopic binary | |||
32 Gem | 32 | 48843 | 32404 | 6.47 | −1.25 | 1140 | A9III | ||||
53744 | 34367 | 6.47 | 0.34 | 549 | B9V | ||||||
OT Gem | 58050 | 35933 | 6.47 | −4.40 | 4866 | B2Ve | γ Cas variable; Be star Be star A Be star is a B-type star with prominent emission lines of hydrogen in its spectrum. The designation is combined by the spectral class, B, and the lowercase e denoting emission in the spectral classification system. Line emission from other atomic ions might be present as well, but is typically... |
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54986 | 34763 | 6.50 | −1.14 | 1098 | K5 | ||||||
6 Gem | 6 | 42543 | 29450 | 6.51 | −4.09 | 4289 | M1Ia-ab | BU Gem | |||
79 Gem | 79 | 62510 | 37811 | 6.53 | 0.78 | 460 | A1V | ||||
15 Gem A | 15 | 45352 | 30757 | 6.54 | 0.31 | 575 | K0 | ||||
10 Gem | 10 | 43740 | 30003 | 6.58 | −0.34 | 789 | G5 | ||||
2 Gem | 2 | 41543 | 28969 | 6.67 | −0.45 | 867 | K0 | ||||
23 Gem | 23 | 46781 | 31525 | 6.73 | 2.25 | 257 | F5 | ||||
HD 50554 HD 50554 HD 50554 is a star approximately away in the constellation Gemini.- Star :HD 50554 is a yellow-white main-sequence star [F8V] that currently fuse hydrogen in its core. Since the star is 7th magnitude, it is not visible to the unaided eye, but with binoculars or a telescope, it should be easy to... |
50554 | 33212 | 6.86 | 4.40 | 101 | F8V | has a planet (b HD 50554 b HD 50554 b is a Jupiter-sized extrasolar planet with minimum mass 4.4 times that of Jupiter. The planet was discovered in 2002 by Debra Fischer and three team members, who used doppler spectroscopy to measure the wobbling of the star caused by gravitational interaction with the planet.... ) |
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4 Gem | 4 | 42216 | 29288 | 6.88 | −0.21 | 853 | B9 | ||||
11 Gem | 11 | 43818 | 30046 | 6.91 | −2.28 | 2248 | B0II | ||||
12 Gem | 12 | 43836 | 30049 | 6.95 | −5.15 | 8579 | A0II | ||||
49 Gem | 49 | 55156 | 34861 | 7.05 | −0.01 | 842 | A0 | ||||
R Gem | 53791 | 34356 | 7.68 | 1.65 | 525 | S... | |||||
ν Gem B | ν | 18 | 257937 | 8.00 | |||||||
15 Gem B | 15 | 257498 | 30756 | 8.59 | 7.31 | 59 | G0 | ||||
BD+20°1790 BD+20°1790 BD+20°1790 is a young late orange dwarf star in the constellation Gemini, located nearly 85 light years away from Sun. The star is young and very active and is a member of the AB Doradus Moving Group. The star has also been studied and monitored by SuperWASP group and found to coincide with the... |
9.93 | 7.86 | 85 | K5Ve | text-align:left; > has a disproven planet | ||||||
HAT-P-20 | 11.34 | 228 | K7 | text-align:left; > has a transiting planet (b) | |||||||
HAT-P-24 HAT-P-24 HAT-P-24 is an F8 dwarf star about 405 pc away. However, some sources indicate that the star is about 306 ±20 pc away. It has a planet HAT-P-24b, which is a hot Jupiter... |
11.82 | 998 | F8 | text-align:left; > has a transiting planet (b HAT-P-24b HAT-P-24b is an extrasolar planet. It is a hot Jupiter, with a mass of 0.681 MJ and a radius of 1.243 RJ. It was discovered in the HATNet Project in 2010.- References :* http://www.astro.keele.ac.uk/jkt/tepcat/planets/HAT-P-24.html... ) |
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HAT-P-33 | 11.89 | 1367 | F | text-align:left; > has a transiting planet (b HAT-P-33b HAT-P-33b is a planet in the orbit of HAT-P-33, which lies 1,367 light years away from Earth. Its discovery was reported in June 2011, although it was suspected to be a planet as early as 2004... ) |