Pollux is the brightest star in the constellation of Gemini. It has the Bayer designation β Geminorum, which is Latinised to Beta Geminorum and abbreviated Beta Gem or β Gem.

Dec 20, 2023 · Pollux is the brightest star in the constellation Gemini and one of the brightest stars in the night sky. Its intriguing features include a shockingly weak magnetic field and an orbiting...

Feb 20, 2024 · Pollux, also known as Beta Geminorum, is slightly brighter than Castor. It shines with a golden glow while Castor appears whiter. Pollux is the 18th brightest star in Earth’s night sky....

Pollux is the brightest star in Gemini, a northern constellation that can be seen from latitudes of between +90° and -60°. It is a first-magnitude star (+1.14), which, together with the star Castor (+1.58), marks …

Dec 24, 2025 · Discover Pollux – the brighter of the two “twin stars” in Gemini. Learn when and how to see the star, and what is special about it.

Pollux, brightest star in the zodiacal constellation Gemini. A reddish giant star, it has an apparent visual magnitude of 1.15. The stars Castor and Pollux are named for the mythological twins. Pollux is 33.7 …

Sep 15, 2019 · Pollux, Beta Geminorum (β Gem), is an orange giant star located in the constellation Gemini. With an apparent magnitude of 1.14, it is the brightest star in Gemini and the 17th brightest …

As a highly evolved and relatively cool orange-red giant, single star, Pollux is not much like its "twin" star Castor, which is actually composed of three sets of binary stars (as many as four bluish-white, main …

Pollux [1] (β Geminorum) is the brightest fixed star in the constellation Gemini and part of the large Winter Hexagon, which it forms with five other first-magnitude stars.

Dec 13, 2025 · Pollux, also known as Beta Geminorum is an orange giant star located in the constellation of Gemini, The Twins. Pollux is the brightest star in the constellation despite the beta …