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CONSTELLATION OF GEMINI |
Name: Gemini
Abbreviation: Gem
Meaning: Twins
Right Ascension: 7h
Declination: +20º
Area (Degrees squared): 514
Stars with known planets: 3
Bordering Constellations: Lynx, Auriga, Taurus,
Orion, Monoceros, Canis Minor, Cancer
Visible at latitudes between +90º and -60º and best at mid-evening during February. In the northern hemisphere, the constellation of Gemini
is considered a winter constellation and is visible from November to June depending on the time of night.
Gemini is one of the zodiacal constellations lying between Taurus to the west and Cancer to the east.
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Deep Sky Objects:
M35 - Open Cluster, magnitude 5.10
NGC 2158 - Open Cluster, magnitude 8.60
NGC 2371 - Planetary Nebula, magnitude 13.00
NGC 2392 - Planetary Nebula, magnitude 10.00, known as the Eskimo Nebula or Clownface Nebula
Numbered Stars with Magnitudes:
1. +1.15 - Pollux
2. +3.55
3. +4.05
4. +3.75
5. +3.50 - Wasat
6. +3.55
7. +4.00 - Mekbuda
8. +3.35
9. +1.90 - Alhena
10. +1.90 - castor
11. +4.40
12. +3.60
13. +3.05 - Mebsuta
14. +4.10
15. +2.85 - Tejat
16. +3.30 - Propus
17. +4.75
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