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Proper Name	Pollux
Bayer Designation	Beta Geminorum
Flamsteed Number	78 Geminorum
HR (BSC)	2990
HD	62509
Constellation	Gemini
Right Ascension	7h 45m 19s
Declination	+28° 1' 34"
Distance	34 light years 10 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +1.2 Absolute: +1.1
Spectral Class	K0III Orange Giant
Planets in this system	Thestias (Pollux b), gas giant
Optimum Visibility	January / February
Notes	An orange giant star, Pollux is some ten times the diameter of the Sun and lies nearly 34 light years away. It has one known planet, named Thestias, which is a gas giant with nearly three times the mass of Jupiter.

An orange giant, the brightest of the stars of Gemini despite its 'Beta' designation, and one of the brightest in the entire sky. It is less than thirty-five light years from the Solar System.

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