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Pollux is a red giant star in the constellation of Gemini. Its size is approximately 8.8 times the diameter of the Sun.
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Pollux is a star in the constellation of Gemini, approximately 34 light-years away from Earth. It is not a galaxy, but rather a binary star system consisting of a bright giant star and a fainter companion star.
Its apparent magnitude is about 2, but it's slightly variable. Usually it's given as 1.97v (where v means variable).
Vega is hotter than Pollux. Vega is a high-temperature class A star, while Pollux is a cooler class K star. This difference in temperature is reflected in their respective colors, with Vega appearing bluish-white and Pollux appearing reddish-orange.
No, Pollux is not a white dwarf star. It is an orange giant star that is nearing the end of its life cycle. White dwarfs are remnants of stars like the Sun after they have exhausted their nuclear fuel.
Vega, Deneb, Pollux, Polaris, Procyon, and Alpha Centauri are all stars that vary in size. Their sizes are typically measured in terms of solar radii, where 1 solar radius is equivalent to the radius of our Sun. For example, Vega is roughly 2.1 times the size of our Sun, Deneb is estimated to be around 20 times larger, and Alpha Centauri A is slightly larger than the Sun.
The Pollux Star is located in the Beta Geminorum
Pollux is a red giant star in the constellation of Gemini. Its size is approximately 8.8 times the diameter of the Sun.
Pollux is a star in the constellation of Gemini, approximately 34 light-years away from Earth. It is not a galaxy, but rather a binary star system consisting of a bright giant star and a fainter companion star.
eight million miles
Pollux is an orange giant star located in the constellation of Gemini. It is about 10 times more massive than the Sun and is in a later stage of its life cycle, fusing helium in its core. It is also a binary star system, with a smaller companion star orbiting around it.
The beta star of Gemini is Pollux. The two bright stars of Gemini are Castor and Pollux. Although Pollux is the brightest star in Gemini, Castor was named alpha-Gemini (despite being second brightest), therefore, Pollux is beta-Gemini. Pollux is the one more southerly and easterly.
Pollux is about 3.1957665 × 1014 kilometres from us
Pollux is 34 light-years from Earth.
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Pollux, the head of the more easterly of the two twins (who is also named Pollux). Interestingly (and somewhat confusingly for people who think the designations run in order of brightness), Pollux is actually Beta Geminorum, not Alpha Geminorum (aka Castor).