constellation Gemini

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constellation

The constellation Gemini is a prominent zodiac constellation representing the mythological twins Castor and Pollux, visible in the Northern Hemisphere’s winter sky.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Gemini (astrological sign) 1
Gemini 0

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constellation ⓘ
abbreviation Gem ⓘ
areaSquareDegrees 514 ⓘ
associatedMythologicalFigure Castor NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pollux NERFINISHED ⓘ
belongsToIAUConstellationList true ⓘ
bestSeenInMonth February ⓘ
brightestStar Pollux NERFINISHED ⓘ
constellationFamily Zodiac NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsDeepSkyObject Eskimo Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ
Medusa Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ
Messier 35 NERFINISHED ⓘ
NGC 2158 NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsStar Alhena NERFINISHED ⓘ
Castor NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mebsuta NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mekbuda NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pollux NERFINISHED ⓘ
Propus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wasat NERFINISHED ⓘ
declinationRange approximately +10° to +35° ⓘ
definedBy International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
eclipticCrosses Gemini NERFINISHED ⓘ
englishName The Twins NERFINISHED ⓘ
genitiveForm Geminorum ⓘ
hemisphereVisibility Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ
latinName Gemini NERFINISHED ⓘ
liesAdjacentToConstellation Auriga NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cancer NERFINISHED ⓘ
Canis Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lynx NERFINISHED ⓘ
Monoceros NERFINISHED ⓘ
Orion NERFINISHED ⓘ
liesBetweenConstellations Cancer NERFINISHED ⓘ
Taurus NERFINISHED ⓘ
meteorShowerAssociated Epsilon Geminids NERFINISHED ⓘ
Geminids NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rho Geminids NERFINISHED ⓘ
mythologyOrigin Greek mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf celestial sphere ⓘ
quadrant NQ2 ⓘ
rankByArea 30 ⓘ
rightAscensionRange approximately 5h to 8h ⓘ
secondBrightestStar Castor NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolizes mythological twins Castor and Pollux NERFINISHED ⓘ
visibleFromLatitudeRange about +90° to −60° ⓘ
visibleInSeason northern winter ⓘ
zodiacSignOrder third ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pollux → associatedWith → constellation Gemini ⓘ
Gemini → isTitledAfter → constellation Gemini ⓘ
subject surface form: Gemini (Erroll Garner album)
this entity surface form: Gemini (astrological sign)