Heliocodex

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Gemini

114 stars in Gemini can be seen by eye from a dark place. 11 have names of their own. The rest go by a Greek letter, a number, or their place in a catalogue. Here is every one, brightest first.

Its stars

114 in all. The dot shows each star's colour.

  1. PolluxOne of the brightest in the sky, 34 light years
  2. CastorEasy to see, 51 light years
  3. AlhenaEasy to see, 110 light years
  4. Castor BEasy to see, 52 light years
  5. TejatEasy to see, 230 light years
  6. MebsutaEasy to see, 840 light years
  7. PropusEasy to see, 380 light years
  8. AlzirrEasy to see, 59 light years
  9. WasatEasy to see, 60 light years
  10. Kappa GeminorumSeen away from bright lights, 140 light years
  11. Lambda GeminorumSeen away from bright lights, 100 light years
  12. Theta GeminorumSeen away from bright lights, 190 light years
  13. Iota GeminorumSeen away from bright lights, 120 light years
  14. MekbudaSeen away from bright lights, 1,400 light years
  15. Upsilon GeminorumSeen away from bright lights, 270 light years
  16. Nu GeminorumSeen away from bright lights, 540 light years
  17. 1 GeminorumSeen away from bright lights, 160 light years
  18. Rho GeminorumSeen away from bright lights, 59 light years
  19. Sigma GeminorumSeen away from bright lights, 130 light years
  20. Tau GeminorumSeen away from bright lights, 320 light years
  21. 30 GeminorumSeen away from bright lights, 290 light years
  22. 38 GeminorumSeen away from bright lights, 84 light years
  23. JishuiSeen away from bright lights, 170 light years
  24. 81 GeminorumSeen away from bright lights, 340 light years
  25. Chi GeminorumSeen away from bright lights, 260 light years
  26. Phi GeminorumSeen away from bright lights, 220 light years
  27. 65 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 480 light years
  28. 74 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 530 light years
  29. 57 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 160 light years
  30. 64 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 180 light years
  31. 51 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 540 light years
  32. 56 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 440 light years
  33. Pi GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 660 light years
  34. HIP 34033Just seen from a dark place, 590 light years
  35. Omega GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 1,500 light years
  36. 26 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 140 light years
  37. 63 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 100 light years
  38. 68 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 420 light years
  39. 36 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 490 light years
  40. 76 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 630 light years
  41. HIP 36896Just seen from a dark place, 370 light years
  42. 85 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 370 light years
  43. 28 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 480 light years
  44. HIP 36616Just seen from a dark place, 320 light years
  45. 45 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 320 light years
  46. HIP 34267Just seen from a dark place, 300 light years
  47. HIP 37521Just seen from a dark place, 1,300 light years
  48. HIP 31277Just seen from a dark place, 250 light years
  49. 70 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 370 light years
  50. HIP 32968Just seen from a dark place, 460 light years
  51. 35 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 1,800 light years
  52. HIP 32740Just seen from a dark place, 420 light years
  53. 37 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 56 light years
  54. 53 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 770 light years
  55. 47 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 390 light years
  56. 59 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 190 light years
  57. HIP 33914Just seen from a dark place, 600 light years
  58. HIP 37508Just seen from a dark place, 780 light years
  59. 5 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 570 light years
  60. 52 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 300 light years
  61. 48 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 360 light years
  62. HIP 33937Just seen from a dark place, 2,500 light years
  63. 33 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 860 light years
  64. HIP 33421Just seen from a dark place, 420 light years
  65. HIP 29196Just seen from a dark place, 2,100 light years
  66. HIP 34017Just seen from a dark place, 62 light years
  67. HIP 37428Just seen from a dark place, 1,500 light years
  68. HIP 34358Just seen from a dark place, 660 light years
  69. 61 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 450 light years
  70. HIP 33929Just seen from a dark place, 810 light years
  71. HIP 31876Just seen from a dark place, 260 light years
  72. 44 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 400 light years
  73. HIP 34055Just seen from a dark place, 1,900 light years
  74. HIP 38394Just seen from a dark place, 450 light years
  75. HIP 28500Just seen from a dark place, 2,300 light years
  76. HIP 37580Just seen from a dark place, 200 light years
  77. HIP 30570Just seen from a dark place, 490 light years
  78. HIP 38319Just seen from a dark place, 230 light years
  79. HIP 38147Just seen from a dark place, 760 light years
  80. HIP 31813Just seen from a dark place, 420 light years
  81. 8 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 450 light years
  82. HIP 37339Just seen from a dark place, 330 light years
  83. 58 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 290 light years
  84. HIP 37269Just seen from a dark place, 440 light years
  85. 82 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 790 light years
  86. HIP 35345Just seen from a dark place, 590 light years
  87. 39 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 160 light years
  88. 16 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 460 light years
  89. HIP 37404Just seen from a dark place, 1,100 light years
  90. HIP 36340Just seen from a dark place, 730 light years
  91. HIP 30815Just seen from a dark place, 220 light years
  92. HIP 37636Just seen from a dark place, 320 light years
  93. 20 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 260 light years
  94. HIP 33465Just seen from a dark place, 3,100 light years
  95. HIP 32020Just seen from a dark place, 900 light years
  96. HIP 34428Just seen from a dark place, 620 light years
  97. HIP 30218Just seen from a dark place, 430 light years
  98. HIP 30501Just seen from a dark place, 800 light years
  99. HIP 32539Just seen from a dark place, 580 light years
  100. HIP 28561Just seen from a dark place, 790 light years
  101. HIP 36325Just seen from a dark place, 370 light years
  102. HIP 37165Just seen from a dark place, 140 light years
  103. HIP 35253Just seen from a dark place, 250 light years
  104. 19 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 440 light years
  105. 40 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 1,200 light years
  106. HIP 34608Just seen from a dark place, 150 light years
  107. HIP 31850Just seen from a dark place, 110 light years
  108. HIP 31650Just seen from a dark place, 400 light years
  109. 25 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 2,100 light years
  110. HIP 35548Just seen from a dark place, 680 light years
  111. HIP 34860Just seen from a dark place, 140 light years
  112. HIP 34367Just seen from a dark place, 940 light years
  113. HIP 35933Just seen from a dark place, 3,200 light years
  114. 32 GeminorumJust seen from a dark place, 2,900 light years

Where this comes from

The stars and their measurements are from the HYG star database, version 4.4, by David Nash, shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. Which constellation a star belongs to follows the boundaries drawn by the International Astronomical Union, as that database gives them. To see what is up tonight, open the sky map.