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Alhena
γ Geminorum
Among the lights that acquired names after the first four letters.
The brand on the camel; in Gemini, a foot. A later name in the July widening.
Astronomy · astrophysics
- Magnitude
- 1.92
- Distance
- about 109 light-years
- Spectrum
- A1 IV
- Coordinates
- 6h 38m · +16° 24′
A spectroscopic binary. The foot of the southern twin.
γ Gem, magnitude about 1.92, A-type subgiant. Distance ~109 ly.
Marks a foot of Gemini. Spectroscopic companion known.
Living
A later lamp in the same looking that began with reversed names and a lighthouse.
Sources
- SIMBAD
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