Star: Pollux (Beta Geminorum, 78 Geminorum)
Constellation: Gemini
Location:
Right Ascension: 7h 45m 18.946s
Declination: +28°1'34.26"
Stellar classification: K0IIIb
Chemical Makeup: metals and titanium oxide
Spectrum analysis: titanium
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Sources:
List of brightest stars. (2013). Retrieved September 28, 2015, from http://www.astronoo.com/en/brightest-stars.html
Stars. (2013). Retrieved September 28, 2015, from http://www.astronoo.com/en/stars.html
Sessions, L. (2015, March 4). Pollux the brighter Twin star | EarthSky.org. Retrieved October 1, 2015, from http://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/pollux-not-castor-is-geminis-brightest-star
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