Stars in Gemini
The brightest star in Gemini is Pollux, at apparent magnitude 1.13 and 34 ly from Earth, one of 45 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 11 of them carrying a name.
Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →
| # | Star | Magnitude | Distance | Class | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pollux | 1.13 | 33.7 ly | K0IIIvar | 4,893 K |
| 2 | Castor | 1.58 | 49.2 ly | Blue-white six-star system | 9,900 K |
| 3 | Alhena | 1.93 | 109 ly | A0IV | ~10,113 K |
| 4 | Castor B | 2.85 | 51.5 ly | A m | – |
| 5 | Tejat | 2.87 | 232 ly | M3IIIvar | ~3,620 K |
| 6 | Mebsuta | 3.06 | 845 ly | A3mA6-A9 | ~3,988 K |
| 7 | Propus | 3.31 | 385 ly | M3III | ~3,649 K |
| 8 | Alzirr | 3.35 | 58.7 ly | F5IV | ~6,659 K |
| 9 | Wasat | 3.50 | 60.5 ly | F0IV... | ~7,022 K |
| 10 | Kappa Gem | 3.57 | 141 ly | G8III | ~4,912 K |
| 11 | Lambda Gem | 3.58 | 101 ly | A3V... | ~8,970 K |
| 12 | Theta Gem | 3.60 | 189 ly | A3III | ~9,008 K |
| 13 | Iota Gem | 3.78 | 120 ly | G9III+... | ~4,686 K |
| 14 | Mekbuda | 4.01 | 1,376 ly | G3Ibv SB | ~4,999 K |
| 15 | Upsilon Gem | 4.06 | 271 ly | K5III | ~3,734 K |
| 16 | Nu Gem | 4.13 | 545 ly | B6III | ~11,831 K |
| 17 | 1 Gem | 4.16 | 155 ly | G7III | ~5,177 K |
| 18 | Rho Gem | 4.16 | 58.9 ly | F0V... | ~7,337 K |
| 19 | Sigma Gem | 4.23 | 125 ly | K1III SB | ~4,476 K |
| 20 | tau Gem | 4.38 | 367 ly | K2 III | 4,388 K |
| 21 | Tau Gem | 4.41 | 321 ly | K2III | ~4,192 K |
| 22 | 30 Gem | 4.49 | 289 ly | K1III | ~4,375 K |
| 23 | Jishui | 4.89 | 166 ly | F3III | ~6,812 K |
| 24 | HD 59686 A | 5.44 | 291 ly | K2 III | 4,658 K |
| 25 | HD 50554 | 6.86 | 102 ly | F8 V | 6,050 K |
| 26 | HD 63433 | 6.92 | 73.1 ly | G5 V | 5,553 K |
| 27 | HD 67087 | 8.05 | 250 ly | F8 V | 6,330 K |
| 28 | TOI-5082 | 8.25 | 141 ly | G-type | 5,670 K |
| 29 | TOI-1718 | 8.96 | 171 ly | G-type | 5,305 K |
| 30 | HD 260655 | 9.63 | 32.6 ly | M0 V | 3,803 K |
| 31 | GJ 251 | 9.89 | 18.2 ly | M3.0 V | 3,342 K |
| 32 | HIP 34222 | 10.14 | 74.5 ly | K7 V | 4,050 K |
| 33 | TOI-5160 | 10.85 | 494 ly | G-type | 5,622 K |
| 34 | HAT-P-56 | 10.92 | 1,046 ly | F8 | 6,566 K |
| 35 | HAT-P-33 | 11.03 | 1,292 ly | F4 | 6,446 K |
| 36 | HAT-P-20 | 11.23 | 232 ly | K3 | 4,595 K |
| 37 | HAT-P-24 | 11.76 | 1,355 ly | F8 | 6,373 K |
| 38 | HAT-P-39 | 12.28 | 2,273 ly | F-type | 6,430 K |
| 39 | TOI-3819 | 12.54 | 1,820 ly | G-type | 5,859 K |
| 40 | TIC 62895484 | 12.66 | 962 ly | G-type | 5,521 K |
| 41 | TOI-5595 | 13.32 | 447 ly | K-type | 4,417 K |
| 42 | HAT-P-54 | 13.40 | 469 ly | K7 | 4,390 K |
| 43 | HAT-P-68 | 13.80 | 659 ly | K | 4,508 K |
| 44 | K2-26 | 14.53 | 323 ly | M1.0 V | 3,785 K |
| 45 | TOI-530 | 15.40 | 485 ly | M0.5 V | 3,659 K |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Gemini?
The brightest star in Gemini is Pollux, at apparent magnitude 1.13 and 34 ly from Earth, one of 45 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 11 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Gemini?
The nearest of them is GJ 251, 18 ly away.