✨ Gemini

Gem · twins (Lugal-irra and Meslamta-ea, later Castor and Pollux) · Northern sky

Gemini is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning twins (Lugal-irra and Meslamta-ea, later Castor and Pollux); stars within it are named in the genitive form Geminorum.

Facts about Gemini

Constellation	Gemini
IAU abbreviation	Gem
Genitive (Latin)	Geminorum
Meaning	twins (Lugal-irra and Meslamta-ea, later Castor and Pollux)
Brightest star	Pollux (apparent magnitude 1.14)
Area	514 square degrees
Hemisphere	Northern
Messier objects here	1

Deep-sky objects in Gemini

M35 — Shoe-Buckle Cluster (Open cluster, mag 5.3)

Data: IAU-designated constellations & the Messier catalogue, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.