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''' Gemini ''' is a constellation in the northern sky.
''' Gemini ''' is a [[Zodiac]] constellation in the northern sky. It, and its two brightest stars, [[Castor]] and [[Pollux]], are also called the 'Heavenly Twins'.


{{Infobox Constellation
{{Infobox Constellation
|lnam = '' Gemini ''
|lnam = Gemini  
|lgen =  Geminorum
|lgen =  Geminorum
|iabbr =  Gem
|iabbr =  Gem
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===Remarkable objects===
===Remarkable objects===
*β Geminorum, [[Pollux]]
*α Geminorum, [[Castor]]
*γ Geminorum, [[Alhena]]


===History and mythology===
===History and mythology===
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Gemini is a Zodiac constellation in the northern sky. It, and its two brightest stars, Castor and Pollux, are also called the 'Heavenly Twins'.


Gemini
Latin name Gemini
Latin genitive Geminorum
International abbreviation Gem
Number of stars 106
Symbology Twins


Remarkable objects

History and mythology

References



88 Official Constellations by IAU

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