Pollux

Pol·lux

P0418200 (pŏl′əks)n. Greek Mythology 1. One of the Dioscuri.2. A binary star in the constellation Gemini, approximately 33 light years from Earth and of roughly equal brightness with Castor.

[Latin Pollūx, from Greek Poludeukēs.]

Pollux

(ˈpɒləks) n1. (Celestial Objects) the brightest star in the constellation Gemini, lying close to the star Castor. Visual magnitude: 1.15; spectral type: K0III; distance: 34 light years. See also Castor2. (Classical Myth & Legend) classical myth See Castor and Pollux

Pol•lux

(ˈpɒl əks)

n. 1. the brother of Castor. Compare Castor and Pollux. 2. a first-magnitude star in the constellation Gemini.

Pol·lux

(pŏl′əks) A bright giant star in the constellation Gemini.

Thesaurus

Noun

Pollux - the brightest star in Gemini; close to CastorGemini - a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere between Taurus and Cancer on the ecliptic

Translations

Pollux

Pollux,

Greek hero: see Castor and PolluxCastor and Pollux
, in classical mythology, twin heroes called the Dioscuri; Castor was the son of Leda and Tyndareus, Pollux the son of Leda and Zeus. They were brothers to Helen and Clytemnestra. Castor excelled as a horseman and Pollux as a boxer.
..... Click the link for more information. .

Pollux,

brightest star in the constellation GeminiGemini
[Lat.,=the twins], northern constellation lying on the ecliptic (the sun's apparent path through the heavens) between Taurus and Cancer, N of Canis Minor; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Gemini is traditionally depicted as two men.
..... Click the link for more information. ; Bayer designation Beta Geminorum; 1992 position R.A. 7^h44.8^m, Dec. +28°03'. An orange giant of spectral classspectral class,
in astronomy, a classification of the stars by their spectrum and luminosity. In 1885, E. C. Pickering began the first extensive attempt to classify the stars spectroscopically.
..... Click the link for more information. K0 III, it is the nearest giant star, lying at a distance of 35 light-years. Its apparent magnitudemagnitude,
in astronomy, measure of the brightness of a star or other celestial object. The stars cataloged by Ptolemy (2d cent. A.D.), all visible with the unaided eye, were ranked on a brightness scale such that the brightest stars were of 1st magnitude and the dimmest stars
..... Click the link for more information. of 1.13 makes it one of the 20 brightest stars in the sky. Pollux is the brighter of the Twins, CastorCastor
, bright star in the constellation Gemini; Bayer designation α Geminorum; 1992 position R.A. 7^h34.1^m, Dec. +31°54'. Slightly dimmer than Pollux, with which it forms the Twins, Castor has an apparent magnitude of 1.
..... Click the link for more information. appearing about half as bright.

Pollux

(pol -ŭks) (β Gem) An orange giant that is the brightest star in the constellation Gemini and is the nearest giant to the Earth. It has several optical companions, none of which are physically related to it. m_v : 1.14; M_v : 0.7; spectral type: K0 IIIb; distance: 12 pc.

pollux

[′päl·əks] (mineralogy) pollucite

Pollux

[′päl·əks] (astronomy) A giant orange-yellow star with visual brightness of 1.16, a little less than 35 light-years from the sun, spectral classification K0-III, in the constellation Gemini; the star β Geminorum.

Pollux

Pol·lux

Pollux

Pol•lux

Pol·lux

Pollux

Pollux,

Pollux,

Pollux

pollux

Pollux

Pollux

Words related to Pollux

noun the brightest star in Gemini

Related Words