Information about Zeta Geminorum
Zeta Geminorum (ζ Gem / ζ Geminorum) is a star in the constellation Gemini. It also has the traditional name Mekbuda.
It is located on the outstretched left "leg" of the twin Pollux. It is a Cepheid variable star and as such has a variable apparent magnitude of +3.7 to +4.2, with period of approximately 10.2 days. The star is approximately 1200 light years from Earth. Mekbuda is a supergiant.
The name Mekbuda has roots in ancient Arabic where it and the star Mebsuta (Epsilon Geminorum) were the paws of a lion. Mekbuda comes from a phrase meaning the lion's folded paw.
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Scientific Name: zeta Geminorum
Type of Star: supergiant
Distance from Earth: apx. 1200 ly
Apparent Magnitude: 3.7 to 4.2
Color: yellow-white
Surface Temperature: 5,300 to 5,800 kelvin Notes: This star is a cepheid variable
There is also a North African dish of this name. It consists of thin slices of tomato floating in a clear liquid of extremely potent heat.
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It is located on the outstretched left "leg" of the twin Pollux. It is a Cepheid variable star and as such has a variable apparent magnitude of +3.7 to +4.2, with period of approximately 10.2 days. The star is approximately 1200 light years from Earth. Mekbuda is a supergiant.
The name Mekbuda has roots in ancient Arabic where it and the star Mebsuta (Epsilon Geminorum) were the paws of a lion. Mekbuda comes from a phrase meaning the lion's folded paw.
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Scientific Name: zeta Geminorum
Type of Star: supergiant
Distance from Earth: apx. 1200 ly
Apparent Magnitude: 3.7 to 4.2
Color: yellow-white
Surface Temperature: 5,300 to 5,800 kelvin Notes: This star is a cepheid variable
Coordinates (equinox 2000)
- Right ascension: 7h 4.108m
- Declination: 20° 34.217'0"
There is also a North African dish of this name. It consists of thin slices of tomato floating in a clear liquid of extremely potent heat.
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- Society for Telescopy, Astronomy, and Radio, a non-profit astronomy club in New Jersey
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constellation of Orion is the area outlined in the dashed yellow line. Orion contains a striking and well-known star pattern that has the form of a hunter.]] A constellation is any one of the 88 areas into which the sky — or the celestial sphere — is divided.
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List of stars in Gemini
Abbreviation: Gem
Genitive: Geminorum
Symbology: the Twins, Castor & Pollux
Right ascension: 7 h
Declination: +20
Area: 514 sq. deg.
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List of stars in Gemini
Abbreviation: Gem
Genitive: Geminorum
Symbology: the Twins, Castor & Pollux
Right ascension: 7 h
Declination: +20
Area: 514 sq. deg.
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Pollux (β Gem / β Geminorum / Beta Geminorum) is one of the brightest stars in the constellation Gemini and one of the brightest in the nighttime sky.
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A Cepheid variable or Cepheid is a member of a particular class of variable stars, notable for a fairly tight correlation between their period of variability and absolute luminosity.
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The apparent magnitude (m) of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, normalized to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere.
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1 light-year =
SI units
01015 m 01012 km
Astronomical units
0103 AU 0 pc
US customary / Imperial units
01015 ft 01012 mi
A light-year or lightyear (symbol: SI units
01015 m 01012 km
Astronomical units
0103 AU 0 pc
US customary / Imperial units
01015 ft 01012 mi
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Supergiants are among the most massive stars. In the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram they occupy the top region of the diagram. In the Yerkes spectral classification supergiants are class Ia (most luminous supergiants) or Ib (less luminous supergiants).
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Epsilon Geminorum (ε Gem / ε Geminorum) is a star in the constellation of Gemini. It also has traditional name Mebsuta (or Melboula or Melucta).
It is located on the outstretched right "leg" of the twin Castor.
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It is located on the outstretched right "leg" of the twin Castor.
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A Cepheid variable or Cepheid is a member of a particular class of variable stars, notable for a fairly tight correlation between their period of variability and absolute luminosity.
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Right ascension (abbrev. RA; symbol α) is the astronomical term for one of the two coordinates of a point on the celestial sphere when using the equatorial coordinate system. The other coordinate is the declination.
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In astronomy, declination (abbrev. dec or δ) is one of the two coordinates of the equatorial coordinate system, the other being either right ascension or hour angle.
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