Pollux (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , Pollux is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:02, when it reaches an altitude of 12° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:35, 76° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:01, 57° above your western horizon.

Name Pollux
Object type Star
Other names
Pollux
β-Gem
Beta Geminorum
78-Gem
78 Geminorum
HR 2990[1]
HD 62509
NSV 3712
HIP 37826[5]
TYC 1920-2194-1[4]
Position
Right ascension:07h45m19s [3]
Declination:+28°01'34" [3]
Constellation:Gemini
Magnitude:
Variable
1.22 (V) [3]
2.46 (BT) [2]
1.32 (VT) [2]
Distance:10.4 parsec
33.8 lightyrs [5]
B-V Color (mag):0.97
Proper motion (speed):628.2 mas/yr[5]
Proper motion (pos ang):265.8°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):1.14

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