6 18 constellation _6 18 constellation Gemini and Cancer

6 18 is Gemini.

Gemini (Latin: Gemini), one of the twelve constellations, covers an area of 5 13.76 square degrees, accounting for 1.245% of the whole day, ranking 30th among the 88 constellations in the whole day.

There are 47 stars in Gemini with brightness greater than 5.5, the brightest star is Kitagawa (Gemini β), and the apparent magnitude is 1. 14. Every year on the night of 65438+10.5, the Gemini Center will pass through the transit.

178 1 year, British astronomer William Herschel and his sister caroline herschel discovered Uranus near Gemini H. 1930, American astronomer Tom Bo discovered Pluto near Gemini δ. The Gemini project in America is named after Gemini.

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In addition, Gemini is real in astronomy, and its astronomical symbol is:? .

Extending the connecting line between beta star and alpha star of Orion from the northeast, we can meet two bright stars which are not far apart. The brighter one is beta star of Gemini, with brightness of 1. 14, etc. The dimmer star is Alpha Gemini with a brightness of 1.97. A series of stars τ, ε, μ starting from α star are almost parallel to another series of stars τ, ζ, γ starting from β star, and are imagined as two friendly brothers-casto and Poole Jocks.

Brother-beta star, in ancient Europe, the ancient Greeks named these two stars as mythical figures-Iddas and Lincks. They also have a pair of twin cousins, so this seat is called Gemini. China was called "North River III" in ancient times, but it is brighter than its brother Alpha, and it is the 17th brightest star in the whole day.

Brother Alpha, known as "Beihe II" in ancient China, is the first confirmed binary star in the history of astronomy. In fact, it is a "six-star" composed of six stars. Interestingly, my brother Beichuan is also a Liuhe star.

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