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The Gemini constellation

Best placed in October. It sits well north on the sky and is comfortably placed for northern hemisphere observers.

Where and when

Best monthOctober
Right ascension7.2h
Declination+24°
Line segments2

Finding it

Gemini is centred near right ascension 7.2 hours, declination +24°. It sits well north on the sky and is comfortably placed for northern hemisphere observers.

It reaches its highest point in the sky around local midnight in October, which is when it is easiest to pick out. Earlier in the year it rises before dawn; later, it is already setting in the evening.

Bright stars in this part of the sky

StarMagnitudeCatalogue
Pollux1.14HR 2990

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