Pollux
- Type
- Star System
- Diameter
- 7,833,058 miles
- Distance
- 33.78 light years
- Temperature
- 7,800 °F
- Star Type
- K0 III - Orange giant
- Planets (Known)
- 1
- Date of Discovery
- Unknown
- Pollux is one of two stars associated with the Gemini, or twins, constellation, the other being Castor. Pollux is a orange giant star, moving past the stage of burning hydrogen, and is many times bigger than our sun.
- Draw a comparison of Pollux and the Sun.
- Located in
- Gemini, Milky Way
- Pollux is the closest giant star to the Sun, being around 34 light years from us.
- Pollus has a Jupiter-like planet, called Thestias, which was identified in 2006.
- Though often associated with Castor, the two stars are very different in character.
- This giant star is twice as heavy as the Sun, and is 9 times wider.
- It is likely this was a form A-type star, being white in color, before it began to expand. It may also have been an Ap form of A-type star, suggesting it had more metal in its structure.
