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Pollux
Beta Geminorum, 78 Geminorum
An
orange
giant
, the
brightest
of the
stars
of
Gemini
despite its 'Beta'
designation
, and one of the
brightest
in the entire sky. It is less than thirty-five
light years
from the
Solar System
.
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