Geminorum
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A Latin form used in star names to show a star belongs to the constellation Gemini
- proper noun
- /ˌdʒɛmɪˈnɔrəm/
- Specialized
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Geminorum
- The young fellow was looking at a pair of photographic plates he had taken on January 23 and 29 of the region around the star Delta Geminorum.
- magnitude of Geminorum
- Eta Geminorum
- Delta Geminorum
Examples
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The star chart clearly labels each star, with Delta Geminorum shining brightly in the constellation.
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The illustration at the beginning of this article is an artist's conception of an eclipsing binary known as YY Geminorum, which has an orbital period of just 0.81 days.
Academic text (1999) -
The two bright stars, Castor and Pollux, are often referred to using their scientific names Alpha and Beta Geminorum.
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Astronomers debated the distance of 63 Geminorum from Earth for years.
Surface Forms
Geminorum main
Etymology
Geminorum comes from the Latin root geminus, meaning 'twin', and so means 'of the twins'. That is why star names like Beta Geminorum show the star is part of the constellation Gemini, the twins.
