Pollux
Americannoun
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Greek Polydeuces. Classical Mythology. the brother of Castor.
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Astronomy. a first-magnitude star in the constellation Gemini.
noun
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the brightest star in the constellation Gemini, lying close to the star Castor. Visual magnitude: 1.15; spectral type: K0III; distance: 34 light years See also Castor
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classical myth See Castor and Pollux
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Two of them are old, evolved stars, like Aldebaran and Pollux, and orbit so closely together that it’s unlikely there’s a planet around either one of them.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 6, 2023
Early in the month, the Red Planet passes below the stars Castor and Pollux.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2023
David Atkins is a contributor to the Washington Monthly's Political Animal and president of the Pollux Group, a qualitative research firm.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2022
Nivola has been bringing it since his film breakthrough in 1997 as Pollux Troy, the weirdo brother of Nicolas Cage’s terrorist in “Face/Off.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2021
Then, to my surprise, Pollux whistles a few notes of his own.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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