The brightest stars in the constellation of Gemini are Castor and Pollux, with Pollux being the brighter of the two. Pollux has a magnitude of 1.15 and is the 17th brightest star in the sky. Castor has a magnitude of 1.58. Because both Castor and Pollux are so bright, the constellation is often considered to represent twins or a pair of animals.
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