gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:star
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gptkbp:age
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200 million years
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Castor
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gptkbp:apparentMagnitude
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0.58
1.58
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gptkbp:BayerDesignation
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gptkb:α_Geminorum
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gptkbp:brightestStar
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gptkb:Pollux
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gptkbp:catalogueNumber
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gptkb:ADS_6175
gptkb:BD+32_1582
gptkb:HD_60179
gptkb:HIP_36850
gptkb:HR_2891
gptkb:SAO_60198
gptkb:WDS_J07346+3153
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gptkbp:colorIndexB-V
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+0.00
-0.01
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gptkbp:component
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gptkb:Castor_A
gptkb:Castor_B
gptkb:Castor_C
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gptkbp:constellation
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gptkb:Gemini
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gptkbp:declination
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+31° 53′ 18″
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:James_Pound
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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1718
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth
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51 light years
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gptkbp:eclipticLatitude
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+6.5°
112.2°
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gptkbp:galacticLatitude
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+32.1°
186.4°
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gptkbp:hasExoplanet
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no
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Alpha Geminorum
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gptkbp:luminosity
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0.06 solar luminosities (Castor C)
14 solar luminosities (Castor B)
52 solar luminosities (Castor A)
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gptkbp:mass
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0.6 solar masses (Castor C)
1.7 solar masses (Castor B)
2.15 solar masses (Castor A)
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gptkbp:metallicity
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-0.07 [Fe/H]
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gptkbp:mythologicalRole
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one of the twins in Gemini
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gptkbp:name
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gptkb:Castor
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gptkbp:orbitType
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0.8 days (Castor C inner pair)
2.9 days (Castor B inner pair)
467 years (A-B pair)
9.2 days (Castor A inner pair)
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gptkbp:parallax
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66.76 mas
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gptkbp:radialVelocity
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+1.3 km/s
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gptkbp:rating
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6
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gptkbp:rightAscension
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07h 34m 36.0s
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gptkbp:rotationPeriod
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10 km/s (Castor C)
18 km/s (Castor A)
33 km/s (Castor B)
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gptkbp:separationFromPollux
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4.5°
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gptkbp:spectralType
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A1V
A2Vm
M1V
M2V
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gptkbp:variableType
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none
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gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye
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yes
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Castor
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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