Pollux

Summary

Pollux is a red giant^[1]. Pollux draws 445 Wikipedia views per month (red_giant category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pollux's image is recorded as Gemini constellation map.png^[3].
• Pollux's instance of is recorded as red giant^[4].
• Pollux's instance of is recorded as optical double^[5].
• Pollux's instance of is recorded as suspected variable^[6].
• Pollux's instance of is recorded as high proper-motion star^[7].
• Pollux's instance of is recorded as navigational star^[8].
• Pollux's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[9].
• Pollux's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[10].
• Pollux's instance of is recorded as double star^[11].
• Pollux's instance of is recorded as variable star^[12].
• Pollux's constellation is recorded as Gemini^[13].
• Pollux is named after Pollux^[14].
• Pollux's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 4204163464186905680001^[15].
• Pollux's spectral class is recorded as K0III^[16].
• Pollux's part of is recorded as Winter Hexagon^[17].
• Pollux's Commons category is recorded as Pollux (star)^[18].
• Pollux's child astronomical body is recorded as Pollux b^[19].
• Pollux's catalog code is recorded as SAO 79666^[20].
• Pollux's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J07451891+2801340^[21].
• Pollux's catalog code is recorded as HD 62509^[22].
• Pollux's catalog code is recorded as HIP 37826^[23].
• Pollux's catalog code is recorded as HR 2990^[24].
• Pollux's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 07422+2808^[25].
• Pollux's catalog code is recorded as GJ 286^[26].
• Pollux's catalog code is recorded as β Gem^[27].

Body

Geography

Pollux's part of is recorded as Winter Hexagon^[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include red giant^[4], optical double^[5], suspected variable^[6], high proper-motion star^[7], navigational star^[8], and near-infrared source^[9].

History and Context

Catalog codes include SAO 79666^[20], 2MASS J07451891+2801340^[21], HD 62509^[22], HIP 37826^[23], HR 2990^[24], and IRAS 07422+2808^[25]. Pollux is named after Pollux^[14].

Why It Matters

Pollux draws 445 Wikipedia views per month (red_giant category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2] Pollux has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Pollux is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]