Pollux Comparison Table

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Pollux comparison table

Subject has right ascension has spectral type has declination is part of has surface temperature is an instance of has V magnitude has color has been observ has B-V magnitude has distance is usually part of is a kind of has apparent magnitude has synonym has definition has luminosity class

bright giant greater than 1000 Kelvin star II

K star cooler than G2 3600 to 5000 K orange to red late star Cool star with spectral type K with spectra resembling those of sunspots, in which the hydrogen lines have been greatly weakened. The HK lines (q.v.) reach their greatest intensity. Strongest lines are Ca I (4227 Å) and the G-band (4303 Å).

naked eye star Milky Way greater than 1000 Kelvin for many centuries asterism naked eye object brighter than 5 A star visible without visual aids

Pollux 7 45 18.9 K0IIIb +28 1 34 Milky Way 3600 to 5000 K naked eye star 1.14 orange to red for many centuries 1.00 11 pc asterism brighter than 5 HR 2990 A K0 III star. II

Subject	has right ascension	has spectral type	has declination	is part of	has surface temperature	is an instance of	has V magnitude	has color	has been observ	has B-V magnitude	has distance	is usually part of	is a kind of	has apparent magnitude	has synonym	has definition	has luminosity class
bright giant					greater than 1000 Kelvin								star				II
K star		cooler than G2			3600 to 5000 K			orange to red					late star			Cool star with spectral type K with spectra resembling those of sunspots, in which the hydrogen lines have been greatly weakened. The HK lines (q.v.) reach their greatest intensity. Strongest lines are Ca I (4227 Å) and the G-band (4303 Å).
naked eye star				Milky Way	greater than 1000 Kelvin				for many centuries			asterism	naked eye object	brighter than 5		A star visible without visual aids
Pollux	7 45 18.9	K0IIIb	+28 1 34	Milky Way	3600 to 5000 K	naked eye star	1.14	orange to red	for many centuries	1.00	11 pc	asterism		brighter than 5	HR 2990	A K0 III star.	II

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