[DOC] [TLE] Pollux is the brighter Twin star | Brightest Stars | EarthSky [PAR] Mar 1, 2016 ... Being so close together in the sky, Pollux and its brother star Castor are ... being 
bright and close together, and so are often referred to as twin stars. ... even 
though today we see Pollux as brighter than Castor, the Alpha star. [DOC] [TLE] Castor is six stars in one | Brightest Stars | EarthSky [PAR] Feb 17, 2016 ... Castor is one of two bright stars in the constellation Gemini the Twins. It appears 
as a single star, but it's actually a famous multiple star ... Castor and Pollux are 
sometimes called the twin stars, but you can ... Most alpha stars are the 
brightest in their constellations, but Castor is slightly fainter than Pollux. [DOC] [TLE] Alhena | StarDate Online [PAR] Dec 28, 2014 ... Gemini is known for its two brightest stars, which mark the heads of the ... the 
eastern sky in early evening, with Castor standing a bit above its twin. ... Since 
it's less massive than its companion, it'll live billions of years longer. [DOC] [TLE] Stars in Gemini [PAR] Alpha Geminorum (Castor) is, at magnitude 1.59 the 23rd brightest star in the sky, 
... of this bright star is its placement in Gemini, the twins; with Castor and Pollux ... 
Zeta Geminorum (Mekbuta) is slightly fainter than it's constellation neighbor... [DOC] [TLE] Twins - Jim Kaler [PAR] At least until their different spatial motions (the "twins" astronomically quite 
unrelated) ... as at first magnitude (1.14, ranking 17th) it's notably brighter than 
Castor,... [DOC] [TLE] Shallow Sky Object of the Month: PolluxOne of the Twins ... [PAR] So, it's time to look at Pollux and understand its place in the constellation. ... 
Castor is the Alpha star, so it should be the brightest star, but it's not. In fact, 
Pollux is about .4 magnitude brighter than Pollux so it should have been easy for 
early... [DOC] [TLE] How to Spot Gemini, the Heavenly Twins, in the Night Sky - Space.com [PAR] Feb 19, 2016 ... Get to know Gemini, the Twins, in this week's skywatching column. ... longer and 
thinner with fewer brilliant stars than its famous neighbor. ... Its brightest stars, 
Pollux (yellow-orange) and Castor (bluish-white) mark the heads of the Twins. ... 
And yet, it's not as hopeless as Neely would have liked us to think. [DOC] [TLE] Gemini Constellation: Facts About the Twins - Space.com [PAR] Jul 30, 2012 ... The constellation is named after the twins Castor and Pollux in ... Pollux and 
orange-giant star (35 light-years) is the brighter of the twins. ... M35 stands near 
the "feet" of the twins and astronomers estimate that the cluster is well more than 
... This sky map shows the location of the constellation Gemini and its... [DOC] [TLE] Meet Castor, a remarkable double-double-double star  Astro Bob [PAR] Feb 5, 2012 ... In Greek mythology Pollux and Castor were identical twins and the ... Pollux is an 
orange giant star and a little brighter than its brother Castor to the north. While 
Castor appears single to the naked eye and in binoculars, it's... [DOC] [TLE] Constellation of the Month: Gemini | Universe2go [PAR] Jan 21, 2016 ... ... Beta Gemiorum), will be 1.1 Magnitude brighter than it's sister star. Its light 
reaches us within 34 lightyears, while the light from Castor first reaches ... The 
star cluster M35 is home to more than 200 stars and is easy to see with ... The 
twins Castor and Pollux are the sons of Leda, but are of different fathers. [DOC] [TLE] Gemini - Constellation Guide | Free Star Charts [PAR] Its name is Latin for the twins and it's one of the few constellations in the sky that 
... This bright grouping contains two-standout stars, Castor ( Gem) and Pollux ( 
Gem). .... The star then stays bright for a couple of weeks before fading down.

Question: It's brighter than its twin, Castor
Answer: Pollux