Visible at latitudes between +90° and −60°.
Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of February.
Abbreviation: Gem
English Name: the Twins
Right ascension: 7h
Declination: +20°
Area: 514 sq. deg. (30th)
Main stars: 8, 17
Bayer/Flamsteed stars: 80
Stars with planets: 8
Stars brighter than 3.00m: 4
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly): 4
Brightest star: Pollux (β Gem) (1.15m)
Messier objects: 1
Meteor showers: Geminids, Rho Geminids
Bordering constellations:
Lynx
Auriga
Taurus
Orion
Monoceros
Canis Minor
Cancer