♊︎ The lucky star of Gemini: Pollux
The brightest star in the constellation Gemini (β Gem), magnitude 1.14.
Pollux is the brighter of the two twins, named after the immortal brother of the Greek legend. It is an orange giant, about 34 light years away.
It stands highest around 10 pm in February. It can be seen from everywhere north of 57°S, and it never sets north of 77°N.
More on the constellation: Gemini · The lucky stone: Agate
The zodiac sign and the constellation of the same name no longer lie over each other, because the Earth's axis has turned in two thousand years: the true constellation.