THETA GEMINORUM

'Theta Geminorum' (θ Gem / θ Geminorum) is a Class A3, fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Gemini. A seldom used proper name for this star is 'Nageba', derived from the Arabic title 'التوامان النجيبة' ''Al-Tawa'man Al-Najibah'' meaning ''"The Highborn Twins"'', referring to the belief that the twins were the divinely ordained sons of a king.
Theta Geminorum is a binary star with components of magnitudes 3.60 and 5.18, separated by 2.9 arcseconds. This stellar system is located about 200 light-years from Earth.

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★ HD 50019 -- Star in Double System

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★ Yale Bright Star Catalog; click on Gemini