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Castor (α Gem α Geminorum Alpha Geminorum) is the second brightest star in the constellation Gemini and one of the brightest stars in the night sky. Although it has the Bayer designation alpha it is actually fainter than Beta Geminorum (Pollux). Castor is 49.8 light years away from Earth.

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