There is only one Messier object in the constellation of Gemini, the open cluster Messier 35.Currently, around 8 stars have been confirmed to host planets in Gemini.Castor is the 23 rd brightest star in the night sky, and it is actually a star system comprised out of two A-class main-sequence stars, an Am star, and three other stars.Pollux is also the 18 th brightest star in the night sky. Pollux is the closest giant star to us, situated at only 34 light-years away, and it also has an exoplanet orbiting around it.The brightest star’s in Gemini bear the twin’s name, with Pollux being the brightest star in the constellation with an apparent magnitude of 1.14, while Castor is the second-brightest at 1.93.The constellation is associated with the mythological twin's Castor and Pollux in Greek mythology. The name Gemini comes from Latin, and it translates to twins.
The zodiacal constellation of Gemini remains one of the 88 modern constellations, being the 30 th largest in the sky, occupying an area of 514 square degrees.Gemini was among the 48 ancient constellations first listed by astronomer Ptolemy, in his 2 nd century Almagest.
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