Pollux (HIP 37826)
Pollux is a yellow giant star in the constellation Gemini. At 34 light years away, it is the 17th brightest star in the Earth's sky, where it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 1.16. Pollux is the primary component of a multiple-star system. The iron abundance of Pollux is +0.08 (120.2% of the Sun). It is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 31 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 24,100 and 36,400 light years from the center of the Galaxy. Pollux has one confirmed planet known to date (July 2013).
Sky position: RA 7h 45.3m, Dec +28° 1.8'
