OU Geminorum [SEP] constellation
OU Geminorum
OU Geminorum (OU Gem) is a visual binary or possible triple star located in the constellation of Gemini.
The system has an absolute magnitude of 5.93, so at a distance of 48 light years it has an apparent magnitude of 6.77 when viewed from earth. It also has a total Proper Motion of 0.210"/yr and belongs to the Ursa Major stream.
The system is a much studied BY Draconis variable star with a period of 6.99 days The primary star has a spectral type of K3Vk. The secondary
the name for the whole constellation; the name means "Star-wreath" and refers to one of the wives of the Pleiades, called "Makalii".
The stars of Auriga feature in Inuit constellations. Quturjuuk, meaning "collar-bones", was a constellation that included Capella (Alpha Aurigae), Menkalinan (Beta Aurigae), Pollux (Beta Geminorum), and Castor (Alpha Geminorum). Its rising signalled that the constellation Aagjuuk, made up of Altair (Alpha Aquilae), Tarazed (Gamma