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Eta Geminorum is a semiregular Variable Star of the Mu Cephei type, whose brightness changes with a period of 235 days between Magnitude +3.24 and +3.96. It is located 250 Light Year s from the Sun , and is a Red Giant of the Spectral Type M3.

Eta Geminorum is near the Ecliptic , so it can be Occulted by the Moon and very rarely by Planet s. The last occultation by a planet took place on July 27 1910 by Venus , and the next to last on July 11 1837 by Mercury .


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