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Zeta Geminorum, a Common card
Zeta Geminorum is a bright star with cluster components, distant optical components and a likely spectroscopic partner in the zodiac constellation of Gemini , in its south, on the left 'leg' of the twin Pollux.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 56
- Power
- 123
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 3,300
Power 123 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Zeta Geminorum quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Zeta Geminorum card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Based on parallax ______, it is approximately 1,200 light-years from the Sun.
Answer
measurements. Based on parallax measurements, it is approximately 1,200 light-years from the Sun. From the Zeta Geminorum article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Westchester County, New York. National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Westchester County, New York 75 · Harthill, Scotland 70 · Zeta Geminorum 67 · Martuni, Nagorno-Karabakh 62 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Harthill, Scotland. Harthill, Scotland 4,800 · Zeta Geminorum 3,300 · Paul Ranheim 2,400 · National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Westchester County, New York 1,900 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It is a classical Cepheid variable star, of which over 800 have been found in our galaxy.
- As such its regular pulsation and luminosity and its relative proximity means the star is a useful calibrator in computing the cosmic distance ladder.
- Based on parallax measurements, it is approximately 1,200 light-years from the Sun.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Zeta Geminorum article was read about 3,300 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 56: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get Zeta Geminorum
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Zeta Geminorum (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Gemini_constellation_map.png : Torsten Bronger derivative work: Kxx ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
