- James K. Polk (Wikipedia)
James Knox Polk (/poʊk/; November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. A protégé of Andrew Jackson and a member of the Democratic Party, he was an advocate of Jacksonian democracy and extending the territory of the United States. Polk led the U.S. into the Mexican–American War, and after winning the war he annexed the Republic of Texas, the Oregon Territory, and the Mexican Cession.
- Mebsuta (stars.astro.illinois.edu)
MEBSUTA (Epsilon Geminorum). The name, strikingly similar to and easily confused with Mekbuda (the Zeta star of Gemini), “Mebsuta,” also in Gemini, has a similar origin.
- Epsilon Geminorum (Wikipedia)
Epsilon Geminorum or ε Geminorum, formally named Mebsuta /mɛbˈsuːtə/, is a star in the constellation of Gemini, on the outstretched right ’leg’ of the twin Castor. The apparent visual magnitude of +3.06 makes it one of the brighter stars in this constellation. The distance to this star is determined at 860 light-years (260 parsecs).
