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Thestias is an IAU name for an exoplanet. Its host star is [[Pollux]] in the constellation of [[Gemini]]. Suggested by the country of Austalia, it follows the name theme NEWC 2015
==Etymology and History==
Thestias is the patronym of Leda and her sister Althaea, the daughters of Thestius. Leda was a Greek goddess, mother of Pollux and of his twin Castor, and of Helen and Clytemnestra. (Note 5)

==Mythology==

==IAU Working Group on Star Names==
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN in the 20xx NameExoWorlds Campaign (NEWC).

== Weblinks ==
* Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/

== Reference ==
* [[References|References (general)]]

[[Category:Exoplanet]]

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