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The vertices of an icosahedron with edge-length 2, centered at the origin, can be defined using the Cartesian coordinates:

(0, ±1, ±φ)
(±1, ±φ, 0)
(±φ, 0, ±1)

where φ = (1+√5)/2 is the golden ratio (also written τ). These vertices form five sets of three mutually orthogonal golden rectangles.