swap_horiz Beta Lyrae Alternatives

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Vega

Vega is a main sequence A-type star located in the constellation Lyra approximately 25 light-years from Earth. It’s nota...

Lyra Debris Disk Main Sequence A Type

9.2 Excellent

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Rigel

Rigel is a brilliant blue supergiant star located within the constellation Orion. It’s notable for its extreme luminosit...

Blue Navigation Orion Supergiant

9.2 Excellent

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Algol

Algol is a binary star system notable for its predictable dimming due to an eclipsing orbit. The primary and secondary s...

Prototype Variable Perseus B Type

9.1 Excellent

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RR Lyrae

RR Lyrae is a variable star in the constellation Lyra and the prototype of the RR Lyrae class of pulsating variable star...

Giant Lyra A Type Pulsating

9.0 Excellent

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Acrux

Acrux, officially designated Alpha Crucis, is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Crux, commonly known a...

Navigation Crux Multiple B Type

8.9 Great

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Spica

Spica, designated Alpha Virginis, is the brightest star in the constellation of Virgo and a prominent binary star system...

Navigation Binary Virgo B Type

8.9 Great

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Regulus

Regulus, designated Alpha Leonis, is the brightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere constellation of Leo. It is...

Navigation Leo B Type Main Sequence

8.8 Great

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Hadar

Hadar, officially designated Beta Centauri, is a prominent triple star system located in the southern constellation of C...

Navigation Giant Centaurus B Type

8.6 Great

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Achernar

Achernar, designated Alpha Eridani, is the brightest star in the constellation Eridanus and the ninth-brightest star in...

Southern Eridanus B Type Main Sequence

8.4 Great

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Shaula

Shaula, designated Lambda Scorpii, is the second-brightest star in the constellation Scorpius and marks the tip of the s...

Bright Multiple Scorpius B Type

8.3 Great

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Alkaid

Alkaid, designated Eta Ursae Majoris, is a blue-white main-sequence star located at the tip of the handle of the Big Dip...

Blue Ursa Major B Type Main Sequence

8.3 Great

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Kepler-442

Kepler-442 is an orange K-type main-sequence star located approximately 1,200 light-years away in the direction of the c...

Lyra Habitable Zone Main Sequence K Type

8.3 Great

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Adhara

Adhara is a binary star system located approximately 430 light-years away in the constellation Canis Major. The primary...

Binary Giant B Type Canis Majoris

8.2 Great

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Kepler-62

Kepler-62 is a K-type main-sequence star located approximately 990 light-years away in the constellation Lyra. NASA's Ke...

Lyra Multi Planet Habitable Zone Main Sequence

8.2 Great

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Bellatrix

Bellatrix (Gamma Orionis) is the third-brightest star in the constellation Orion, marking the hunter's left shoulder. It...

Blue Navigation Orion Giant

8.1 Great

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Alpheratz

Alpheratz, officially designated as Alpha Andromedae, is a bright binary star system marking the northeast corner of the...

Hot Giant Andromeda B Type

8.1 Great

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Kepler-438

Kepler-438 is a K-type star roughly 470 light-years away with Kepler-438b, a near-Earth-sized planet in the habitable zo...

Lyra M Type Habitable Zone Main Sequence

8.1 Great

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Rotanev

Rotanev, formally designated Beta Delphini, is the brightest star in the constellation Delphinus and a binary system of...

Delphinus B Type Binary System Blue White Giant

6.9 Fair

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Sualocin

Sualocin, designated Alpha Delphini, is a multiple-star system in the constellation Delphinus and the constellation's se...

Delphinus B Type Binary System Blue White Giant

6.8 Fair

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Segin

Segin, formally Epsilon Cassiopeiae, is a blue-white B-type star in the northern constellation Cassiopeia. It is one of...

Cassiopeia Naked Eye B Type Blue White Giant

6.8 Fair