swap_horiz Eta Cassiopeiae Alternatives

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Sun

The Sun is a G-type main sequence star, our closest stellar neighbor. This yellow dwarf provides nearly all the energy t...

Solar G Type Main Sequence Nearest Star

9.2 Excellent

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Alpha Centauri A

Alpha Centauri A is a G-type main-sequence star located in the Alpha Centauri system, approximately 4.37 light-years fro...

Centaurus G Type Main Sequence Nearest System

9.2 Excellent

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51 Pegasi

51 Pegasi is a G-type main-sequence star located approximately 50 light-years from Earth within the Pegasus constellatio...

Pegasus G Type Hot Jupiter Main Sequence

9.1 Excellent

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Alpha Centauri B

Alpha Centauri B is a slightly smaller, cooler K-type star orbiting Alpha Centauri A, together forming the nearest star...

Binary Centaurus Main Sequence K Type

9.0 Excellent

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HD 209458

A Sun-like star in Pegasus whose planet HD 209458 b was the first exoplanet detected by the transit method in 1999 and l...

Pegasus G Type Main Sequence Transiting Exoplanet

8.8 Great

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Procyon

Procyon is the brightest star in Canis Minor and eighth brightest in the night sky, a binary system with a white dwarf c...

Bright Binary F Type Main Sequence

8.7 Great

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55 Cancri

A binary star in Cancer hosting five confirmed exoplanets, including 55 Cancri e, a super-Earth that completes an orbit...

Binary Cancer Nearby G Type

8.5 Great

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Rho1 Cancri

Rho1 Cancri (55 Cancri) is a binary star about 41 light-years from Earth hosting five confirmed exoplanets, including su...

Cancer G Type Super Earth Main Sequence

8.5 Great

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Kepler-22

A G-type star in Cygnus hosting Kepler-22 b, announced in 2011 as the first confirmed planet orbiting within the habitab...

Cygnus G Type Habitable Zone Main Sequence

8.3 Great

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Kepler-452

A G-type star in Cygnus whose planet Kepler-452 b, announced in 2015, was the first near-Earth-sized world found in the...

Cygnus G Type Habitable Zone Main Sequence

8.2 Great

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18 Scorpii

A G2Va solar twin ~46 light-years away in Scorpius, regarded as one of the closest and most chemically similar analogs t...

Scorpius Nearby G Type Main Sequence

7.9 Good

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Mu Arae

Mu Arae is a Sun-like star about 50 light-years from Earth with four confirmed exoplanets, including one of the first de...

Southern Ara G Type Multi Planet

7.8 Good

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47 Ursae Majoris

47 Ursae Majoris is a Sun-like star about 46 light-years from Earth with multiple Jupiter-like exoplanets in nearly circ...

Ursa Major G Type Multi Planet Solar Analog

7.7 Good

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70 Virginis

70 Virginis is a G-type star about 59 light-years from Earth hosting one of the earliest confirmed exoplanets (70 Vir b)...

Virgo G Type Solar Analog Main Sequence

7.6 Good

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Delta Pavonis

A high-metallicity G8 subgiant in Pavo ~20 light-years away, one of the nearest solar-type stars and a frequently cited...

Nearby G Type Solar Analog Pavo

7.6 Good

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Zeta Reticuli

A wide binary pair of two G-type dwarf stars in Reticulum ~39 light-years away, widely known in popular culture for its...

Binary G Type Solar Analog Wide Binary

7.5 Good

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Chi1 Orionis

A solar analog in Orion ~28 light-years away that forms a spectroscopic binary with a red dwarf companion and has been i...

Orion Nearby G Type Solar Analog

7.1 Good

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Alpha Mensae

A G7 main sequence star in Mensa ~33 light-years away, the brightest star in its constellation yet barely visible to the...

Southern G Type Solar Analog Main Sequence

6.9 Fair

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Sun-like HD 101364

A G-type main sequence star studied as a solar analog candidate due to its close similarity to the Sun in surface temper...

Southern Centaurus G Type Solar Analog

6.8 Fair

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Psi Serpentis

A G5 main sequence star in Serpens Cauda catalogued as a nearby solar-type star with temperature and luminosity comparab...

Serpens Nearby G Type Solar Analog

6.7 Fair