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Crab Pulsar

At the center of the Crab Nebula in Taurus, the Crab Pulsar is the rapidly rotating neutron star left by the core-collap...

Pulsar Taurus Neutron Star Supernova Remnant

9.54 Brilliant

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Cygnus X-1

Cygnus X-1 denotes an X-ray binary system in the constellation Cygnus, rather than a single ordinary star. It pairs the...

O Type Blue Supergiant X Ray Binary Black Hole Companion

9.50 Brilliant

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PSR B1257+12

In the constellation Virgo, PSR B1257+12 is a millisecond pulsar, a rapidly rotating neutron star whose radiation reache...

Pulsar Neutron Star Virgo Exoplanet Host

9.22 Excellent

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Proxima Centauri

Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf star located just over four light-years away, making it our nearest stellar neighbor. It...

M Type Nearest Star Exoplanet Host Red Dwarf

9.20 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

9.20 Excellent

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TRAPPIST-1

TRAPPIST-1 is an ultra-cool dwarf star located approximately 40 light-years from Earth. It’s notable for hosting a syste...

Aquarius M Type Exoplanet Host Ultra Cool Dwarf

9.20 Excellent

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Gliese 229

Gliese 229 is a cool red-dwarf star in the constellation Lepus, approximately 18 light-years from the Sun. Its faint com...

Lepus M Type Red Dwarf Binary System

8.79 Great

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Teide 1

Teide 1 is a brown dwarf in the Pleiades open cluster, a group of stars in the constellation Taurus. Its identification...

Taurus First Confirmed Brown Dwarf Pleiades Cluster

8.71 Great

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WISE 0855−0714

WISE 0855-0714 is a planetary-mass brown dwarf in the constellation Hydra, about 7.2 light-years from Earth. Identified...

Hydra Nearby Brown Dwarf Sub Stellar

8.64 Great

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Scholz's Star

Scholz’s Star, also designated WISE J072003.20-084651.2, is a nearby low-mass binary system in Monoceros. Its components...

Monoceros M Type Red Dwarf Binary System

8.28 Great

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T Coronae Borealis

T Coronae Borealis, or T CrB, is a recurrent nova in the constellation Corona Borealis. It is a symbiotic binary contain...

Corona Borealis Binary System Red Giant Recurrent Nova

8.26 Great

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Gamma Velorum

Gamma Velorum is a prominent multiple-star system located in the southern constellation of Vela, approximately 1,100 lig...

Massive Vela Multiple Wolf Rayet

8.05 Great

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SS Cygni

SS Cygni is a cataclysmic variable binary system in the constellation Cygnus. It consists of a white dwarf and a low-mas...

Cygnus Binary System Cataclysmic Variable Novae

8.04 Great

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Suhail

Suhail is the traditional name for Lambda Velorum, a bright star in the southern constellation Vela. It is an evolved, c...

Vela G Type Cepheid Yellow Bright Giant

7.47 Good

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Alsephina

Delta Velorum, which holds the formal proper name Alsephina, is a prominent star system in the southern constellation of...

Bright Binary Giant Vela

7.35 Good

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Dabih

Dabih, designated Beta Capricorni, is a complex multiple-star system in the constellation Capricornus. It is commonly de...

A Type Capricornus Binary System Blue White Giant

7.26 Good

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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

6.91 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

6.78 Fair

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Eta Persei

Eta Persei, also called Miram, is a luminous orange supergiant in the constellation Perseus. Its Bayer designation ident...

Perseus K Type Binary System Yellow Supergiant

6.73 Fair

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Phi Velorum

Phi Velorum is a binary star system in the southern constellation Vela. The system is visible to the unaided eye under s...

Vela Naked Eye B Type Blue White Supergiant

6.31 Fair