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Crab Pulsar

The Crab Pulsar is a rapidly rotating neutron star at the center of the Crab Nebula in the constellation Taurus. It was...

Pulsar Taurus Neutron Star Supernova Remnant

9.5 Brilliant

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Cygnus X-1

Cygnus X-1 is an X-ray binary system in the constellation Cygnus consisting of a compact object and the blue supergiant...

O Type Blue Supergiant X Ray Binary Black Hole Companion

9.5 Brilliant

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Polaris

Polaris is a bright star located in the constellation Ursa Minor. It’s notable as the current North Star due to its posi...

Supergiant F Type Ursa Minor North Star

9.2 Excellent

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Delta Cephei

Delta Cephei is a bright supergiant star within the Cepheus constellation. It’s notable as the original prototype for Ce...

Variable Supergiant Cepheus F Type

9.2 Excellent

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Eta Carinae

Eta Carinae is an exceptionally large and volatile star located within the Carina Nebula. It’s notable for its dramatic...

Massive Carinae Pre Supernova Luminous Blue Variable

9.2 Excellent

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PSR B1257+12

PSR B1257+12 is a rapidly rotating neutron star, or millisecond pulsar, in the constellation Virgo. Astronomers Aleksand...

Pulsar Neutron Star Virgo Exoplanet Host

9.2 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

8.8 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

8.7 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

8.6 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

8.3 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

8.3 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

8.1 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

8.0 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

7.5 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

7.4 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

7.3 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

6.9 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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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

6.7 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

6.3 Fair