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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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Procyon

Procyon is a binary star system located in the constellation Canis Minor and is designated Alpha Canis Minoris. It is th...

Bright Binary F Type Main Sequence

8.7 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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Elnath

Elnath, designated Beta Tauri, is a blue-white giant star located approximately 130 light-years from Earth. It is the se...

Bright Giant Taurus B Type

7.8 Good

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Kaus Australis

Kaus Australis, designated Epsilon Sagittarii, is a blue-white giant star situated roughly 143 light-years away from Ear...

Bright Giant Sagittarius B Type

7.8 Good

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Denebola

Denebola, designated Beta Leonis, is the second-brightest star in the constellation Leo. Located approximately 36 light-...

Bright Leo Debris Disk Main Sequence

7.7 Good

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Aludra

Aludra, designated Eta Canis Majoris, is a blue supergiant star of spectral type B5 located in the constellation Canis M...

Blue Bright Supergiant B Type

7.7 Good

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Alnair

Alnair, also designated Alpha Gruis, is the brightest star in the southern constellation Grus. It is a hot, blue-white B...

Bright Southern Grus B Type

7.5 Good

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Zosma

Delta Leonis, designated by the traditional name Zosma, is an A-type subgiant star located approximately 58 light-years...

Bright White Leo Main Sequence

7.4 Good

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Zavijava

Zavijava, officially designated Beta Virginis, is an F8 main-sequence star located approximately 35.6 light-years from E...

Bright Zodiac Virgo F Type

7.3 Good

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Ascella

Ascella, designated Zeta Sagittarii, is a binary star system located in the constellation Sagittarius. It is one of the...

Bright Binary Sagittarius A Type

7.2 Good

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Paikauhale

Paikauhale, formally designated Tau Scorpii, is a hot blue-white main-sequence star located in the constellation Scorpiu...

Blue Bright Giant Scorpius

7.2 Good

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Zubeneschamali

Zubeneschamali, also designated Beta Librae, is the brightest star in Libra and a naked-eye star of about magnitude 2.6....

Naked Eye B Type Main Sequence Libra

7.2 Good

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Phact

Phact is the proper name of Alpha Columbae, the brightest star in Columba, a southern constellation representing a dove....

Bright Southern B Type Columba

7.1 Good

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Kraz

Kraz is the proper name of Beta Corvi, a bright star in Corvus, the constellation representing the crow. It is generally...

Blue Bright Giant Corvus

7.1 Good

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Alphekka Meridiana

Alphekka Meridiana is a traditional name for Alpha Coronae Australis, the brightest star in Corona Australis, the Southe...

Bright Southern Corona Australis Main Sequence

7.1 Good

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Meridiana

Meridiana is the official proper name approved by the International Astronomical Union for Alpha Coronae Australis, the...

Bright Corona Australis Main Sequence A Type

7.1 Good

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Muliphein

Muliphein is the proper name of Gamma Canis Majoris, a star in the constellation Canis Major. It is a blue-white B-type...

Blue Bright B Type Main Sequence

7.0 Good