swap_horiz Rho Cassiopeiae Alternatives

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Betelgeuse

The reddish star marking Orion's shoulder, Betelgeuse is a massive red supergiant at an advanced stage of stellar evolut...

Orion Variable M Type Red Supergiant

9.20 Excellent

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Polaris

Near the north celestial pole in Ursa Minor, Polaris serves as the current North Star. Its position makes it appear almo...

Supergiant F Type Ursa Minor North Star

9.20 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

9.20 Excellent

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Canopus

Canopus is a massive, white-yellow supergiant star located in the Carina constellation. It’s notable for being the secon...

Navigation Supergiant F Type Second Brightest

9.10 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

9.05 Excellent

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Mira

Mira, designated Omicron Ceti, is a red giant star located approximately 420 light-years away in the constellation Cetus...

Giant Variable Cetus M Type

8.90 Great

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Capella

Capella, designated Alpha Aurigae, is the brightest star in the constellation Auriga and the third-brightest in the nort...

Yellow Giant Auriga G Type

8.85 Great

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T Tauri

T Tauri is a variable star found in the Taurus molecular cloud and serves as the prototype for the class of pre-main-seq...

Variable Taurus G Type Pre Main Sequence

8.85 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

8.65 Great

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VY Canis Majoris

VY Canis Majoris is a red hypergiant star in the constellation Canis Major, located at an estimated distance of approxim...

Variable Largest Known M Type Canis Majoris

8.45 Great

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Methuselah Star (HD 140283)

HD 140283, informally known as the 'Methuselah Star,' is a metal-poor subgiant star located approximately 190 light-year...

Oldest Known F Type Libra Subgiant

8.40 Great

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UY Scuti

UY Scuti is a red supergiant star in the constellation Scutum, classified as a semiregular variable with a pulsation per...

Variable Scutum M Type Red Supergiant

8.20 Great

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W Virginis

W Virginis is the prototype of the W Virginis variables, a class of pulsating variable stars also known as Type II Cephe...

Variable Supergiant Virgo F Type

8.20 Great

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Xi Ursae Majoris

Xi Ursae Majoris (also named Alula Australis) is a quadruple star system located approximately 27 to 29 light-years from...

Historic Binary Ursa Major F Type

8.20 Great

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Wezen

Wezen, designated Delta Canis Majoris, is a yellow-white F-type supergiant in the constellation Canis Major. It lies rou...

Yellow Luminous Supergiant F Type

7.85 Good

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RW Cephei

RW Cephei is an orange hypergiant star located in the constellation Cepheus. It is classified as an irregular variable s...

Orange Variable Cepheus K Type

7.70 Good

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Caph

Caph, officially designated as Beta Cassiopeiae, is a yellow-white giant star located approximately 54 light-years from...

Bright Giant Cassiopeia Variable

7.65 Good

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HR 5171

HR 5171, also cataloged as V766 Centauri, is a yellow hypergiant star located in the constellation Centaurus. It is clas...

Massive Yellow Centaurus G Type

7.65 Good

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Tureis

Tureis, formally designated Rho Puppis, is a pulsating variable star located in the southern constellation of Puppis. It...

Bright Yellow Supergiant Puppis

7.15 Good

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Alchiba

Alchiba is the IAU-approved proper name of Alpha Corvi, a star in the constellation Corvus. Despite the alpha designatio...

Yellow Binary Corvus F Type

6.65 Fair