swap_horiz Rigel 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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Acrux

Acrux, officially designated Alpha Crucis, is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Crux, commonly known a...

Navigation Crux Multiple B Type

8.90 Great

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Spica

Spica, designated Alpha Virginis, is the brightest star in the constellation of Virgo and a prominent binary star system...

Navigation Binary Virgo B Type

8.85 Great

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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

8.80 Great

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Alnitak

Alnitak is a multiple star system positioned as the easternmost star in Orion's Belt. The system is dominated by Alnitak...

Orion Multiple Supergiant Belt Star

8.65 Great

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Hadar

Hadar, officially designated Beta Centauri, is a prominent triple star system located in the southern constellation of C...

Navigation Giant Centaurus B Type

8.55 Great

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Naos

Naos, formally designated Zeta Puppis, is a blue O-type supergiant star located in the constellation Puppis. It is one o...

Blue Supergiant Puppis O Type

8.55 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

8.25 Great

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Bellatrix

Bellatrix (Gamma Orionis) is the third-brightest star in the constellation Orion, marking the hunter's left shoulder. It...

Blue Navigation Orion Giant

8.05 Great

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Mirzam

Mirzam, officially designated Beta Canis Majoris, is a blue-white giant star located roughly 500 light-years from Earth...

Blue Giant Variable B Type

7.75 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

7.70 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

7.20 Good

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Fang

π Scorpii (Fang) is a triple star system in Scorpius, roughly 590 light-years from Earth, whose name originates from the...

Blue Luminous Supergiant Scorpius

7.10 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

7.05 Good

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Xamidimura

Xamidimura, designated as Mu¹ Scorpii, is a binary star system located in the southern constellation of Scorpius. It con...

Blue Binary Supergiant Scorpius

7.05 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

6.95 Fair

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Furud

Furud is the proper name of Zeta Canis Majoris, a star system in the constellation Canis Major. Its visible primary is a...

Blue Binary B Type Main Sequence

6.80 Fair