swap_horiz S Doradus 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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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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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

9.20 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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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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R136a1

R136a1 is an extremely massive Wolf-Rayet star located within the R136 star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud. It is...

Luminous Wolf Rayet Lmc Doradus

8.75 Great

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WR 124

WR 124 is a hot, luminous Wolf-Rayet star in the constellation Sagitta, surrounded by the ring-shaped nebula M1-67. The...

Luminous Wolf Rayet Sagitta Nebula Host

8.61 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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P Cygni

P Cygni is a luminous blue variable star in the constellation Cygnus, estimated to lie several thousand light-years from...

Massive Cygnus Luminous Blue Variable Outburst

8.45 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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Mu Cephei

Mu Cephei, historically known as Herschel's Garnet Star, is a massive red supergiant located in the constellation Cepheu...

Variable Cepheus M Type Red Supergiant

8.10 Great

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Pistol Star

The Pistol Star is a massive, highly luminous blue hypergiant star located near the center of the Milky Way galaxy withi...

Massive Luminous Sagittarius Galactic Center

8.10 Great

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Rho Cassiopeiae

Rho Cassiopeiae is a yellow hypergiant star situated in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia. It is recognized as on...

Yellow Cassiopeia Variable F Type

8.05 Great

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AG Carinae

AG Carinae is a luminous blue variable star in the southern constellation Carina, located thousands of light-years from...

Massive Southern Carinae Luminous Blue Variable

7.90 Good

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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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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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Cygnus OB2-12

Cygnus OB2-12 is a blue hypergiant in the Cygnus OB2 association and one of the most intrinsically luminous stars in the...

Luminous Cygnus B Type Hypergiant

7.75 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