swap_horiz Stephenson 2-18 Alternatives

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Betelgeuse

Betelgeuse is a massive red supergiant star located within the constellation Orion. It’s notable due to its immense size...

Orion Variable M Type Red Supergiant

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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Proxima Centauri

Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf star located just over four light-years away, making it our nearest stellar neighbor. It...

M Type Nearest Star Exoplanet Host Red Dwarf

9.2 Excellent

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TRAPPIST-1

TRAPPIST-1 is an ultra-cool dwarf star located approximately 40 light-years from Earth. It’s notable for hosting a syste...

Aquarius M Type Exoplanet Host Ultra Cool Dwarf

9.2 Excellent

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V645 Centauri

V645 Centauri is an M-type red dwarf star located within the Alpha Centauri system, approximately 4.37 light-years from...

Centaurus Nearby M Type Red Dwarf

9.2 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

8.9 Great

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Barnard's Star

Barnard's Star is a red dwarf star situated approximately 6 light-years away in the constellation Ophiuchus. It holds th...

Ophiuchus Nearby M Type Red Dwarf

8.8 Great

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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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V838 Monocerotis

V838 Monocerotis is a red variable star located in the constellation Monoceros. In January 2002, it experienced a major...

Supergiant Monoceros M Type Peculiar

8.7 Great

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AU Microscopii

AU Microscopii is a young M-type red dwarf star in the constellation Microscopium, about 32 light-years from Earth. It i...

M Type Debris Disk Red Dwarf Microscopium

8.6 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

8.5 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

8.5 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

8.2 Great

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NML Cygni

NML Cygni, also designated V1489 Cygni, is an extreme red hypergiant star located in the constellation of Cygnus. Estima...

Massive Cygnus M Type Red Hypergiant

8.1 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

8.1 Great

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WOH G64

WOH G64 is a red supergiant star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. It lies in the cons...

Dorado M Type Red Supergiant Large Magellanic Cloud

8.1 Great

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VV Cephei

VV Cephei is an eclipsing binary system in the constellation Cepheus composed of a very large, cool M-type supergiant an...

Massive Cepheus M Type Eclipsing Binary

7.9 Good

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AH Scorpii

AH Scorpii is a cool red supergiant in the constellation Scorpius and a variable star whose apparent brightness changes...

Scorpius M Type Red Supergiant Pulsating

7.5 Good

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V354 Cephei

V354 Cephei is a red supergiant star located in the Milky Way galaxy within the northern constellation of Cepheus. Astro...

Massive Variable Cepheus M Type

7.3 Good

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KY Cygni

KY Cygni is a heavily dust-enshrouded red supergiant star located in the Cygnus OB1 stellar association. It is classifie...

Variable Cygnus Very Large M Type

7.3 Good