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Crab Pulsar

The Crab Pulsar is a rapidly rotating neutron star at the center of the Crab Nebula in the constellation Taurus. It was...

Pulsar Taurus Neutron Star Supernova Remnant

9.5 Brilliant

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Cygnus X-1

Cygnus X-1 is an X-ray binary system in the constellation Cygnus consisting of a compact object and the blue supergiant...

O Type Blue Supergiant X Ray Binary Black Hole Companion

9.5 Brilliant

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Sirius

Sirius is the most luminous star visible from Earth. It’s a binary star system consisting of a brilliant white A-type ma...

Navigation Binary A Type Brightest Star

9.2 Excellent

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Arcturus

Arcturus is a prominent K-type giant star located in the constellation Boötes. It’s notable for being the brightest star...

Orange Giant Northern Sky K Type

9.2 Excellent

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Vega

Vega is a main sequence A-type star located in the constellation Lyra approximately 25 light-years from Earth. It’s nota...

Lyra Debris Disk Main Sequence A Type

9.2 Excellent

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Rigel

Rigel is a brilliant blue supergiant star located within the constellation Orion. It’s notable for its extreme luminosit...

Blue Navigation Orion Supergiant

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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Alpha Centauri A

Alpha Centauri A is a G-type main-sequence star located in the Alpha Centauri system, approximately 4.37 light-years fro...

Centaurus G Type Main Sequence Nearest System

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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PSR B1257+12

PSR B1257+12 is a rapidly rotating neutron star, or millisecond pulsar, in the constellation Virgo. Astronomers Aleksand...

Pulsar Neutron Star Virgo Exoplanet Host

9.2 Excellent

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Luhman 16

Luhman 16 is a nearby binary brown-dwarf system in the southern constellation Vela, about 6.5 light-years from the Sun....

Vela Brown Dwarf Binary System Closest

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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Scholz's Star

Scholz’s Star, also designated WISE J072003.20-084651.2, is a nearby low-mass binary system in Monoceros. Its components...

Monoceros M Type Red Dwarf Binary System

8.3 Great

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SS Cygni

SS Cygni is a cataclysmic variable binary system in the constellation Cygnus. It consists of a white dwarf and a low-mas...

Cygnus Binary System Cataclysmic Variable Novae

8.0 Great

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Alphecca

Alphecca, formally Alpha Coronae Borealis, is the brightest star in Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown, and lies about...

Bright Binary A Type Eclipsing

7.5 Good

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Dabih

Dabih, designated Beta Capricorni, is a complex multiple-star system in the constellation Capricornus. It is commonly de...

A Type Capricornus Binary System Blue White Giant

7.3 Good

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Rotanev

Rotanev, formally designated Beta Delphini, is the brightest star in the constellation Delphinus and a binary system of...

Delphinus B Type Binary System Blue White Giant

6.9 Fair

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Sualocin

Sualocin, designated Alpha Delphini, is a multiple-star system in the constellation Delphinus and the constellation's se...

Delphinus B Type Binary System Blue White Giant

6.8 Fair

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Eta Persei

Eta Persei, also called Miram, is a luminous orange supergiant in the constellation Perseus. Its Bayer designation ident...

Perseus K Type Binary System Yellow Supergiant

6.7 Fair