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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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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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Altair

Altair is a brilliant A-type main-sequence star located within the constellation Aquila. Situated just 17 light-years fr...

Aquila Nearby Main Sequence A Type

9.1 Excellent

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RR Lyrae

RR Lyrae is a variable star in the constellation Lyra and the prototype of the RR Lyrae class of pulsating variable star...

Giant Lyra A Type Pulsating

9.0 Excellent

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Fomalhaut

Fomalhaut is a bright, A-type main-sequence star located about 25 light-years away in the constellation Piscis Austrinus...

Navigation Debris Disk Main Sequence A Type

8.8 Great

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Beta Pictoris

Beta Pictoris is a young, A-type main-sequence star located approximately 63 light-years from Earth in the constellation...

Pictor Debris Disk Main Sequence A Type

8.8 Great

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HR 8799

HR 8799 is a young A-type main-sequence star located approximately 129 light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus....

Pegasus Direct Imaging Multi Planet Main Sequence

8.8 Great

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Castor

Castor, designated Alpha Geminorum, is the second-brightest star system in the constellation of Gemini, located approxim...

Bright Gemini Multiple A Type

8.7 Great

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Dubhe

Dubhe, designated Alpha Ursae Majoris, is a binary star system located approximately 124 light-years from the Sun in the...

Navigation Giant Ursa Major K Type

8.5 Great

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Merak

Merak, designated Beta Ursae Majoris, is a white main-sequence star of spectral type A1IV–V located approximately 79 lig...

White Ursa Major Main Sequence A Type

8.5 Great

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Alioth

Alioth, designated Epsilon Ursae Majoris, is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Major and the brightest of the...

Bright Ursa Major A Type Peculiar

8.4 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

8.3 Great

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Thuban

Thuban, designated Alpha Draconis, is a star in the constellation Draco that served as Earth's north pole star during mu...

Binary Giant Draco A Type

8.3 Great

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Alula Australis

Alula Australis, designated Xi Ursae Majoris, is a multiple star system situated approximately 29 light-years from Earth...

Binary Ursa Major Nearby G Type

8.2 Great

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Alcor

Alcor is a white main sequence star of spectral type A5V located approximately 81 light-years from Earth in the constell...

Binary Ursa Major A Type Dipper

8.1 Great

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Megrez

Megrez, designated Delta Ursae Majoris, is an A-type main-sequence star approximately 81 light-years from Earth. With an...

White Ursa Major Main Sequence A Type

7.8 Good

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Talitha

Iota Ursae Majoris, formally named Talitha, is a quadruple star system located approximately 48 light-years from Earth i...

Bright White Binary Ursa Major

7.4 Good

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Pherkad

Pherkad, or Gamma Ursae Minoris, is a naked-eye star in the northern constellation Ursa Minor. It is a white A-type gian...

Naked Eye A Type Ursa Minor Yellow White Giant

7.3 Good

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Yildun

Yildun, formally designated Delta Ursae Minoris, is a white A-type main-sequence star in the northern constellation Ursa...

Naked Eye Draco A Type White Giant

7.0 Good

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Chort

Chort is the traditional name for Theta Leonis, a star in the constellation Leo. Astronomical catalogues classify it as...

Naked Eye Leo A Type White Giant

6.5 Fair