swap_horiz Vega Alternatives

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Sun

At the center of the Solar System, the Sun is a G-type main-sequence star and the closest star to Earth. It is often des...

Solar G Type Main Sequence Nearest Star

9.20 Excellent

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Sirius

Seen in Canis Major, Sirius is the brightest star in Earth's night sky by apparent brightness. That distinction concerns...

Navigation Binary A Type Brightest Star

9.20 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

9.05 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

9.00 Excellent

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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

8.80 Great

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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

8.75 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

8.75 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

8.45 Great

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Kepler-442

Kepler-442 is an orange K-type main-sequence star located approximately 1,200 light-years away in the direction of the c...

Lyra Habitable Zone Main Sequence K Type

8.25 Great

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Kepler-62

Kepler-62 is a K-type main-sequence star located approximately 990 light-years away in the constellation Lyra. NASA's Ke...

Lyra Multi Planet Habitable Zone Main Sequence

8.15 Great

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Delta Scuti

Delta Scuti is an A-type subgiant star located in the constellation Scutum that serves as the prototype for a class of s...

Scutum Main Sequence A Type Pulsating

8.10 Great

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Kepler-438

Kepler-438 is a K-type star roughly 470 light-years away with Kepler-438b, a near-Earth-sized planet in the habitable zo...

Lyra M Type Habitable Zone Main Sequence

8.05 Great

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KELT-9

KELT-9 is a hot, rapidly rotating A-type main-sequence star located roughly 670 light-years away in the constellation Cy...

Cygnus Main Sequence A Type Exoplanet Host

8.05 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

7.75 Good

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Denebola

Denebola, designated Beta Leonis, is the second-brightest star in the constellation Leo. Located approximately 36 light-...

Bright Leo Debris Disk Main Sequence

7.65 Good

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Zosma

Delta Leonis, designated by the traditional name Zosma, is an A-type subgiant star located approximately 58 light-years...

Bright White Leo Main Sequence

7.35 Good

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Alphekka Meridiana

Alphekka Meridiana is a traditional name for Alpha Coronae Australis, the brightest star in Corona Australis, the Southe...

Bright Southern Corona Australis Main Sequence

7.05 Good

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Meridiana

Meridiana is the official proper name approved by the International Astronomical Union for Alpha Coronae Australis, the...

Bright Corona Australis Main Sequence A Type

7.05 Good

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Heze

Heze is the proper name of Zeta Virginis, a star in the zodiac constellation Virgo. Located about 74 light-years from Ea...

White Zodiac Virgo Main Sequence

6.80 Fair

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Alpha Pictoris

Alpha Pictoris is the brightest star in the southern constellation Pictor. It is a white A-type main-sequence star with...

Pictor Debris Disk Main Sequence A Type

6.75 Fair