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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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Polaris

Polaris is a bright star located in the constellation Ursa Minor. It’s notable as the current North Star due to its posi...

Supergiant F Type Ursa Minor North Star

9.2 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

9.2 Excellent

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Canopus

Canopus is a massive, white-yellow supergiant star located in the Carina constellation. It’s notable for being the secon...

Navigation Supergiant F Type Second Brightest

9.1 Excellent

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Sirius B

Sirius B is a dense white dwarf star orbiting within the Sirius system of Canis Major. It represents the remnant core of...

Compact Binary White Dwarf Canis Majoris

9.1 Excellent

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Alpha Centauri B

Alpha Centauri B is a K-type main-sequence star located approximately 4.37 light-years from Earth in the Alpha Centauri...

Binary Centaurus Main Sequence K Type

9.0 Excellent

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Spica

Spica, designated Alpha Virginis, is the brightest star in the constellation of Virgo and a prominent binary star system...

Navigation Binary Virgo B Type

8.9 Great

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Procyon

Procyon is a binary star system located in the constellation Canis Minor and is designated Alpha Canis Minoris. It is th...

Bright Binary F Type Main Sequence

8.7 Great

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Albireo

Albireo (Beta Cygni) is a double star system in the constellation Cygnus, appearing as the star marking the head of the...

Colorful Binary Cygnus K Type

8.6 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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55 Cancri

55 Cancri, also designated Rho1 Cancri or HD 75732, is a binary star system in the constellation Cancer located approxim...

Binary Cancer Nearby G 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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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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Porrima

Porrima, formally Gamma Virginis, is a binary star system in the constellation Virgo about 38 light-years from Earth. It...

Bright Binary Virgo F Type

7.9 Good

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Alsephina

Delta Velorum, which holds the formal proper name Alsephina, is a prominent star system in the southern constellation of...

Bright Binary Giant Vela

7.4 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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Muscida

Muscida is the proper name of Omicron Ursae Majoris, a star system in the northern constellation Ursa Major. In traditio...

Binary Giant Ursa Major G Type

7.0 Good

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Syrma

ι Virginis (Syrma) is a white A-type main-sequence star in Virgo, located about 69 light-years from Earth, formally name...

Binary Zodiac Virgo F Type

6.9 Fair

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Alchiba

Alchiba is the IAU-approved proper name of Alpha Corvi, a star in the constellation Corvus. Despite the alpha designatio...

Yellow Binary Corvus F Type

6.7 Fair