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Acrux
Acrux, officially designated Alpha Crucis, is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Crux, commonly known as the Southern Cross. Located approximately 320 light-years from Earth, it appears as a single point of light to the naked eye but is actually a complex multiple star system composed of at least three components. As a hot, massive B-type star, Acrux is notably luminous and plays...
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Rigel
Rigel marks one of Orion's feet as a bright blue supergiant, with the hot primary star belonging to spectral class B. Its great intrinsic luminosity helps make it one of the prominent stars in Earth's night sky despite a distance commonly estimated at roughly 860 light-years. Distance estimates carry uncertainty, so that figure is best treated as approximate rather than as an exact measurement.
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