Elnath
Elnath, Beta Tauri (β Tau), is a blue-white giant star located in the constellation Taurus. With an apparent magnitude of 1.65, it is the second brightest star in Taurus, after Aldebaran, and the 27th brightest […]
Giant Stars
Kaus Borealis
Kaus Borealis, Lambda Sagittarii (λ Sgr), is an orange giant or subgiant star located in the constellation Sagittarius. With an apparent magnitude of 2.82, it is the fifth brightest star in Sagittarius, after Kaus Australis, […]
Kaus Media
Kaus Media, Delta Sagittarii (δ Sgr) is an orange giant star located in the constellation Sagittarius. With an apparent magnitude of 2.70, it is the constellation’s fourth brightest star, after Kaus Australis, Nunki, and Ascella. […]
Mirach
Mirach, Beta Andromedae (β And), is a red giant star located in the constellation Andromeda. With a mean apparent magnitude of 2.05, it is one of the two brightest stars in Andromeda, along with Alpheratz. […]
Seginus
Seginus, Gamma Boötis (γ Boo) is a double star located in the constellation Boötes, the Herdsman. With an apparent magnitude of 3.03, it is the fourth brightest star in Boötes, after Arcturus, Izar and Muphrid. […]
Aldebaran
Aldebaran, Alpha Tauri (α Tau), is an orange giant star in the constellation Taurus. It marks the eye of the celestial Bull. With an apparent magnitude that varies from 0.75 to 0.95, it is the […]
Spica
Spica, Alpha Virginis (α Vir), is a blue-white spectroscopic binary star located at a distance of 250 light years from Earth in the constellation Virgo. With an apparent magnitude of 0.97, it is the brightest […]
Ginan
Ginan, Epsilon Crucis (ε Cru), is an orange giant star located in the constellation Crux. It is sometimes considered to be the fifth star of the Southern Cross, a bright southern asterism formed by the […]
Gacrux
Gacrux, Gamma Crucis (γ Cru), is a red giant star located in the southern constellation Crux. With an apparent magnitude of 1.63, it is the third brightest star in Crux and the 25th brightest star […]
Mimosa
Mimosa, Beta Crucis (β Cru), is a multiple star system located in the constellation Crux. With an apparent magnitude of 1.25, it is the second brightest star in Crux and the 20th brightest star in […]