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… Read More »Spica
Main Sequence Stars
Diadem (Alpha Comae Berenices)
Diadem, Alpha Comae Berenices (α Com), is a binary star located 58.1 light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. With a combined apparent magnitude of… Read More »Diadem (Alpha Comae Berenices)
WR 104 (Pinwheel Star)
WR 104 is a young star system consisting of three exceptionally hot stars, a Wolf-Rayet star and two luminous blue main sequence stars. The system… Read More »WR 104 (Pinwheel Star)
Chertan (Theta Leonis)
Chertan, Theta Leonis (θ Leo) is a white main sequence star located approximately 165 light years away in the constellation Leo. With an apparent magnitude… Read More »Chertan (Theta Leonis)
Alula Australis (Xi Ursae Majoris)
Alula Australis, Xi Ursae Majoris (ξ UMa), is a multiple star system located 28.5 light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear). With… Read More »Alula Australis (Xi Ursae Majoris)
Phecda (Gamma Ursae Majoris)
Phecda, Gamma Ursae Majoris (γ UMa), is the primary component in an astrometric binary system located 83.2 light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. With… Read More »Phecda (Gamma Ursae Majoris)
Regulus (Alpha Leonis)
Regulus, Alpha Leonis (α Leo), is the primary component in a multiple-star system located 79.3 light-years away in the constellation Leo. With a combined apparent… Read More »Regulus (Alpha Leonis)