Pi Scorpii (Fang)
Fang, Pi Scorpii (π Sco), is a massive blue star in a triple star system located approximately 590 light years away in the constellation Scorpius.… Read More »Pi Scorpii (Fang)
Multiple Star Systems
Kuma (Nu Draconis)
Kuma, Nu Draconis (ν Dra), is a multiple star system located approximately 98.7 light-years away in the northern constellation Draco. It has an apparent magnitude… Read More »Kuma (Nu Draconis)
Alnitak (Zeta Orionis)
Alnitak, Zeta Orionis (ζ Ori), is the primary component in a triple star system with a combined apparent magnitude of 1.77. The blue supergiant star… Read More »Alnitak (Zeta Orionis)
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)
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)
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)
Sirius
Sirius, Alpha Canis Majoris (α CMa), is the brightest star in the night sky and one of the nearest star systems to Earth. The blue-white… Read More »Sirius