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Spica

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spica star,alpha virginis,brightest star in virgo

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

Canopus

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canopus star,alpha carinae

Canopus, Alpha Carinae (α Car), is a white bright giant star located in the southern constellation Carina. With an apparent magnitude of -0.74, it is… Read More »Canopus

Sirius

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sirius,sirius star,alpha canis majoris,brightest star in the sky

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