Celaeno
Celaeno, 16 Tauri (16 Tau), is a blue-white star located in the constellation Taurus. It is one of the nine brightest stars in the Pleiades cluster, one of the brightest and nearest open clusters to […]
Subgiant 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, […]
Alnair
Alnair, Alpha Gruis (α Gru), is a blue-white main sequence star located in the constellation Grus. With an apparent magnitude of 1.74, it is the brightest star in Grus and the 30th brightest star in […]
Regulus
Regulus, Alpha Leonis (α Leo), is a multiple star system located in the constellation Leo. It lies at a distance of 79.3 light years from Earth. With a combined apparent magnitude of 1.36, it is […]
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 […]
Imai
Imai, Delta Crucis (δ Cru) is a blue-white subgiant star located in the constellation Crux. With an apparent magnitude of 2.79, it is the fourth brightest star in the constellation. Together with the brighter Acrux, […]
Acrux
Acrux, Alpha Crucis (α Cru), is a multiple star system located in the constellation Crux. It is the brightest of the stars that form the Southern Cross, one of the best known asterisms in the […]
Merak
Merak, Beta Ursae Majoris (β UMa) is a blue-white subgiant star in the constellation Ursa Major. It is one of the four bright stars that form the bowl of the Big Dipper. With an apparent […]
Alioth
Alioth, Epsilon Ursae Majoris (ε UMa), is the brightest of the seven stars of the Big Dipper and the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Major. It has an apparent magnitude of 1.77 and lies […]
Shaula
Shaula, Lambda Scorpii (λ Sco), is a triple star system located at a distance of about 570 light years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Scorpius. With an apparent magnitude of 1.62, it […]