Polis (Mu Sagittarii)
Polis, Mu Sagittarii (μ Sgr), is a multiple star system located approximately 5,100 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius. With a combined apparent magnitude of… Read More »Polis (Mu Sagittarii)
Supernova Candidates
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)
Tau Scorpii (Paikauhale)
Paikauhale, Tau Scorpii (τ Sco), is a massive blue main sequence star located approximately 470 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. With an apparent magnitude… Read More »Tau Scorpii (Paikauhale)
Betelgeuse
Betelgeuse, Alpha Orionis (α Ori), is a red supergiant star located in the constellation Orion, the Hunter. It has an estimated radius 640 to 764… Read More »Betelgeuse
Epsilon Centauri
Epsilon Centauri (ε Cen) is a hot blue giant star located 430 light years away in the southern constellation of Centaurus. With an apparent magnitude… Read More »Epsilon Centauri
Eta Centauri
Eta Centauri is a hot blue main sequence star located approximately 306 light years away in the southern constellation Centaurus. With an apparent magnitude of… Read More »Eta Centauri
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