Capella
Capella, Alpha Aurigae (α Aur), is a quadruple star system located in the constellation Auriga, the Charioteer. It is the brightest star in Auriga and the sixth brightest star in the sky. With a combined […]
Achernar
Pleione
Pleione, 28 Tauri (28 Tau), is a binary star system located in the constellation Taurus. It is one of the brightest members of the Pleiades cluster (M45), one of the brightest and most prominent open […]
Electra
Electra, 17 Tauri (17 Tau), is a giant star of the spectral type B6, located in the constellation Taurus. With an apparent magnitude of 3.70, it is the third brightest member of the Pleiades cluster, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Fomalhaut
Fomalhaut, Alpha Piscis Austrini (α PsA), is a white main sequence star located in the constellation Piscis Austrinus, the Southern Fish. With an apparent magnitude of 1.16, it is the brightest star in Piscis Austrinus […]
Rigel
Rigel, Beta Orionis (β Ori), is a blue-white supergiant star located in the constellation Orion, the Hunter. With an apparent magnitude of 0.13, it is the brightest star in Orion and the seventh brightest star […]
Procyon
Procyon, Alpha Canis Minoris (α CMi), is a binary star system with an apparent magnitude of 0.34, located at a distance of only 11.46 light years from Earth in the constellation Canis Minor. Like its […]
Betelgeuse
Betelgeuse, Alpha Orionis (α Ori), is a red supergiant star of the spectral type M1-2 located in the constellation Orion, the Hunter. It has an estimated radius about 887 to 955 times that of the […]