Antares

Antares, Alpha Scorpii (α Sco) is a red supergiant star located in the constellation Scorpius. With an average apparent magnitude of 0.96, it is the brightest star in Scorpius and usually the 15th brightest star […]

Aldebaran, Alpha Tauri (α Tau), is an orange giant star in the constellation Taurus. It marks the eye of the celestial Bull. With an apparent magnitude that varies from 0.75 to 0.95, it is the […]

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 […]

Ginan, Epsilon Crucis (ε Cru), is an orange giant star located in the constellation Crux. It is sometimes considered to be the fifth star of the Southern Cross, a bright southern asterism formed by the […]

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, […]

Gacrux, Gamma Crucis (γ Cru), is a red giant star located in the southern constellation Crux. With an apparent magnitude of 1.63, it is the third brightest star in Crux and the 25th brightest star […]

Mimosa, Beta Crucis (β Cru), is a multiple star system located in the constellation Crux. With an apparent magnitude of 1.25, it is the second brightest star in Crux and the 20th brightest star in […]

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, 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 […]

Achernar, Alpha Eridani (α Eri), is a class B hydrogen-fusing dwarf located in the constellation Eridanus. Its estimated luminosity is 3,150 times that of the Sun. The star lies at a distance of 139 light […]