Achernar, Alpha Eridani (α Eri), is a hot blue main sequence star located approximately 139 light-years away in the constellation Eridanus (the River). With an… Read More »Achernar (Alpha Eridani): The Flattest Bright Star in the Sky
Zaurak, Gamma Eridani (γ Eri), is a red giant star located 192 light years away in the constellation Eridanus. With an apparent magnitude that varies… Read More »Zaurak (Gamma Eridani)
Alpha Centauri (α Cen) is a triple star system located in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is the nearest star system to the Sun… Read More »Alpha Centauri
Rigil Kentaurus, Alpha Centauri A (α Cen A), is a Sun-like yellow main sequence star located at a distance of 4.344 light years from Earth… Read More »Rigil Kentaurus (Alpha Centauri A)
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
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… Read More »Fomalhaut
WASP-96 is a yellow dwarf located about 1,160 light-years away in the constellation Phoenix. Shining at magnitude 12.2, it is invisible to the unaided eye.… Read More »WASP-96