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Arcturus

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arcturus star,alpha bootis

Arcturus, Alpha Boötis (α Boo), is a red giant star located 36.7 light-years away in the northern constellation Boötes. With an apparent magnitude of -0.05,… Read More »Arcturus

Fomalhaut

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fomalhaut,fomalhaut star,alpha piscis austrini

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

Procyon

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procyon star,alpha ursae minoris

Procyon, Alpha Canis Minoris (α CMi), is the primary component in a binary star system located only 11.46 light-years from Earth in the constellation Canis… Read More »Procyon

Albireo

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albireo star,albireo double star,beta cygni

Albireo, Beta Cygni (β Cyg) is the primary component in a multiple star system located in the constellation Cygnus. It appears as an optical double… Read More »Albireo

Markeb

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Markeb star,Kappa Velorum

Markeb, Kappa Velorum (κ Vel), is a spectroscopic binary star located 570 light years away in the southern constellation Vela. With an apparent magnitude of… Read More »Markeb

Regor

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regor star,gamma velorum

Gamma Velorum (γ Vel), informally known as Regor, is a multiple star system located in the southern constellation Vela. With a combined apparent magnitude of… Read More »Regor