Sirius, Alpha Canis Majoris (α CMa), is the brightest star in the night sky and one of the nearest star systems to Earth. The blue-white… Read More »Sirius: The Blazing Dog Star and Its Earth-Sized White Dwarf
Phact, Alpha Columbae (α Col), is a hot blue B-type star located approximately 261 light-years away in the constellation Columba (the Dove). With an apparent… Read More »Phact (Alpha Columbae)
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: The Little Dog Star with a Hidden Companion
Zubenelgenubi, Alpha2 Librae (α2 Lib), is a spectroscopic binary star located in the constellation Libra. It is the brighter component of the Alpha Librae system,… Read More »Zubenelgenubi
Zubeneschamali, Beta Librae (β Lib), is a blue-white main sequence star located in the constellation Libra. With an apparent magnitude of 2.61, it is the… Read More »Zubeneschamali
Unukalhai, Alpha Serpentis (α Ser), is an orange giant star located in the constellation Serpens. With an apparent magnitude of 2.623, it is the constellation’s… Read More »Unukalhai