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Spica
Spica is the brightest object in the constellation of Virgo and one of the 20 brightest stars in the night sky. It has the Bayer designation α Virginis, which is Latinised to Alpha Virginis and abbreviated Alpha Vir or α Vir. Analysis of its parallax shows that it is located 250 light-years from the Sun. It is a spectroscopic binary star and rotating ellipsoidal variable; a system whose two stars are so close together they are egg-shaped rather than spherical, and can only be separated by their spectra. The primary is a blue giant and a variable star of the Beta Cephei type.
Bellatrix
Bellatrix is the third-brightest star in the constellation of Orion, positioned 5° west of the red supergiant Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis). It has the Bayer designation γ Orionis, which is Latinized to Gamma Orionis. With a slightly variable magnitude of around 1.6, it is typically the 25th-brightest star in the night sky. It is the closest major star in Orion at only 244.6 light-years from the Solar System.
Beta Centauri
star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
Alnitak
Alnitak is a triple star system in the constellation of Orion. It has the designations ζ Orionis, which is Latinised to Zeta Orionis and abbreviated Zeta Ori or ζ Ori, and 50 Orionis, abbreviated 50 Ori. The system is located at a distance of several hundred parsecs from the Sun and is one of the three main stars of Orion's Belt along with Alnilam and Mintaka.
blue giant
stars of early spectral type
Mimosa
star in the constellation Crux
Beta Tauri
star in the constellation Taurus
Alcyone
star system in the constellation Taurus
Iota Orionis
star in the constellation Orion
Gamma Velorum
star system in the constellation Vela
3 Monocerotis
star in Monoceros constellation
Beta Canis Majoris
star in the constellation Canis Major
Gamma Corvi
star in the southern constellation of Corvus
Maia
star in the Taurus constellation
Epsilon Centauri
star in the constellation Centaurus
Electra
star in the constellation of Taurus
Alpha Lupi
star in the southern constellation of Lupus
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binary star system in the southern constellation Telescopium
Alpha Sculptoris
star in the southern constellation of Sculptor
Kappa Scorpii
star in the constellation Scorpius
Gamma Lyrae
star in the constellation Lyra
Zeta Tauri
star
Delta Cygni
third-magnitude star in the constellation Cygnus
Omicron Persei
triple star system in the constellation Perseus
Alpha Pyxidis
star in the constellation Pyxis
Sigma Scorpii
variable star in the constellation Scorpius
Tau Andromedae
star in the constellation Andromeda
Gamma Gruis
star in the constellation Grus
Beta Lupi
star in the southern constellation of Lupus
Omicron Andromedae
star in the constellation Andromeda
Zeta Draconis
star
Epsilon Persei
star in the constellation Perseus
Delta Persei
star in the constellation Perseus
Beta Hydrae
star
Lambda Centauri
star in the constellation Centaurus
Epsilon Delphini
star in the constellation Delphinus
Mu Sagittarii
star
Iota Aquilae
star in the constellation Aquila
Phi Sagittarii
star
Pi4 Orionis
spectroscopic binary star system in the constellation Orion
Theta Aquilae
binary star in the constellation Aquila
Beta Sculptoris
star in the southern constellation Sculptor
Pi Aquarii
star in the constellation Aquarius
Omega Carinae
star in the constellation Carina
3 Centauri
star system in the constellation Centaurus
Kappa Aquilae
star in the constellation Aquila
Tau Orionis
star in the constellation Orion
Nu Puppis
star in the constellation Puppis
38 Aquarii
star in the constellation Aquarius
Pi Boötis
star in the constellation Boötes
Pi5 Orionis
spectroscopic binary star system in the constellation Orion
Omega Cassiopeiae
binary star system in the constellation Cassiopeia
Kappa Cancri
star
51 Ophiuchi
star in the constellation
12 Canis Majoris
star in the constellation Canis Major
Kappa Draconis
star in the constellation Draco
Rho Aquarii
star in the constellation Aquarius
Mu Ophiuchi
star in the constellation Ophiuchus
Nu Fornacis
star in the constellation Fornax
5 Aquarii
star in the constellation Aquarius