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Proxima Centauri
star in Centaurus constellation
Deneb
Deneb () is a blue supergiant star in the constellation of Cygnus. It is the brightest star in the constellation and the 19th brightest in the night sky, with an apparent magnitude slightly varying between +1.21 and +1.29. Deneb is one of the vertices of the asterism known as the Summer Triangle and the "head" of the Northern Cross. Its Bayer designation is α Cygni, which is Latinised to Alpha Cygni, abbreviated to Alpha Cyg or α Cyg.
VY Canis Majoris
red hypergiant in the constellation Canis Major
Castor
star in the constellation Gemini
Mira
Mira, pronounced , is a binary star in the constellation Cetus. It has the Bayer designation Omicron Ceti, which is Latinized from ο Ceti, and abbreviated Omicron Cet or ο Cet. The system consists of a variable red giant (Mira A) along with a white dwarf companion (Mira B). Mira A is a pulsating variable star and was the first non-supernova variable star discovered, with the possible exception of Algol. It is the prototype of the Mira variables. The system lies at a distance of .
UY Scuti
red supergiant star in the constellation Scutum
VV Cephei
binary star in the constellation Cepheus
Mu Cephei
star in the constellation Cepheus
WOH G64
red hypergiant star in the constellation Dorado, possibly the largest well-defined star known by radius
Ross 128
small star in the equatorial zodiac constellation of Virgo
Zeta Puppis
star in the constellation of Puppis
Meissa
Meissa , designated Lambda Orionis (λ Orionis, abbreviated Lambda Ori, λ Ori) is a star in the constellation of Orion. It is a multiple star approximately away with a combined apparent magnitude of 3.33. The main components are an O9 giant star and a B-class main sequence star, separated by about 4″. Despite Meissa being more luminous and only slightly further away than Rigel, it appears 3 magnitudes dimmer at visual wavelengths, with much of its radiation emitted in the ultraviolet due to its high temperature.
Beta Pegasi
star in the constellation Pegasus
R Doradus
variable star in the constellation Dorado
Gamma Cephei
star in the constellation of Cephei
Omicron2 Eridani
triple star system in the constellation Eridanus
T Tauri
variable star in constellation Taurus
Gliese 229
binary system in the constellation Lepus
S Doradus
variable star in the Large Magellanic Cloud
YZ Ceti
star in the constellation Cetus
Sigma Orionis
five-star system in the constellation Orion
Gliese 445
star in the constellation Camelopardalis
Xi Ursae Majoris
star in the constellation Ursa Major
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star in the constellation Carina
Chi Cygni
star in the constellation Cygnus
R Leporis
variable star in the constellation Lepus
Phi Andromedae
binary star system near the border of the northern constellation of Andromeda
S Orionis
variable star in the constellation Orion
VX Sagittarii
red supergiant
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star in the constellation Dorado
VFTS 352
contact binary star system
Alpha Camelopardalis
star in the constellation Camelopardalis
Xi Persei
star in the constellation Perseus
Pismis 24-1
star
T Cephei
variable star in the constellation Cepheus
Zeta1 Scorpii
star
R Leonis
variable star in the constellation Leo
VFTS 102
star in the constellation Dorado
R Aquarii
variable star in the constellation Aquarius
U Geminorum
variable star in the constellation Gemini
CW Leonis
star in the constellation Leo
R Cassiopeiae
variable star in the constellation Cassiopeia
L2 Puppis
giant star in the constellation of Puppis and is located between the bright stars Canopus and Sirius
Pi Aquarii
star in the constellation Aquarius
S Persei
variable star in the constellation Perseus
R Andromedae
variable star in the constellation Andromeda
R Hydrae
variable star in the constellation Hydra
BY Draconis
Star in the constellation Draco
Lambda Cephei
star in the constellation Cepheus
V Sagittae
variable star in the constellation Sagitta
51 Ophiuchi
star in the constellation
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star in the constellation Carina
Delta Circini
star in the constellation Circinus
Omicron Aquarii
star in the constellation Aquarius
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star
S Monocerotis
variable star in the constellation Monoceros
R Aquilae
variable star in the constellation Aquila
17 Leporis
star in the constellation Lepus
HV 2112
star in the constellation Tucana
R Centauri
variable star in the constellation Centaurus