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61 Cygni
binary star in the Cygnus constellation
Acrux
Acrux is a multiple star system the brightest star in the southern constellation of Crux. It has the Bayer designation α Crucis, which is Latinised to Alpha Crucis and abbreviated Alpha Cru or α Cru. With a combined visual magnitude of +0.76, it is the 13th-brightest star in the night sky. It is the most southerly star of the asterism known as the Southern Cross and is the southernmost first-magnitude star, 2.3 degrees more southerly than Alpha Centauri. This system is located at a distance of from the Sun.
Beta Aurigae
binary star system in the northern constellation of Auriga
Zeta Puppis
star in the constellation of Puppis
Shaula
star system in the constellation Scorpius
Alpha Ophiuchi
star in the constellation Ophiuchus
Gamma Ursae Majoris
thumb|right|Phecda is the lower-left star forming the bowl of the Big Dipper
Delta Canis Majoris
star
Sigma Octantis
star in the constellation Octans
Epsilon Indi
star system in the constellation of Indus
Thuban
Thuban (), with Bayer designation Alpha Draconis or α Draconis, is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Draco. A relatively inconspicuous star in the night sky of the Northern Hemisphere, it is historically significant as having been the north pole star from the 4th to 2nd millennium .
Atlas
triple star system
Gamma Velorum
star system in the constellation Vela
Upsilon Andromedae
star in the constellation Andromeda
Theta Scorpii
star in the southern zodiac constellation of Scorpius
Alpha Herculis
multiple star system in the constellation Hercules
Alpha Pegasi
star in the constellation Pegasus
Gamma Cassiopeiae
star in the constellation Cassiopeia
Eta Canis Majoris
star in the constellation Canis Major
Q584300
star in the constellation Pegasus
Beta Pictoris
star in the constellation Pictor
Gamma Cephei
star in the constellation of Cephei
Alpha Serpentis
star
50 Cassiopeiae
star in the constellation Cassiopeia
R Doradus
variable star in the constellation Dorado
Delta Ursae Majoris
Megrez , also called Delta Ursae Majoris (δ Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Delta UMa, δ UMa), is a star in the northern constellation of Ursa Major. With an apparent magnitude of +3.3, it is the dimmest of the seven stars in the Big Dipper asterism. Parallax measurements yield a distance estimate of from the Sun.
Beta Cassiopeiae
star in the constellation Cassiopeia
HD 134064
star in the constellation Boötes
Gamma Leonis
star in the constellation Leo
Beta Arietis
binary star system in the constellation Aries
HD 10180
star in the constellation Hydrus
Q14061
Pherkad , also known as Gamma Ursae Minoris or γ Ursae Minoris, abbreviated Gamma UMi, γ UMi, is a star in the northern constellation of Ursa Minor. Together with Beta Ursae Minoris (Kochab), it forms the end of the dipper pan of the "Little Dipper", which is an asterism forming the tail of the bear. Based upon parallax measurements obtained during the Hipparcos mission, it is approximately from the Sun.
Beta Cancri
star in the constellation Cancer
Beta Aquarii
star in the constellation Aquarius
Maia
star in the Taurus constellation
Epsilon Cygni
star in the constellation Cygnus
Alpha Cancri
star system in the constellation Cancer
Omicron2 Eridani
triple star system in the constellation Eridanus
Beta Comae Berenices
star in the constellation Coma Berenices
Alpha Librae
star in the constellation Libra
T Tauri
variable star in constellation Taurus
Alpha Lupi
star in the southern constellation of Lupus
Q649990
star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
Theta Aurigae
binary star in the constellation Auriga
Gamma Centauri
star in the southern constellation of Centaurus
Alpha Fornacis
star in constellation Fornax
Alpha Trianguli Australis
star in the southern circumpolar constellation Triangulum Australe
Alpha Columbae
star in the constellation Columba
Beta Carinae
star in the constellation Carina
Gliese 229
binary system in the constellation Lepus
Blaze Star
recurring nova in the constellation Corona Borealis
Celaeno
star in the Taurus constellation
Alpha Phoenicis
star in the constellation Phoenix
Beta Herculis
star in the northern constellation of Hercules
47 Ursae Majoris
star in the constellation Ursa Major
Pleione
binary star in the Pleiades star cluster
Beta Canis Minoris
variable star in the constellation of Canis Minor
Delta Arietis
star in the constellation Aries
Alpha Equulei
star in the constellation Equuleus
Beta Virginis
star in the equatorial constellation of Virgo