Category
page 1Spectroscopic binaries

Capella
Capella is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Auriga. It has the Bayer designation α Aurigae, which is Latinised to Alpha Aurigae and abbreviated Alpha Aur or α Aur. Capella is the sixth-brightest star in the night sky, and the third-brightest in the northern celestial hemisphere after Arcturus and Vega. A prominent object in the northern sky, it is circumpolar to observers north of 44°N. Its name meaning "little goat" in Latin, Capella depicted the goat Amalthea that suckled Zeus in classical mythology. Capella is relatively close, at . It is one of the brightest X-ray source
Beta Centauri
star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus

Zeta Ursae Majoris
Mizar is a second-magnitude star in the handle of the Big Dipper asterism in the constellation of Ursa Major. It has the Bayer designation ζ Ursae Majoris (Latinised as Zeta Ursae Majoris). It forms a well-known naked eye double star with the fainter star Alcor (a binary system consisting of Alcor A and Alcor B), and is itself a quadruple star system. The Mizar and Alcor system lies about 83 light-years away from the Sun, as measured by the Hipparcos astrometry satellite, and is part of the Ursa Major Moving Group.

Alpha Andromedae
Alpheratz is a prominent star system in the constellation of Andromeda. Pronounced , it has the Bayer designation Alpha Andromedae, Latinised from α Andromedae, and abbreviated Alpha And or α And, respectively. Alpheratz is the brightest star in the constellation when Mirach (βAndromedae) undergoes its periodical dimming. Immediately northeast of the constellation of Pegasus, it is the upper left star of the Great Square of Pegasus. It is located at a distance of 97 light-years from Earth.
Mintaka
Mintaka , designation Delta Orionis (δ Orionis, abbreviated Delta Ori, δ Ori) and 34 Orionis (34 Ori), is a quintuple star system some 1,200 light-years from the Sun in the constellation of Orion. Together with Alnitak (Zeta Orionis) and Alnilam (Epsilon Orionis), the three stars form Orion's Belt, known by many names among ancient cultures. The star is located very close to the celestial equator. When Orion is near the meridian, Mintaka is the rightmost of the Belt's stars when viewed from the Northern Hemisphere facing south.
Mimosa
star in the constellation Crux
Gamma Andromedae
multiple star system in the constellation Andromeda
Iota Orionis
star in the constellation Orion
Q841138
planetary nebula in the constellation Monoceros

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.
Delta Capricorni
binary star in the constellation Capricornus

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 .
Gamma Velorum
star system in the constellation Vela
V838 Monocerotis
red supergiant
Gamma Cassiopeiae
star in the constellation Cassiopeia
Gamma Geminorum
star in the constellation Gemini
Beta Cephei
star in the constellation Cepheus
Beta Arietis
binary star system in the constellation Aries
EZ Aquarii
star in the constellation Aquarius
Peacock
star in the southern constellation Pavo
Beta Canis Minoris
variable star in the constellation of Canis Minor
Alpha Phoenicis
star in the constellation Phoenix
HD 148937
emission nebula in the constellation Norma
Taygeta
Taygeta is a double star in the constellation of Taurus and a member of the Pleiades open star cluster (M45).
Alpha Equulei
star in the constellation Equuleus
Beta Aquilae
star in the constellation Aquila
Beta Lyrae
multiple star system in the constellation of Lyra
Eta Boötis
star in the constellation Boötes
Gamma Aquarii
star in the constellation Aquarius
Zeta Centauri
star in the constellation Centaurus
Kappa Scorpii
star in the constellation Scorpius
IK Pegasi
variable star in the constellation Pegasus
WR 104
star system
Theta Carinae
star in the constellation Carina
Kappa Velorum
binary star system in the southern constellation of Vela
Lang-Exster
brightest star in the constellation Tucana
Alchiba
star in the constellation Corvus
Lambda Andromedae
star in the constellation Andromeda
Zeta Tauri
star
Omicron Persei
triple star system in the constellation Perseus
Q66491347
star in the constellation Carina
Zeta Canis Majoris
star in the constellation Canis Major
Xi Ursae Majoris
star in the constellation Ursa Major
Delta Andromedae
multiple star system in the northern constellation of Andromeda
Pi Andromedae
binary star system in the constellation Andromeda
Delta Aurigae
star in the constellation Auriga
Zeta Andromedae
star
Q1570903
star
Kappa Centauri
star in the constellation Centaurus
Xi Cephei
star in the constellation Cepheus
Bharani
binary star in the constellation Aries
Iota Ursae Majoris
star system in the constellation Ursa Major
Pismis 24-1
star
Omicron Andromedae
star in the constellation Andromeda
Alpha Microscopii
star in the constellation Microscopium
Mu Ursae Majoris
star in the constellation Ursa Major
Xi Aquarii
star in the constellation Aquarius
Nu Andromedae
binary star system in the constellation Andromeda
Zeta Ceti
star in the constellation Cetus
Q1388027
binary star system in the constellation Triangulum