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Name: common name
Star: Bayer designation
Mag: apparent magnitude
Abs: absolute magnitude
Lum: luminosity (Sun = 1)
Spec: spectral type
Dist: distance in light years
Parsec: distance in parsecs
R.A.: right ascension
Dec.: declination
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Name
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Star
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Mag
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Abs
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Lum
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Spec
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Dist
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Parsec
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R.A.
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Dec.
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0
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The Sun
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-26.8
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+4.8
|
1
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G2
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(1 AU)
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|
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1
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Sirius
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α CMa
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-1.46
|
+1.4
|
23
|
A0
|
8.6 ly
|
2.6 pc
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6.7
|
-16o
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|
2
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Canopus
|
α Car
|
-0.72
|
-3.1
|
1400
|
F0
|
120 ly
|
37 pc
|
6.4
|
-53o
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|
3
|
Toliman
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α Cen
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-0.27
|
+4.5
|
1.3
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G0
|
4.3 ly
|
1.3 pc
|
14.6
|
-61o
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|
4
|
Arcturus
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α Boo
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-0.04
|
-0.3
|
91
|
K0
|
36 ly
|
11.0 pc
|
14.2
|
+19o
|
|
5
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Vega
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α Lyr
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+0.03
|
+0.5
|
52
|
A0
|
26 ly
|
8.0 pc
|
18.6
|
+39o
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|
6
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Capella
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α Aur
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+0.08
|
+0.1
|
76
|
G0
|
32 ly
|
9.8 pc
|
5.2
|
+46o
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|
7
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Rigel
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β Ori
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+0.12
|
-6.4
|
30200
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B8
|
680 ly
|
210 pc
|
5.2
|
-8o
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|
8
|
Procyon
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α CMi
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+0.38
|
+2.7
|
6.9
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F5
|
11.4 ly
|
3.5 pc
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7.6
|
+5o
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|
9
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Achernar
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α Eri
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+0.46
|
-2.6
|
910
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B5
|
140 ly
|
43 pc
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1.6
|
-57o
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|
10
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Betelgeuse
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α Ori
|
+0.57 var
|
-5.1
|
9400
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M0
|
427 ly
|
130 pc
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5.9
|
+7o
|
|
11
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Hadar
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β Cen
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+0.61
|
-3.1
|
1450
|
B1
|
180 ly
|
55 pc
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14.0
|
-60o
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|
12
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Acrux
|
α Cru
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+0.75
|
-4.2
|
3960
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B1
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321 ly
|
98 pc
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12.4
|
-63o
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|
13
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Altair
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α Aql
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+0.93
|
+2.2
|
10.9
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A5
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16.8 ly
|
5.1 pc
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19.8
|
+9o
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|
14
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Aldebaran
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α Tau
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+0.99
|
-0.63
|
149
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K5
|
65 ly
|
20 pc
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04.6
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+17o
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|
15
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Spica
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α Vir
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+1.06
|
-3.55
|
2180
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B2
|
262 ly
|
80 pc
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13.4
|
-11o
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|
16
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Antares
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α Sco
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+1.06
|
-5.28
|
10700
|
M0
|
600 ly
|
185 pc
|
16.5
|
-26o
|
|
17
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Pollux
|
β Gem
|
+1.22
|
+1.09
|
30.5
|
K0
|
33.7 ly
|
10.3 pc
|
07.8
|
+28o
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|
18
|
Fomalhaut
|
α PsA
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+1.23
|
+1.74
|
16.7
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A3
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25.1 ly
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7.7 pc
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23.0
|
-30o
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|
19
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Mimosa
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β Cru
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+1.31
|
-3.92
|
3070
|
B1
|
353 ly
|
108 pc
|
12.8
|
-60o
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|
20
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Deneb
|
α Cyg
|
+1.33
|
-8.7
|
250000
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A2
|
3200 ly
|
990 pc
|
20.7
|
+45o
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Name
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Star
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Mag
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Abs
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Lum
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Spec
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Dist
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Parsec
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R.A.
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Dec.
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Planets and Sun
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Sun to Arcturus
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Betelgeuse and Antares
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