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Star Name: Sun
Star Name: Alnitak
Constellation: None
Constellation: Orion, the Hunter
Distance from Earth: 8.5 light-minutes
Distance from Earth: 817 light-years
Color: yellow
Color: blue
Temperature: 6,000 K
Temperature: 31,000 K
Apparent Magnitude: –26.5
Apparent Magnitude: 1.7
Star Name: Na’ir al Saif
Star Name: Mintaka
Constellation: Orion, the Hunter
Constellation: Orion, the Hunter
Distance from Earth: 1,325 light-years
Distance from Earth: 916 light-years
Color: blue
Color: blue
Temperature: 31,500 K
Temperature: 25,000 K
Apparent Magnitude: 2.8
Apparent Magnitude: 2.3
Star Name: Alnilam
Star Name: Bellatrix
Constellation: Orion, the Hunter
Constellation: Orion, the Hunter
Distance from Earth: 1,340 light-years
Distance from Earth: 243 light-years
Color: blue-white
Color: blue-white
Temperature: 25,000 K
Temperature: 21,500 K
Apparent Magnitude: 1.7
Apparent Magnitude: 1.6
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Star Name: Rigel
Star Name: Betelgeuse
Constellation: Orion, the Hunter
Constellation: Orion, the Hunter
Distance from Earth: 773 light-years
Distance from Earth: 427 light-years
Color: blue-white
Color: red
Temperature: 11,000 K
Temperature: 3,100 K
Apparent Magnitude: 0.2
Apparent Magnitude: 0.5
Star Name: Saiph
Star Name: Procyon
Constellation: Orion, the Hunter
Constellation: Canis Minor, Small Dog
Distance from Earth: 2,105 light-years
Distance from Earth: 11 light-years
Color: blue-white
Color: yellow-white
Temperature: 26,000 K
Temperature: 6,600 K
Apparent Magnitude: 2.1
Apparent Magnitude: 0.4
Star Name: Gomeisa
Star Name: Aludra
Constellation: Canis Minor, Small Dog
Constellation: Canis Major, Great Dog
Distance from Earth: 170 light-years
Distance from Earth: 3,200 light-years
Color: blue-white
Color: blue-white
Temperature: 11,500 K
Temperature: 13,500 K
Apparent Magnitude: 2.9
Apparent Magnitude: 2.5
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Date
Star Name: Adhara
Star Name: Sirius
Constellation: Canis Major, Great Dog
Constellation: Canis Major, Great Dog
Distance from Earth: 431 light-years
Distance from Earth: 8.6 light-years
Color: blue-white
Color: white
Temperature: 20,000 K
Temperature: 9,800 K
Apparent Magnitude: 1.5
Apparent Magnitude: –1.4
Star Name: Mirzam
Star Name: Wezen
Constellation: Canis Major, Great Dog
Constellation: Canis Major, Great Dog
Distance from Earth: 500 light-years
Distance from Earth: 1,790 light-years
Color: blue-white
Color: yellow-white
Temperature: 22,000 K
Temperature: 6,200 K
Apparent Magnitude: 2.0
Apparent Magnitude: 1.8
Star Name: Alhena
Star Name: Castor
Constellation: Gemini, the Twins
Constellation: Gemini, the Twins
Distance from Earth: 105 light-years
Distance from Earth: 52 light-years
Color: white
Color: white
Temperature: 9,200 K
Temperature: 9,800 K
Apparent Magnitude: 1.9
Apparent Magnitude: 1.6
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Star Name: Pollux
Star Name: Mirfak
Constellation: Gemini, the Twins
Constellation: Perseus
Distance from Earth: 34 light-years
Distance from Earth: 592 light-years
Color: orange
Color: yellow-white
Temperature: 4,500 K
Temperature: 7,000 K
Apparent Magnitude: 1.2
Apparent Magnitude: 1.8
Star Name: Zeta Perseus
Star Name: Algol
Constellation: Perseus
Constellation: Perseus
Distance from Earth: 980 light-years
Distance from Earth: 3,230 light-years
Color: blue-white
Color: blue-white
Temperature: 23,000 K
Temperature: 12,500 K
Apparent Magnitude: 2.8
Apparent Magnitude: Varies: 2.1 to 3.3
Star Name: Miram
Star Name: Capella
Constellation: Perseus
Constellation: Auriga, the Charioteer
Distance from Earth: 1,330 light-years
Distance from Earth: 42 light-years
Color: orange
Color: yellow
Temperature: 6,500 K
Temperature: 5,000 K
Apparent Magnitude: 3.8
Apparent Magnitude: 0.1
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Date
Star Name: Menkalinan
Star Name: Almaaz
Constellation: Auriga, the Charioteer
Constellation: Auriga, the Charioteer
Distance from Earth: 82 light-years
Distance from Earth: 2,040 light-years
Color: white
Color: yellow-white
Temperature: 9,200 K
Temperature: 7,800 K
Apparent Magnitude: 1.9
Apparent Magnitude: 3.0
Star Name: Sadatoni
Star Name: Aldebaran
Constellation: Auriga, the Charioteer
Constellation: Taurus, the Bull
Distance from Earth: 787 light-years
Distance from Earth: 65 light-years
Color: orange
Color: orange
Temperature: 3,950 K
Temperature: 4,000 K
Apparent Magnitude: 3.7
Apparent Magnitude: 0.9
Star Name: Alcyone
Star Name: Alnath
Constellation: Taurus, the Bull
Constellation: Taurus, the Bull
Distance from Earth: 368 light-years
Distance from Earth: 131 light-years
Color: blue-white
Color: blue-white
Temperature: 13,000 K
Temperature: 13,600 K
Apparent Magnitude: 2.9
Apparent Magnitude: 1.7
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