swap_horiz Sirius Alternatives

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Vega

Vega is a main sequence A-type star located in the constellation Lyra approximately 25 light-years from Earth. It’s nota...

Lyra Debris Disk Main Sequence A Type

9.2 Excellent

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Rigel

Rigel is a brilliant blue supergiant star located within the constellation Orion. It’s notable for its extreme luminosit...

Blue Navigation Orion Supergiant

9.2 Excellent

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Canopus

Canopus is a massive, white-yellow supergiant star located in the Carina constellation. It’s notable for being the secon...

Navigation Supergiant F Type Second Brightest

9.1 Excellent

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Altair

Altair is a brilliant A-type main-sequence star located within the constellation Aquila. Situated just 17 light-years fr...

Aquila Nearby Main Sequence A Type

9.1 Excellent

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Aldebaran

Aldebaran is a red giant star located in the constellation Taurus approximately 65 light-years from Earth. As the bright...

Navigation Red Giant Taurus

9.1 Excellent

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Sirius B

Sirius B is a dense white dwarf star orbiting within the Sirius system of Canis Major. It represents the remnant core of...

Compact Binary White Dwarf Canis Majoris

9.1 Excellent

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Spica

Spica, designated Alpha Virginis, is the brightest star in the constellation of Virgo and a prominent binary star system...

Navigation Binary Virgo B Type

8.9 Great

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Fomalhaut

Fomalhaut is a bright, A-type main-sequence star located about 25 light-years away in the constellation Piscis Austrinus...

Navigation Debris Disk Main Sequence A Type

8.8 Great

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Thuban

Thuban, designated Alpha Draconis, is a star in the constellation Draco that served as Earth's north pole star during mu...

Binary Giant Draco A Type

8.3 Great

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Adhara

Adhara is a binary star system located approximately 430 light-years away in the constellation Canis Major. The primary...

Binary Giant B Type Canis Majoris

8.2 Great

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Alcor

Alcor is a white main sequence star of spectral type A5V located approximately 81 light-years from Earth in the constell...

Binary Ursa Major A Type Dipper

8.1 Great

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Rasalhague

Rasalhague, designated Alpha Ophiuchi, is the brightest star in the constellation Ophiuchus with an apparent magnitude o...

Bright Binary Giant Ophiuchus

7.8 Good

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Alhena

Alhena, designated Gamma Geminorum, is a white giant star located approximately 109 light-years from Earth in the zodiac...

Bright Binary Giant Gemini

7.6 Good

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Alphecca

Alphecca, formally Alpha Coronae Borealis, is the brightest star in Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown, and lies about...

Bright Binary A Type Eclipsing

7.5 Good

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Zubenelgenubi

Zubenelgenubi, officially designated Alpha Librae, is a wide binary star system located in the zodiac constellation of L...

Binary Zodiac A Type Libra

7.4 Good

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Talitha

Iota Ursae Majoris, formally named Talitha, is a quadruple star system located approximately 48 light-years from Earth i...

Bright White Binary Ursa Major

7.4 Good

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Sabik

Sabik, formally designated Eta Ophiuchi, is a binary star system and the second-brightest star in the constellation Ophi...

Bright Binary Ophiuchus A Type

7.3 Good

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Ascella

Ascella, designated Zeta Sagittarii, is a binary star system located in the constellation Sagittarius. It is one of the...

Bright Binary Sagittarius A Type

7.2 Good

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Algorab

Algorab, designated Delta Corvi, is a white main-sequence star located approximately 87 light-years from Earth in the co...

Bright White Binary Corvus

7.2 Good

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Furud

Furud is the proper name of Zeta Canis Majoris, a star system in the constellation Canis Major. Its visible primary is a...

Blue Binary B Type Main Sequence

6.8 Fair