The brightest star in the night sky, Sirius is a binary star system located about 8.6 light-years away. It's a scorching hot blue star, 25 times brighter than the Sun.
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Canopus (Carina)
The second-brightest star, Canopus is obscured from view for observers far north. It's located about 310 light-years away and is a supergiant star, hundreds of times more massive than the Sun.
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Alpha Centauri (Centaurus)
A triple star system, Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to our solar system, located only 4.3 light-years away. Proxima Centauri, part of the triple star system, is the closest star to our Sun.
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Arcturus (Boötes)
A bright orange giant star, Arcturus is located about 37 light-years from Earth. It's nicknamed "Guardian of the Bear" because of its location near the constellation Ursa Major (Great Bear).
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Vega (Lyra)
A white main sequence star, Vega is located about 25 light-years away and is slightly hotter and more massive than the Sun.
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Capella (Auriga)
Nicknamed the "Goat Star," Capella is actually four stars, with two binary pairs orbiting each other. The entire system is located about 42 light-years away.
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Rigel (Orion)
The brightest star in the Orion constellation, Rigel is a blue supergiant located about 773 light-years away. It's a very luminous star, thousands of times brighter than the Sun.
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Procyon (Canis Minor)
The "Little Dog Star," Procyon is a white main sequence star located about 11.4 light-years distant. It's slightly fainter than the Sun.
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Betelgeuse (Orion)
Another star in Orion, Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star nearing the end of its life. It's located about 520 light-years away and is hundreds of times larger than the Sun.
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Achernar (Eridanus)
The "River's End" star, Achernar is a hot, blue supergiant star located about 144 light-years away.
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