The Cosmos

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Star distances

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Star Distance (lightyears)
Proxima Centauri 4.24
Alpha Centauri A 4.34
Alpha Centauri B 4.34
Barnard's Star 5.97
Wolf 359 (CN Leonis) 7.80
Lalande 21185 8.19
UV Ceti A 8.55
UV Ceti B 8.55
Sirius A 8.67
Sirius B 8.67
Ross 154 9.52
Ross 248 (HH Andromedae) 10.37
Epsilon Eridani 10.63
FL Virginis 10.79
L 789-6 11.12
GX Andromedae 11.22
GQ Andromedae 11.22
61 Cygnus A 11.22
61 Cygnus B 11.22
HD 173739 11.25
Epsilon Indi 11.25
Tau Ceti 11.41

Star magnitudes

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Star Common Name Magnitude Distance (lightyears)
Alpha Canis Majoris Sirius -1.47 8.7
Alpha Carinae Canopus -0.72 98
Alpha Centauri Rigil Kentaurus -0.29 4.3
Alpha Boötis Arcturus -0.04 36
Alpha Lyrae Vega 0.03 26
Alpha Aurigae Capella 0.08 45
Beta Orionis Rigel 0.12 815
Alpha Canis Minoris Procyon 0.34 11
Alpha Orionis Betelgeuse 0.50 (v) 520
Alpha Eridani Achernar 0.50 118
Beta Centauri Hadar 0.60 (v) 490
Alpha Crucis Acrux 0.76 370
Alpha Aquilae Altair 0.77 16
Alpha Tauri Aldebaran 0.85 (v) 68
Alpha Scorpii Antares 0.96 520
Alpha Virginis Spica 0.98 220
Beta Geminorum Pollux 1.15 35
Alpha Piscis Austrini Fomalhaut 1.16 23
Beta Crucis Mimosa 1.20 (v) 490
Alpha Cygni Deneb 1.25 1600
Alpha Leonis Regulus 1.35 85

* v = variable