Stars

The star Castor is the second brightest star in the constellation of Gemini and has long been known as a special six-star system. Facts about Casto...

Capella is the main star in the constellation of Auriga. It is with 0.1 magnitudes the sixth brightest star in the night sky and after Arcturus and...

Canopus is located in the constellation Carina (lat. Carinae) and is the brightest star in the night sky after Sirius. Although Canopus is still ve...

The star Betelgeuse, also called α Orionis, can be seen as a star in the constellation of Orion. After the star Rigel it is the second brightest st...

The star Beta Centauri, also called "Hadar", is seen as the second brightest star in the constellation of Centaurus. It is 15,500 times brighter th...

The star Bellatrix, also called γ Orionis, is the third brightest star in the constellation of Orion. Together with Betelgeuse it forms the shoulde...

The star Arcturus is the main star in the constellation Bootes and the brightest star in the northern sky. Altogether it is the fourth brightest st...

The star Altair is the brightest star in the constellation of Aquila and belongs to the brightest stars in the night sky. Furthermore, it forms the...

In the middle of the Hyades star cluster you can find the star Aldebaran. However, with a distance of 65 light-years, it does not belong to the Hya...

The star Adhara, also called Epsilon Canis Majoris, belongs to the group of bright giants and is located in the constellation of the Canis Major. F...

Achernar is a fixed star at the southernmost end of the constellation of Eridanus and with an apparent brightness of 0.5mag it is its brightest sta...

The star Acrux is the brightest star in the constellation of Crux and with an apparent brightness of 0.77 mag the southernmost star of first magnit...