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1. Equatorial coordinates
2. Galactic coordinates
galactic latitude b
(0,0)
galactic longitude l
4. Stellar distances
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5. Famous stars
Constellation
Name
Type
Bright stars
mV
distance
Eri
UMi
Pir
Tau
Ori
Aur
Ori
Tau
Sun
Achenar
Polaris
Mirfak
Aldebaran
Rigel
Capella
Bellatrix
Elnath
G2 V
B3 V
F8 I
F5 I
K5 III
B8 I
G8 III
B2 III
B7 III
-26.74
0.51
1.99
0.86
0.86
0.14
0.05
1.64
1.65
1 AU
36 pc
208 pc
175 pc
21 pc
276 pc
14 pc
144 pc
92 pc
RA
hr min
1 37.0
2 12.5
3 22.9
4 34.8
5 13.6
5 15.2
5 24.0
5 25.0
Nearby stars
mV
Distance
-26.74
1 AU
-0.1
1.3 pc
1.40
1.3 pc
-1.47
2.7 pc
0.37
3.5 pc
0.04
8 pc
1.15
7 pc
0.77
5 pc
RA
14.38.4
14.38.4
6 44.2
7 38.2
18 36.2
22 56.5
19 49.8
Con
Cen
Cen
CMa
CMi
Lyr
PsA
Aql
Name
Sun
Cen A
Cen B
Sirius
Procyon
Vega
Foralhaut
Altair
Type
G2 V
G2 V
K4 V
A1 V
F5 V
A0 V
A3 V
A7 IV-V
Dec
deg min
-57 20
+89 11
+49 47
+16 28
-08 13
+45 59
+6 20
+28 36
Dec
-60 46
-60 46
-16 42
+5 17
+38 46
-29 44
+8 49
Class
O
B
A
F
G
K
M
33,000 K
10,000
33,000 K
7,500
10,000 K
6,000
7,500 K
5,200
6,000 K
3,700
5,200 K
blue
blue to blue
white
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6.6
Luminosity
H
(bolometric
lines
solar
luminosity)
30,000
Weak
2.116
1.86.6
2530,000
Medium
0.13%
white
1.42.1
1.41.8
525
Strong
0.6%
1.151.4
1.55
Medium
3%
yellow
0.81.04
0.961.15
0.61.5
Weak
7.6%
orange
0.450.8
0.70.96
0.080.6
3,700 K
red
0.45
0.7
0.08
Temp
Color
Mass
(solar
masses)
Radius
(solar
radii)
Very
weak
Very
weak
Fraction of
all main
sequence
stars
~0.00003%
12.1%
76.45%
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Spectrum of a K5V star:-
Colour B-V
-.35
-.16
+.13
+.42
+.70
+1.18
+1.63
Temperature K
40,000
15,500
9,900
6,580
5,520
4,130
2,800
Type
O
B
A
F
G
K
M
Sub-type
O0O9
B0B9
A0A9
F0F9
G0G9
K0K9
M0M9
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11. Stellar masses and sizes from binaries
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13. Stellar composition from spectra
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15. External galaxies
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16. Extra-solar planets