Delta Scuti
Delta Scuti (δ Sct) is a yellow-white giant located 201 light years away in the constellation Scutum. The star serves as the prototype for a class of variable stars known as the Delta Scuti variables.| Star Facts
Delta Scuti (δ Sct) is a yellow-white giant located 201 light years away in the constellation Scutum. The star serves as the prototype for a class of variable stars known as the Delta Scuti variables.| Star Facts
The Umbrella Galaxy (NGC 4651) is a spiral galaxy located 72 million light years away in the northern constellation of Coma Berenices. It is a twin of the Milky Way.| www.constellation-guide.com
Alnilam (ε Ori) is a blue supergiant star located 1,180 light-years away in the constellation of Orion. It forms Orion's Belt with Alnitak and Mintaka.| Star Facts
Messier 96 (M96) is an intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation Leo. The galaxy lies at a distance of 31 million light years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 10.1. It has the designation NGC 3368 in the New General Catalogue. Messier 96 has an apparent size of 7.6 by 5.2 arc… Read More »Messier 96| Messier Objects
Messier 95 (M95) is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Leo. It lies at a distance of 32.6 million light years from Earth. Messier 95 has the designation NGC 3351 in the New General Catalogue. It occupies an area of 3.1 by 2.9 arc minutes of apparent sky, which corresponds to a spatial… Read More »Messier 95| Messier Objects
Messier 105 (M105) is an elliptical galaxy located in the northern constellation Leo. The galaxy lies at a distance of 32 million light years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 10.2. Its designation in the New General Catalogue is NGC 3379. M105 occupies an area of 5.4 by 4.8 arc minutes of apparent… Read More »Messier 105| Messier Objects
Castor, Alpha Geminorum (α Gem), is a sextuple star system located at a distance of 51 ly from Earth in the constellation Gemini. It consists of three binary pairs.| Star Facts
The Northern Cross is a prominent asterism formed by the brightest stars in the constellation Cygnus. It appears in a rich Milky Way field and outlines the body of the celestial Swan.| www.constellation-guide.com
Gemini (the Twins) is one of the northern zodiac constellations. It is home to the bright stars Pollux and Castor, the open cluster Messier 35, the planetary nebula known as the Medusa Nebula, and the supernova remnant IC 443 (the Jellyfish Nebula).| www.constellation-guide.com
Messier 66 (M66), the brightest and largest member of the Leo Triplet of galaxies, is an intermediate spiral galaxy located in Leo constellation. The galaxy lies at a distance of about 36 million light years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 8.9. It has the designation NGC 3627 in the New General Catalogue.… Read More »Messier 66| Messier Objects
The Leo Triplet, or the M66 Group, is a group of interacting spiral galaxies located in the northern constellation Leo. The group consists of the galaxies Messier 65, Messier 66 and NGC 3628, also known as the Hamburger Galaxy. The Leo Triplet lies at an approximate distance of 35 million light years from Earth. The… Read More »Leo Triplet| Messier Objects
The Ghost of Jupiter (NGC 3242) is a planetary nebula located approximately 4,800 light years away in the constellation Hydra. With an apparent magnitude of 8.60, it can be observed in amateur telescopes.| www.constellation-guide.com
Hydra is the largest constellation in the sky. Located in the southern celestial hemisphere, the constellation contains the open cluster Messier 48, the Porpoise Galaxy (NGC 2936), and the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy (M83).| www.constellation-guide.com
Libra is one of the southern zodiac constellations. It is home to Methuselah Star (HD 140283), one of the oldest stars known, the nearby red dwarf Gliese 581, and the barred spiral galaxies NGC 5885 and NGC 5792.| www.constellation-guide.com
Hercules is one of the largest constellations in the sky. Representing the mythical Greek hero, the constellation is home to the Hercules Globular Cluster (M13), the globular cluster Messier 92, and the Hercules Cluster of galaxies.| www.constellation-guide.com
Aquarius is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Representing the Water Bearer, the constellation is home to the yellow supergiants Sadalsuud and Sadalmelik and the famous Helix Nebula.| www.constellation-guide.com
Methuselah star (HD 140283) is a yellow subgiant located in the constellation Libra. With an estimated age of 12 billion years, it is one of the oldest stars known.| Star Facts
Asterisms are defined as patterns formed by stars of one or more constellations. These star patterns are commonly recognized by observers across the world and once served as a basis for the modern 88 constellations.| www.constellation-guide.com
The Porpoise Galaxy (NGC 2936), also known as the Penguin Galaxy, is an irregular galaxy located in the constellation Hydra. It is interacting with the neighbouring elliptical galaxy NGC 2937.| www.constellation-guide.com
Mimosa, Beta Crucis (β Cru), is a multiple star system located at a distance of 280 ly in the constellation Crux. It is one of the stars of the Southern Cross.| Star Facts
Centaurus A is a peculiar galaxy located in the southern constellation Centaurus. It is the fifth brightest galaxy in the night sky, the nearest giant galaxy to the Milky Way, and one of the nearest radio galaxies to Earth.| www.constellation-guide.com
Gamma Centauri (γ Cen) is a binary star system located 130 light-years away in the constellation Centaurus. The system has the traditional name Muhlifain. It is the fourth brightest point of light in Centaurus.| Star Facts
Rigel (β Ori) is a blue-whlue-white supergiant star located 848 light-years away in the constellation Orion. It is the most luminous star within 1,000 ly of Earth.| Star Facts
Mebsuta, Epsilon Geminorum (ε Gem) is a yellow supergiant star located 840 light-years away in the constellation Gemini. It marks Castor's leg in the constellation figure of the Twins.| Star Facts
Centaurus is a large constellation located in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is home to Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system to Earth, the bright galaxy Centaurus A, and the globular cluster Omega Centauri.| www.constellation-guide.com
40 Eridani (Keid) is a triple star system located 16.34 light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. In Star Trek lore, primary component is the host star of the planet Vulcan.| Star Facts
Coma Berenices is a faint constellation in the northern sky. It is home to the Black Eye Galaxy (M64), the Needle Galaxy (NGC 4565), the grand design spiral galaxy Messier 100, and the bright nearby Coma Star Cluster.| www.constellation-guide.com
Virgo is the second largest constellation in the sky. It is home to the Sombrero Galaxy (M104), the Virgo Cluster of galaxies, and Spica, one of the brightest stars in the sky.| www.constellation-guide.com
Taurus is a large constellation in the northern sky. It is home to Aldebaran, one of the brightest stars in the sky, the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant, and the Pleiades and the Hyades, the nearest open clusters to Earth.| www.constellation-guide.com
Polaris (α UMi), the North Star, is a yellow supergiant located 446 light-years away in the constellation Ursa Minor. The star is part of the Little Dipp| Star Facts
Sagittarius is a large constellation in the southern sky. It is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It contains the Milky Way centre and some of the best known nebulae in the sky.| www.constellation-guide.com
Fomalhaut, Alpha Piscis Austrini (α PsA), is a white main sequence star located 25 light-years away in the constellation Piscis Austrinus. Its hosts a planet, Dagon (Fomalhaut b), and is known for its vast debris disk.| Star Facts
The nearest stars to the Sun include some of the brightest stars in the sky, but the majority of the 100 nearest stars are faint red dwarfs, like our nearest neighbour Proxima Centauri.| Star Facts
The Southern Cross is a bright, diamond-shaped asterism located in the far southern sky. Formed by the brightest stars of the constellation Crux, the asterism is commonly used to find the south celestial pole.| www.constellation-guide.com
Regulus, Alpha Leonis (α Leo), is a multiple star system located at a distance of 79.3 ly from Earth in the constellation Leo. It marks the heart of the celestial Lion.| Star Facts
Aldebaran, Alpha Tauri (α Tau), is an orange giant star located at a distance of 65.3 ly from Earth in the constellation Taurus. It marks the eye of the Bull.| Star Facts
The Big Dipper is an asterism formed by the seven brightest stars in the constellation Ursa Major. It is also known as the Plough, the Saucepan, and the Great Wagon.| www.constellation-guide.com
Ursa Major, the Great Bear, is the largest constellation in the northern sky. It is home to the Big Dipper asterism, formed by its seven brightest stars, and to many well-known deep sky objects.| www.constellation-guide.com
Alpha Centauri (α Cen) is a triple star system located at a distance of 4.37 light years from Earth in the constellation Centaurus. It is the nearest star system to the Sun and hosts the nearest extrasolar planets to Earth.| Star Facts
Scorpius is a zodiac constellation located in the southern sky. It is home to Antares, one of the brightest stars in the sky, and to the bright open clusters Messier 6 (the Butterfly Cluster) and Messier 7 (Ptolemy's Cluster).| www.constellation-guide.com
Messier 44 (M44), also known as the Beehive Cluster or Praesepe (the Manger), is an open star cluster in the constellation Cancer. Praesepe is a bright, large cluster with an apparent magnitude of 3.7. It lies at a distance of 577 light years from Earth. It has the designation NGC 2632 in the New General… Read More »Messier 44: Beehive Cluster| Messier Objects
Antares, Alpha Scorpii (α Sco) is a red supergiant and supernova candidate located at a distance of 550 ly from Earth in the constellation Scorpius. It is the brightest star in Scorpius and one of the brightest stars in the sky.| Star Facts
Proxima Centauri, Alpha Centauri C (α Cen C), is a red dwarf star located at a distance of 4.244 light years from Earth in the constellation Centaurus. It is the nearest star to the Sun and hosts the two nearest planets, Proxima b and Proxima c.| Star Facts
Capricornus is a faint constellation in the southern sky. It represents the goat. The constellation is home to the multiple star system Delta Capricorni (Deneb Algedi) and the bright globular cluster Messier 30.| www.constellation-guide.com
Vega (Alpha Lyrae) is a fast-spinning white main sequence star located 25.04 light-years away in the constellation Lyra. Shining at magnitude 0.026, it is the fifth brightest star in the sky. It forms the Summer Triangle with Altair and Deneb.| Star Facts
Altair, Alpha Aquilae (α Aql), is a white main sequence star located 16.73 ly from Earth in the constellation Aquila. It forms the Summer Triangle with Vega and Deneb.| Star Facts
Deneb (α Cyg) is a blue-white supergiant located 2,615 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cygnus. The luminous star forms the Summer Triangle with Vega and Altair.| Star Facts
Zodiac constellations are the 12 constellations that lie along the plane of the ecliptic, which is defined by the circular path of the Sun across the sky, as seen from Earth.| www.constellation-guide.com
