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42 Aquarii is a single star located 447 light years away from the Sun in the zodiac constellation of Aquarius. 42 Aquarii is its Flamsteed designation. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.34. This object is moving further from the Sun with a heliocentric radial velocity of around +13 km/s.
10 Boötis is a suspected astrometric binary star system in the northern constellation of Boötes, located around 528 light years away from the Sun. It is visible to the naked eye under suitable viewing conditions as a dim, white-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.76. Its magnitude is diminished by an extinction of 0.17 due to interstellar dust. This system is moving away from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +6 km/s.
82 Cancri is a solitary, orange-hued star in the zodiac constellation of Cancer. It has the Bayer designation Pi2 Cancri, which is Latinized from π2 Cancri; 82 Cancri is the star's Flamsteed designation. The star lies just a degree to the south of the ecliptic. With an apparent visual magnitude of +5.33, it is dimly visible to the naked eye on a dark night. This star is located at a distance of approximately 540 light years from the Sun based on parallax. At that range, the visual magnitude is diminished by an extinction of 0.10 magnitudes due to interstellar dust. It is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +27 km/s.
Xi2 Canis Majoris, which is Latinized from ξ2 Canis Majoris, is an astrometric binary star system in the southern constellation of Canis Major. With an apparent visual magnitude of +4.54, it is visible to the naked eye. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 8.35 mas, the system is approximately 390 light years distant from Earth. It is receding with a radial velocity of +26 km/s.
10 Canis Majoris is a single variable star in the southern constellation of Canis Major, located roughly 1,980 light years away from the Sun. It has the variable star designation FT Canis Majoris; 10 Canis Majoris is the Flamsteed designation. This body is visible to the naked eye as a faint, blue-white hued star with a baseline apparent visual magnitude of 5.23. It is moving away from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +34 km/s.
17 Canis Majoris is a single star in the southern constellation of Canis Major, located 610 light years away from the Sun. It is visible to the naked eye as a dim, white-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.80. The object is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −13 km/s.
Delta1 Canis Minoris, Latinized from δ1 Canis Minoris, is a solitary, yellow-white hued star in the constellation Canis Minor. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +5.25. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 4.29 mas as seen from Earth, this star is located roughly 760 light years from the Sun.
Delta3 Canis Minoris, Latinized from δ3 Canis Minoris, is a solitary, white-hued star in the equatorial constellation of Canis Minor. Based upon a parallax of 4.46 mas as seen from Gaia spacecraft in its repeated orbits around the Sun, just beyond the Earth. This star is about 730 light years from the Solar System. At that distance, the visual magnitude of these stars is diminished by an extinction of more than 0.15 due to interstellar dust. With an apparent visual magnitude of +5.81, it is just bright enough to be faintly visible to the naked eye.
1 Canis Minoris is a single star in the equatorial constellation of Canis Minor, located about 287 light years away from the Sun. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, white-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.37. The radial velocity of this object is poorly constrained at −1.0±4.2 km/s.
Psi3 Aurigae, Latinized from ψ3 Aurigae, is a single, blue-white hued star in the northern constellation of Auriga. It is dimly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +5.20. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 2.38 ± 0.39 mas as seen from the Earth, it is approximately 1,370 light-years distant from the Sun.
NR Canis Majoris is a binary star system in the southern constellation of Canis Major, located to the east of Sirius and Gamma Canis Majoris near the constellation border with Puppis. It has a yellow-white hue and is dimly visible to the naked eye with a combined apparent visual magnitude that fluctuates around 5.60. It is located at a distance of approximately 297 light years from the Sun based on parallax. The system is drifting closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of −29 km/s, and in about three million years it is predicted to approach within 14.1+4.7
−4.0 ly. At that time, the star will become the brightest in the night sky, potentially reaching magnitude −0.88.
64 Eridani is a single, yellow-white hued star in the constellation Eridanus having variable star designation S Eridani. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.77. The annual parallax shift is measured at 12.01 mas, which equates to a distance of about 272 light years. In addition to its proper motion, it is moving closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of around −9 km/s.
ν Hydri, Latinized as Nu Hydri, is a single star in the southern circumpolar constellation of Hydrus. It is orange-hued and faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.76. This object is located approximately 331 light years from the Sun based on parallax, and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +3 km/s. It is a member of the Ursa Major Moving Group of stars that share a common motion through space.
28 Monocerotis is a single star in the equatorial constellation of Monoceros. It has an orange-hue and is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.69. The distance to this star is approximately 450 light years based on parallax, and it has an absolute magnitude of −1.00. The star is drifting further away from the Sun with a radial velocity of +26.7 km/s.
Eta Pavonis, a name latinized from η Pavonis, is a single star in the southern constellation of Pavo, positioned near the western constellation border next to Ara. It has an orange hue and is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.61. Based on parallax, this object is located at a distance of approximately 350 light-years (108 pc) from the Sun. It has an absolute magnitude of −1.56, and is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −7.6 km/s.
ν Pegasi, Latinized as Nu Pegasi is a single star in the northern constellation of Pegasus. It is an orange-hued star that is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.84. The star is located approximately 261 light years away based on parallax, but is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −19 km/s.
1 Puppis is a single star in the southern constellation of Puppis. It lies in the northern part of the constellation at a distance of about 790 ly, east of Aludra in Canis Major and just north of the white supergiant, 3 Puppis. This object is visible to the naked eye as a faint, red-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.59. It is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +32.4 km/s.
55 Persei is a single, blue-white hued star in the northern constellation Perseus. It is faintly visible to the naked eye under good seeing conditions, having an apparent visual magnitude of 5.73. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 8.50±0.38 mas as seen from Earth's orbit, the star is located about 380 light years from the Sun. At that distance, the visual magnitude is diminished by an extinction of 0.39 due to interstellar dust.
53 Ophiuchi is a multiple star system in the equatorial constellation of Ophiuchus. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint star with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 5.80. Located around 370 light years distant from the Sun based on parallax, it is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −14 km/s. As of 2011, the visible components had an angular separation of 41.28″ along a position angle of 190°. The primary may itself be a close binary system with a separation of 0.3692″ and a magnitude difference of 3.97 at an infrared wavelength of 562 nm.
Upsilon Coronae Borealis, Latinized from υ Coronae Borealis, is a solitary star in the northern constellation of Corona Borealis. It is a white-hued star that is dimly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.78. The distance to this object is approximately 630 light-years based on parallax.
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