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> Mag. 1

Name	Mag	Con	Color	Lum	Dist	Temp-K	Mass	Size	RV	Meaning
Aldebaran	0.9	Tau	Red	125	65	3,400	0.95	93.000	33	Follows Pleiades
Altair	0.8	Aql	White	9	17	?	?	3.4	-16	Eagle
Antares	1.0	Sco	Red	9,000	522	3,100	12	35,000,000	-1	Mars' Rival
Arcturus	-0.1	Boo	Orange	150	37	4,200	4	1,600	-3	Bear Driver
Betelgeuse	0.0	Ori	Red	10,000	520	3,100	20	510,000,000	12.5	Right Armpit
Capella	0.1	Aur	Yellow	90+70	42	4,500	3 & 2.8	2,200 & 340	18.5	She Goat
Caster	1.6	Gem	White	36	52	7,00	36=2X(12+6+.03)	25=2X(8+3.5+0.3)	-3	Horseman
Deneb	1.4	Cyg	White	60,000	1,500	9,700	25	27,000	-3	Hen's Tail
Fomalhout	1.2	PsA	White	9,500	25	9,500	2.8	8	4	Fish Mouth
Pollux	1.2	Gem	Yellow	35	34	4,500	1.2	1,300	-2	Boxer
Procyon	1.2	CMi	White	6	11	7,000	1.7	12	-1.8	Proceeds Sirius
Regulus	1.4	Leo	White	160	78	13,000	?	125	2.3	Lion King
Rigel	0.1	Ori	Blue	57,000	1,400	12,000	50	215,000	12	Left Knee
Sirius	-1.4	CMa	White	23	8.6	10,000	2.4	6	-4.5	Brilliant
Spica	1.0	Vir	White	2,300	220	20,000	11 & 7	510 & 65	1	Wheat Spike
Vega	0.0	Lyr	White	58	25	9,200	3	3	-8.5	Vulture

Mag.   1.5 > 2.9

POLAR	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	POLAR	.	.	.	.	.	.
Name	Mag	Con	Color	A.Mag	Dist	RV	.	Name	Mag	Con	Color	A.Mag	Dist	RV
Polaris	2.0	UMi	Yel-Whi	-4.1	95	-17	.	Lupi	2.8	Dra	Yellow	0.7	88	-14
Kochab	2.1	UMi	Yel-Or	-1.1	126	17	.	Restaban	2.8	Dra	Yellow	-2.9	361	-20
Alkaid	1.9	UMa	Blu-Whi	-1.8	101	-11	.	Etamin	2.2	Dra	Orange	-1.1	148	-28
Merak	2.4	UMa	White	0.4	79	-12	.	Caf	2.3	Cas	Yel-Whi	1.2	54	11
Dubbe	1.8	UMai	Yel-Or	-1.3	124	-9	.	Schedar	2.2	Cas	Yel-Or	-2.5	228	-4
Fad	2.4	UMa	Yellow	0.2	84	-13	.	Gamma	2.5	Cas	Blue	-5.0	613	-7
Alioth	1.8	UMa	White	0.2	81	-9	.	Ruchba	2.7	Cas	White	0.2	99	7
Mizar	2.3	UMa	White	0.3	78	-6	.	Aldermain	2.4	Cep	White	1.4	49	-10
FALL	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	SPRING	.	.	.	.	.	.
Name	Mag	Con	Color	A.Mag	Dist	RV	.	Name	Mag	Con	Color	A.Mag	Dist	RV
Alferatz	2.1	And	White	-0.5	97	-12	.	Mufrid	2.7	Boo	Yellow	2.4	37	0
Almak	2.3	And	Orange	-3.0	355	-12	.	Izar	2.4	Boo	Yellow	-2.6	210	-17
Menlib	2.9	And	Blue	-3.4	538	1	.	Gema	2.2	CrB	White	0.3	75	2
Mirak	2.1	And	Red-Or	-1.9	199	3	.	Giena	2.6	Crv	Blu-Whi	-0.9	165	-4
Sadalsuud	2.9	Aqr	Yellow	-3.5	612	7	.	Algorab	2.9	Crv	Blu-Whi	-2.0	88	9
Hamal	2.0	Ari	Yel-Or	0.5	136	-14	.	Kraz	2.7	Crv	Yellow	-0.5	140	-8
Sharatan	2.6	Ari	White	1.3	60	-2	.	Cor Caroli	2.9	CVn	White	0.4	110	-3
Schedi	2.9	Cap	White	2.2	39	-6	.	Alfard	2.0	Hya	Yellow	-2.1	177	-4
Difda	2.0	Cet	Yellow	4.6	19	9	.	Algenubi	2.9	Leo	Yellow	-1.6	251	4
Menkar	2.5	Cet	Red-Or	-1.7	220	-26	.	Algieba	2.6	Leo	Yel-Or	-0.7	126	-37
Algineb	2.8	Peg	Blue	-2.4	333	4	.	Denebola	2.1	Leo	White	1.9	36	0
Enif	2.4	Peg	Yel-Or	-5.2	672	5	.	Zosma	2.6	Leo	White	1.3	58	-20
Matar	2.9	Peg	Yellow	-1.2	1,113	4	.	Zubenelgenubi	2.7	Lib	White	0.7	77	-23
Markab	2.5	Peg	White	-0.9	140	-4	.	Zubeneschemali	2.6	Lib	Blu-Whi	-1.0	160	-35
Scheat	2.4	Peg	Red-Or	-1.7	199	9	.	Porrima	2.8	Vir	Yel-Whi	2.2	39	-20
Anka	2.4	Phe	Yel-Or	-0.3	77	75	.	Vindamiatrix	2.8	Vir	Yel-Or	0.4	102	-14
WINTER	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	SUMMER	.	.	.	.	.	.
Name	Mag	Con	Color	MagA	Dist	RV	.	Name	Mag	Con	Color	MagA	Dist	RV
Alkab	2.7	Aur	Whi-Yel	-3.6	512	18	.	Tarazed	2.7	Aql	Yel-Or	-2.6	326	-2
Menkalinan	1.9 v	Aur	White	-0.2	82	-18	.	Delta	2.9	Cyg	Blu-Whi	-0.7	171	-20
Theta	2.6	Aur	Blue	-1.0	173	30	.	Giena	2.5	Cyg	Yel-Or	0.7	72	-11
Adara	1.5	CMa	Blue	-4.1	431	27	.	Sadr	2.2	Cyg	Yel-Whi	-4.1	522	-8
Aludra	2.5	CMa	Blue	-7.5	3,196	41	.	Korneforos	2.8	Her	Yellow	-0.5	148	-26
Murzim	2.0	CMa	Blue	-4.0	499	34	.	Zeta	2.5	Her	Yellow	-0.5	35	-70
Wezen	1.8	CMa	Yel-Whi	-7.2	1,791	34	.	Cheleb	2.8	Oph	Yel-Or	0.7	82	-12
Gomesia	2.9	CMi	Blue	-0.8	170	22	.	Rasalhague	2.1	Oph	White	1.3	47	13
Fact	2.6	Col	Blue	-1.9	268	35	.	Sabik	2.4	Oph	White	0.8	84	-1
Cursa	2.8	Eri	White	0.4	231	-9	.	Yed	2.7	Oph	Red-Or	-0.8	170	-20
Zaurak	2.9	Eri	Red-Or	-1.6	221	62	.	Zeta	2.6	Oph	Blue	-4.3	458	-15
Alhena	1.9	Gem	Blu-Whi	-0.6	105	-13	.	Unk	2.7	Ser	Yel-Or	0.9	73	3
Mebsuta	2.9	Gem	Yellow	-5.0	903	10	.	Dschuba	2.3	Sco	Blue	-4.4	522	-7
Tejat	2.9	Gem	Red-Or	-1.3	232	55	.	Epsilon	2.3	Sco	Yel-Or	0.1	65	-3
Arneb	2.6	Lep	Yel-Whi	-5.5	1283	24	.	Grafias	2.6	Sco	Blue	-4.2	530	-1
Beta	2.1	Lep	Yellow	-0.7	159	-14	.	Nyat	2.9	Sco	Blue	-4.8	522	3
Alnilam	1.7	Ori	Blue	-6.6	1342	26	.	Nyat-2	2.8	Sco	Blue	-3.1	430	2
Alnitak	2.1	Ori	Blue	-5.5	817	18	.	Kappa	2.4	Sco	Blue	-3.6	464	-14
Bellatrix	1.6	Ori	Blue	-2.8	243	-9	.	Pi	2.9	Sco	Blue	-3.0	459	-3
Mintaka	2.2 v	Ori	Blue	-5.4	916	16	.	Saragas	1.9	Sco	Yel-Whi	-3	272	1
Nalsaif	2.8	Ori	Blue	-5.6	1325	22	.	Shaula	1.6	Sco	Blue	-3.6	359	-3
Saif	2.1	Ori	Blue	-5.0	815	21	.	Vicrita	2.7	Sco	Blue	-3.5	518	8
Algol	2.1 V	Per	White	-0.5	592	-2	.	Asela	2.9	Sgr	Yel-Whi	-3.1	440	-10
Atik	2.9	Per	Blue	-6.0	982	20	.	Australis	1.9	Sgr	White	-1.4	145	-15
Gamma	2.9	Per	Yel-Or	-0.8	196	-3	.	Borealis	2.8	Sgr	Yel-Or	0.4	77	-43
Epsilon	2.9	Per	Blue	-3.4	538	1	.	Media	2.7	Sgr	Yel-Or	-3.3	306	-20
Zeta	2.9	Per	Blue	-6	982	20	.	Nasi	2.9	Sgr	Yel-Or	0.1	96	22
Alcyone	2.9	Tau	Blu-Whi	-1.6	212	10	.	Nunki	2.0	Sgr	Blue	-2.4	224	-11
Alnath	1.6	Tau	Blu-Whi	-1.3	131	9	.	Sulafat	2.6	Sgr	White	1.1	89	22