THE 10 MOST BRIGHTEST STARS
A.R. DECL. MAG. LIGHT YEARS Alfa 06h 45m 09.25s -16° 42' 47.3 -1.44 9 Sirio, dal greco sirios = ardente, bruciante; Dog Star, Aschere, Canicula, Al Shira, Sothis, Mrgavyadha, Lubdhaka, Tenrosei, Cheonlangseong, Aoboshi; Epsilon 06h 58m 37.55s -28° 58' 19.5 1.50 431 Adhara, Adara; le Vergini Delta 07h 08m 23.49s -26° 23' 35.5 1.83 1791 Wezen, Wesen; il Peso Beta 06h 22m 41.99s -17° 57' 21.3 1.98 499 Murzim, Murzam, Mirza;l'Annunciatore di Sirio; variable beta Cephei Eta 07h 24m 05.71s -29° 18' 11.2 2.45 3196 Aludra; variable alfa Cygni Zeta 06h 20m 18.79s -30° 03' 48.2 3.02 336 Furud, Phurud; binary spettroscopic star Omicron 2 07h 03m 01.47s -23° 49' 59.9 3.02 2567 Menkelb Posterior, Afaf; variable alfa Cygni Sigma 07h 01m 43.15s -27° 56' 05.4 3.49 1216 irregular variable star Kappa 06h 49m 50.47s -32° 30' 30.6 3.50 789 variable gamma Cassiopeiae Omicron 1 06h 54m 07.95s -24° 11' 03.2 3.89 1976 Menkelb Prior; irregular variable star
OBJECTS
M 41 Open cluster, mag. 4.6, diameter 30'
BOUNDARIES
Unicorno,Lepre,Colomba,Poppa