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Appendix ten
The brightest stars
| name |
constellation |
distance (light years) |
| Alpha Centauri |
Centaurus |
4.3 |
| Barnard's star |
Ophiuchus |
6.0 |
| Wolf 359 |
Leo |
7.6 |
| Lalande 21185 |
Ursa Major |
8.1 |
| Sirius |
Canis Major |
8.7 |
| UV Ceti |
Cetus |
8.9 |
| Ross 154 |
Sagittarius |
9.5 |
| Ross 248 |
Andromeda |
10.3 |
| Epsilon Eridani |
Eridanus |
10.7 |
| Luyten 789-6 |
Aquarius |
10.8 |
| Ross 128 |
Virgo |
10.8 |
| 61 Cygni |
Cygnus |
11.1 |
| Epsilon Indi |
Indus |
11.2 |
| Procyon |
Canis Minor |
11.3 |
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