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  2. Algol - Wikipedia

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    The eclipsing binary pair is separated by only 0.062 astronomical units (au) from each other, whereas the third star in the system (Algol Ab) is at an average distance of 2.69 au from the pair, and the mutual orbital period of the trio is 681 Earth days. The total mass of the system is about 5.8 solar masses, and the mass ratios of Aa1, Aa2 ...

  3. List of nearest stars - Wikipedia

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    Animated 3D map of the nearest stars, centered on the Sun. 3D red green glasses are recommended to view this image correctly. A radar map of the distances ( ) and positions ( ) of all known stellar bodies or systems within 9 light years (ly) (for within 12 ly see this map).

  4. Algol variable - Wikipedia

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    Phase-folded light curve of the Algol variable Zeta Phoenicis recorded by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) Algol variables or Algol-type binaries are a class of eclipsing binary stars that are similar to the prototype member of this class, β Persei (Beta Persei, Algol). An Algol binary is a system where both stars are near ...

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  7. List of the most distant astronomical objects - Wikipedia

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    Star 3rd century BC — 1609 380 Earth radii (very inaccurate, true=16000 Earth radii) Aristarchus of Samos made a measurement of the distance of the Sun from the Earth in relation to the distance of the Moon from the Earth. The distance to the Moon was described in Earth radii (20, also inaccurate).

  8. Libra (constellation) - Wikipedia

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    Mu Librae is a binary star divisible in medium-aperture amateur telescopes, 235 light-years from Earth. The primary is of magnitude 5.7 and the secondary is of magnitude 6.8. [3] Delta Librae is an Algol-type eclipsing variable star, 304 lightyears from Earth. It has a period of 2 days, 8 hours; its minimum magnitude of 5.9 and its maximum ...

  9. List of nearest stars by spectral type - Wikipedia

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    The first star to have its distance to Earth measured after the Sun. Also the 15th nearest stellar system to our solar system. ... Also the 20th brightest star in the ...