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  2. List of proper names of stars - Wikipedia

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    In 2016, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [2] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin, dated July 2016, [3] included a table of 125 stars comprising the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN (on 30 June and 20 July 2016) together with names of stars adopted by the IAU Executive Committee ...

  3. Star network - Wikipedia

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    Star topology in use in a network. A star network is an implementation of a spoke–hub distribution paradigm in computer networks.In a star network, every host is connected to a central hub.

  4. Ophiocoma echinata - Wikipedia

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    Ophiocoma echinata is a large brittle star, with a maximum armspan of 25 cm (10 in). The slender, tapering arms are densely clad with short spines and are clearly demarcated from the disc.

  5. B-type main-sequence star - Wikipedia

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    A B-type main-sequence star (B V) is a main-sequence (hydrogen-burning) star of spectral type B and luminosity class V. These stars have from 2 to 16 times the mass of the Sun and surface temperatures between 10,000 and 30,000 K. [1]

  6. Orion (constellation) - Wikipedia

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    Orion is a prominent set of stars visible during winter in the northern celestial hemisphere.It is one of the 88 modern constellations; it was among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy.

  7. Network topology - Wikipedia

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    Network topology is the arrangement of the elements (links, nodes, etc.) of a communication network. [1] [2] Network topology can be used to define or describe the arrangement of various types of telecommunication networks, including command and control radio networks, [3] industrial fieldbusses and computer networks.

  8. Star - Wikipedia

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    A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by self-gravity. [1] The nearest star to Earth is the Sun.Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night; their immense distances from Earth make them appear as fixed points of light.

  9. Star system - Wikipedia

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    A multiple star system consists of two or more stars that appear from Earth to be close to one another in the sky. [dubious – discuss] This may result from the stars actually being physically close and gravitationally bound to each other, in which case it is a physical multiple star, or this closeness may be merely apparent, in which case it is an optical multiple star [a] Physical multiple ...