REAL STAR SYSTEMS IN THE FRONTIER/FIRST ENCOUNTERS UNIVERSE
Core Systems (76 in 20 sectors, in a square area from [-2, 2] to [ 2,-2], ~25 l.y.) System Coord. l.y. Specs [Note: n*(spectral type)=stars m.b.=major bodies FE2/FFE w.dw.=white dwarf b.dw.=brown dwarf)] ------------------- -------- ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------- INACCURACIES OTHER NAME AC+79°3888 [ 0, 2] 13.9 1*(M), 16m.b. Altair (a Aql) [-2, 1] 16.6 1*(A), 20m.b. Aquarii, EZ [-1, 0] 10.7 1*(M), 11m.b. Luyten 789-6 Aquarii, IL [-1, 0] 13.8 1*(M), 8m.b. Ross 780 / Gliese 876 Arcturus (a Boo) [-2, 0] 13.8 1*(giant), 17m.b. Barnard's [-1, 0] 5.8 1*(M), 10.m.b. BD+01°4774 [-1, 1] 15.3 1*(M), 10m.b. +01°4774 BD+45°2505 [-2, 1] 17.5 2*(M), 2m.b., no planets FU 46 BD+53°1320 [ 1, 1] 15.0 2*(M), 2m.b., no planets +53°1320 BD+68°946 [-1, 2] 14.1 1*(M), 16m.b. BD 946 BD-03°1123 [ 2, 0] 19.1 1*(M), 5m.b. HD 36395 BD-11°3759 [-1,-1] 15.6 1*(M), 8m.b. -11°3759 BD-12°4523 [-1,-1] 12.8 2*(M), 2m.b., no planets BD 4523 CD-36°13940 [-2,-1] 18.4 2*(K,M), 2m.b., no planets HR 7703 CD-37°15492 [ 0, 0] 11.8 1*(M), 11m.b. CD-40°9712 [-1,-2] 19.3 1*(M), 10m.b. -40°9712 CD-44°11909 [-1,-1] 15.3 1*(M), 8m.b. CD-45°13677 [-1,-2] 21.8 1*(M), 11m.b. -45°13677 CD-46°11540 [-1,-1] 15.1 1*(M), 14m.b. CD-49°13515 [-1,-1] 15.2 1*(M), 10m.b. Canis Minoris, YZ [ 2, 0] 18.5 1*(M fl.), 6m.b. Cassiopeiae, Eta [ 0, 2] 19.0 2*(G,M), 13m.b. Achird Centauri, Alpha [ 0, 0] 4.3 3*(G,K,M fl.), 11m.b. Rigel Kent Ceti, Tau [ 0, 0] 11.8 1*(G), 9m.b. Ceti, UV [ 0, 0] 8.8 2*(M fl.), 2m.b., no planets Ceti, YZ [ 0, 0] 11.5 1*(M), 14m.b. LET 118 Cygni, 61 [-1, 1] 11.2 2*(K), 9m.b. Draconis, Sigma [-1, 2] 17.6 1*(K), 12m.b. Eridani, Epsilon [ 1, 0] 10.6 1*(K), 17m.b. Eridani, Omicron [ 2, 0] 15.8 3*(G,w.dw.,M), 1b.dw., 23m.b. Eridani, 82 [ 1,-1] 15.8 1*(G), 14m.b. Fomalhaut (a PsA) [-1,0 ] 14.5 1*(A), 1b.dw., 32m.b. Giglas 158-27 [ 0, 1] 12.6 1*(M), 9m.b. Gliese 229 [ 2, 0] 18.7 1*(M), 16m.b. -21°1377 BD-21°1377 Groombridge 34 [ 0, 1] 11.5 3*(M), 2b.dw., 31m.b. Groombridge 1618 [ 1, 1] 10.2 1*(K), 6m.b. Indi, Epsilon [-1,-1] 11.1 1*(K), 18m.b. Hydri, Beta [ 0,-2] 19.3 1*(G), 30m.b Kapteyn's [ 1,-1] 12.6 1*(M), 11m.b. Krüger 60 [-1, 2] 12.8 3*(M), 3b.dw., 32m.b. Lacaille 8760 [-1, 0] 12.4 1*(M), 10m.b. Lacaille 9352 [-1, 0] 11.6 1*(M), 12m.b. Lacertae, EV [-1,-2] 16.9 1*(M), 7m.b. BD+43°4305 Lalande 21185 [ 0, 0] 5.6 1*(M), 12m.b. Lalande 25372 [ 0, 0] 6.5 1*(M), 8m.b. Leonis, AD [ 1, 0] 10.4 1*(M), 10m.b. BD+20°2465 LP 658-2 [ 2, 0] 19.6 1*(w.dw.), 15m.b. Luyten's [ 1, 0] 12.1 1*(M), 9m.b. BD+05°1668 Luyten 97-12 [ 1,-2] 18.9 1*(w.dw.), 15m.b. Luyten 145-41 [ 0,-2] 15.8 1*(w.dw.), 9m.b. Luyten 205-128 [-1,-2] 19.2 1*(M), 11m.b. Luyten 347-14 [-2,-1] 18.6 1*(M), 10m.b. Luyten 674-15 [ 2,-1] 19.1 1*(M), 9m.b. Luyten 1159-16 [ 1, 1] 15.3 1*(M), 7m.b. Ophiuchi, 36 [-2,-1] 17.7 3*(K,K,M), 22m.b. Ophiuchi, 70 [-2, 0] 16.7 3*(K,K,M), 2b.dw., 28m.b. Pavonis, Delta [-1,-2] 18.6 1*(G), 12m.b. Pegasi, EQ [-1, 2] 20.1 2*(M),2m.b., no planets +19°5116 BD+19°5116 Procyon (a CMi) [ 1, 0] 11.3 2*(F,w.dw.), 2m.b., no planets Ross 47 [ 2, 1] 19.4 1*(M), 11m.b. Ross 128 [ 0, 0] 7.1 1*(M), 6m.b. Ross 154 [-1, 0] 9.5 1*(M fl.), 6m.b. Ross 248 [ 0, 1] 10.3 1*(M), 10m.b. Ross 614 [ 2, 0] 13.1 2*(M), 2m.b., no planets Ross 986 [ 2, 1] 18.6 1*(M), 8m.b. Sirius (a CMa) [ 1, 0] 8.6 2*(A,w.dw.), 5m.b. Sol [ 0, 0] -.- 1*(G), 43m.b. Struve 2398 [-1, 1] 11.3 2*(M), 4m.b. Stein 2051 [ 1, 2] 17.0 2*(M), 2m.b., no planets Van Maanen's [ 0, 1] 13.6 1*(w.dw.), 18m.b. Van Biesbroeck's [-2, 0] 19.5 2*(M), 2m.b., no planets VB 10 Ursae Majoris, WX [ 1, 1] 9.0 2*(M fl.), 2m.b., no planets Wolf 294 [ 2, 1] 19.2 1*(M), 10m.b. Wolf 359 [ 0, 0] 6.2 1*(M), 11m.b. Wolf 424 [ 0, 0] 6.5 2*(M), 2m.b., no planets Wolf 630,629 [-2,-1] 19.5 5*(M,M,w.dw.,M,M), 1b.dw., 10m.b.
Unknown nebula [ 0,-1] ? nebula
Useful links: A List of the Nearest Stars - From "An Atlas Of The Universe (by R. Powell)" The 100 nearest star systems
Systems far out (30 in 22 sectors) System Coord. l.y. Specs [Note: n*(spectral type)=stars m.b.=major bodies FE2/FFE w.dw.=white dwarf b.dw.=brown dwarf)] ------------------- -------- ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Ache[r]nar (a Eri) [ 1,-4] 36.7 1*(B), 28m.b. Alcor (80 UMa) [ 0, 5] 40.7 2*(F,w.dw.), 2m.b., no planets Alcyone (Pleiades) [ 32, 32] 360 2*(bright giant,A), 4m.b. Aldebaran (a Sco) [ 6, 4] 57.8 2*(giant,M), 2m.b., no planets Alioth (e UMa) [ 0, 4] 34.9 1*(bright giant), 20m.b. Alkaid (h UMa) [-4,10] 85.8 1*(B), 36m.b. Antares (a Tau) [-39,-34] 416 2*(supergiant,A), 2m.b., no planets Atlas (Pleiades) [ 32, 32] 364 2*(B,A), 8m.b. Betelgeuse (a Ori) [ 59, 14] 485 2*(supergiant,A), 12m.b. Canopus (a Car) [ 6,-6] 67.8 1*(bright giant), 1b.dw., 23m.b. Capella (a Aur) [ 4, 4] 40.9 2*(giant,M), 2b.dw., 32m.b. Castor (a Gem) [ 5, 2] 42.7 6*(A,w.dw.,w.dw.,G,w.dw.,G), 2b.dw., 25m.b. Dubhe (a UMa) [-3, 7] 58.4 2*(bright giant,A), 2m.b., no planets Electra (Pleiades) [ 32, 32] 360 1*(B), 1b.dw., 37m.b. Hadar (b Cen) [ -6,-40] 328 1*(blue supergiant), 2b.dw., 33m.b. Lyrae, Beta [-146, 85] 1357 1*(blue supergiant), 1b.dw., 36m.b., unexplored (Sheliak) Maia (Pleiades) [ 32, 32] 364 1*(B), 1b.dw., 20m.b. Merope (Pleiades) [ 32, 32] 364 1*(B), 3b.dw., 37m.b. Megrez (d UMa) [ 1, 6] 50.5 2*(A,w.dw.), 2m.b., no planets Merak (b UMa) [ 3, 5] 47.4 1*(A), 15m.b. Mizar (z UMa) [ 0, 5] 40.7 2*(A,w.dw.), 2m.b., no planets Phekda (g UMa) [ 2, 5] 41.5 1*(B), 2b.dw., 31m.b. Pleione (Pleiades) [ 32, 32] 357 1*(B), 1b.dw., 17m.b. Polaris (a UMi) [ 0, 76] 607 1*(bright giant), 1b.dw., 28m.b. Pollux (b Gem) [ 5, 2] 38.5 1*(giant), 7m.b. Regulus (a Leo) [ 5,-1] 45.5 2*(B,A), 9m.b. Rigel (b Ori) [ 92, 6] 741 2*(blue supergiant,A), 6m.b., unexplored Spica (a Vir) [ -4,-17] 142 2*(B,A), no planets Taygete (Pleiades) [ 32, 32] 366 1*(B), 3b.dw., 42m.b. Vega (a Lyr) [-3, 2] 25.3 1*(A), 1b.dw., 27m.b.
Useful link: An Atlas Of The Universe - The Brightest Stars
SPECTRAL CLASSES : the "Hertzprung-Russel diagram"
CLASS
Description
O
Bluish-violet
B
Blue
A
White-cyan
F
White-yellow
G
Yellow
K
Orange
M
Red
Rougly 90% of all stars are "Main Sequence" stars.
LUMINOSITY CLASSES
CLASS | Description |
0 | HYPERGIANTS |
Ia | Luminous SUPERGIANTS |
Ib | Less luminous SUPERGIANTS |
II | BRIGHT GIANTS |
III | GIANTS |
IV | SUB GIANTS |
V | MAIN SEQUENCE (DWARFS) |
VI | SUB DWARFS (Population II) |
VII | WHITE DWARFS |
Useful links:
The Stars of the Milky Way - Introduction to the stars
An Atlas Of The Universe - The Classification of Stars
STAR TYPES as simulated in the "Frontier Universe"
SUPERGIANTS |
Type M I Þ Supergiant Betelgeuse (a Ori) |
Type B I Þ Blue supergiant Rigel (b Ori) |
GIANTS |
Type F II, G II Þ Bright giant Canopus (a Car) |
Type G III, K III Þ [Red] giant Aldebaran (a Tau) |
MAIN SEQUENCE (DWARFS) |
Type B V Regulus (a Leo) |
Type A V Vega (a Lyr) |
Type F V Procyon (a CMi) |
Type G V Sol |
Type K V Alpha Centauri B |
Type M V Proxima Centauri |
WHITE DWARFS |
Type A VII, F VII Þ White dwarf Sirius B (a CMa B) |
Sirius B magnified 10x |