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The Mizar–Alcor stellar sextuple system consists of the quadruple system Mizar and the binary system Alcor.

Mu Velorum (μ Vel μ Velorum) is a binary star system in the southern constellation Vela. The two stars orbit each other with a semi-major axis of 1.437 arcseconds and […]

Kappa Velorum (κ Vel κ Velorum) is a binary star system in the southern constellation of Vela. It has the traditional name Markab from the Arabic مركب markab meaning something […]

Delta Velorum (δ Vel δ Velorum) is a star system in the southern constellation Vela near the border with Carina. From parallax measurements it is approximately 80.6 light-years (24.7 parsecs) […]

Omicron1 Eridani (also known as Beid) is a star of visual magnitude 4.04. It lies approximately 125 light-years from Earth in the Eridanus constellation and is a class F (F2) […]

Gamma Aquilae (γ Aql γ Aquilae) is a star in the constellation Aquila. It has the traditional name Tarazed. This star has an apparent visual magnitude of 2.712 so it […]

Beta Delphini (Beta Del β Delphini β Del) is a binary star in the constellation of Delphinus. As a practical joke the astronomer Niccolò Cacciatore gave it the name Rotanev […]

Mu Pegasi (μ Peg μ Pegasi) is a star in the northern constellation of Pegasus. It has the traditional name Sadalbari which derives from the Arabic term for luck star […]

Gamma Lyrae (γ Lyr γ Lyrae) is the second brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra. It has the traditional names Sulafat (Sulaphat) from the Arabic السلحفاة al-sulḥafāt turtle […]

46 Leonis Minoris (46 LMi) is the brightest star in the constellation Leo Minor. It is sometimes known as o LMi (not ο LMi) from Bode’s catalogue of 1801. It […]