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List of variable stars

Index List of variable stars

There are over 41,638 known variable stars (2008), with more being discovered regularly, so a complete list of every single variable is impossible at this place (cf. GCVS). [1]

215 relations: AE Aurigae, Algol, Algol variable, Alpha Coronae Borealis, Alpha Herculis, Andromeda (constellation), Antlia, Apparent magnitude, Apus, Aquarius (constellation), Aquila (constellation), Ara (constellation), Aries (constellation), Auriga (constellation), Beta Doradus, Beta Lyrae, Beta Lyrae variable, Beta Pegasi, Betelgeuse, BL Lacertae, Blazar, Boötes, Camelopardalis, Cancer (constellation), Canis Major, Canis Minor, Capricornus, Carina (constellation), Cassiopeia (constellation), Centaurus, Cepheus (constellation), Cetus, CH Cygni, Chamaeleon, Chi Cygni, Classical Cepheid variable, Columba (constellation), Coma Berenices, Corona Borealis, Corvus (constellation), Crux, Cygnus (constellation), David Fabricius, Delphinus, Delta Cephei, Dorado, Draco (constellation), Dwarf nova, DY Persei, DY Persei variable, ..., Edward Pigott, Epsilon Aurigae, Epsilon Pegasi, Eridanus (constellation), Ernst Hartwig, Eta Aquilae, Eta Carinae, Eta Geminorum, Flare star, Fornax, Gamma Cassiopeiae, Gemini (constellation), Geminiano Montanari, General Catalogue of Variable Stars, Giacomo F. Maraldi, Gottfried Kirch, Grus (constellation), Hercules (constellation), Horologium (constellation), Hydra (constellation), Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt, Johannes Phocylides Holwarda, John Goodricke, John Herschel, John Russell Hind, Kappa Pavonis, Karl Ludwig Harding, L Carinae, L2 Puppis, Lacerta, Lambda Tauri, Large Magellanic Cloud, Leo (constellation), Leo Minor, Lepus (constellation), Lists of stars, Luminous blue variable, Lupus (constellation), Lyra, Messier 25, Microscopium, Mintaka, Mira, Mira variable, Monoceros, Mu Cephei, Norma (constellation), Nova, Octans, Ophiuchus, Orion (constellation), Orion variable, Pavo (constellation), Pegasus (constellation), Perseus (constellation), Phi Persei, Phoenix (constellation), Pictor, Pisces (constellation), Polaris, Proxima Centauri, Puppis, Pyxis, R Andromedae, R Aquarii, R Aquilae, R Aurigae, R Boötis, R Cancri, R Canis Majoris, R Capricorni, R Carinae, R Cassiopeiae, R Centauri, R Coronae Borealis, R Coronae Borealis variable, R Corvi, R Crucis, R Cygni, R Geminorum, R Horologii, R Hydrae, R Leonis, R Leonis Minoris, R Leporis, R Lyrae, R Octantis, R Pictoris, R Scuti, R Serpentis, R Virginis, Rho Persei, RR Lyrae, RR Lyrae variable, RS Ophiuchi, RS Puppis, RU Lupi, RV Tauri variable, RX Leporis, RY Sagittarii, S Canis Minoris, S Carinae, S Cassiopeiae, S Coronae Borealis, S Doradus, S Virginis, Sagitta, Sagittarius (constellation), Scorpius, Sculptor (constellation), Scutum (constellation), Semiregular variable star, Serpens, Slow irregular variable, SN 1885A, SS Cygni, Supernova, T Centauri, T Cephei, T Ceti, T Coronae Borealis, T Normae, T Pyxidis, T Tauri, Taurus (constellation), Theta Apodis, Triangulum, TX Piscium, Type II Cepheid, U Antliae, U Coronae Borealis, U Geminorum, U Herculis, U Hydrae, U Microscopii, U Monocerotis, U Orionis, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, V Aquilae, V Coronae Borealis, Variable star, Virgo (constellation), VV Orionis, VX Sagittarii, VY Canis Majoris, VZ Camelopardalis, W Coronae Borealis, W Cygni, W Orionis, W Ursae Majoris, W Ursae Majoris variable, William Herschel, William John Burchell, WZ Cassiopeiae, WZ Sagittae, X Cancri, X Persei, Z Andromedae, Zeta Geminorum, Zeta Phoenicis, 30 Herculis, 34 Boötis, 66 Tauri, 68 Herculis. Expand index (165 more) »

AE Aurigae

AE Aurigae (abbreviated as AE Aur) is a runaway star in the constellation Auriga; it lights the Flaming Star Nebula.

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Algol

Algol, designated Beta Persei (β Persei, abbreviated Beta Per, β Per), known colloquially as the Demon Star, is a bright multiple star in the constellation of Perseus and one of the first non-nova variable stars to be discovered.

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Algol variable

Algol variables or Algol-type binaries are a class of eclipsing binary stars that are related to the prototype member of this class, β Persei (Beta Persei, Algol) from an evolutionary point of view.

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Alpha Coronae Borealis

Alpha Coronae Borealis (α Coronae Borealis, abbreviated Alpha CrB, α CrB), also named Alphecca, is a binary star in the constellation of Corona Borealis.

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Alpha Herculis

No description.

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Andromeda (constellation)

Andromeda is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century Greco-Roman astronomer Ptolemy and remains one of the 88 modern constellations.

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Antlia

Antlia (from Ancient Greek ἀντλία) is a constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere.

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Apparent magnitude

The apparent magnitude of a celestial object is a number that is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth.

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Apus

Apus is a small constellation in the southern sky.

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Aquarius (constellation)

Aquarius is a constellation of the zodiac, situated between Capricornus and Pisces.

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Aquila (constellation)

Aquila is a constellation on the celestial equator.

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Ara (constellation)

Ara (Latin: "The Altar") is a southern constellation situated between Scorpius and Triangulum Australe.

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Aries (constellation)

Aries is one of the constellations of the zodiac.

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Auriga (constellation)

Auriga is one of the 88 modern constellations; it was among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy.

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Beta Doradus

Beta Doradus (Beta Dor, β Doradus, β Dor) is the second brightest star in the southern constellation of Dorado.

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Beta Lyrae

Beta Lyrae (Latinized from β Lyrae, abbreviated Beta Lyr, β Lyr), also named Sheliak, is a binary star system approximately from the Sun in the constellation of Lyra.

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Beta Lyrae variable

Beta Lyrae variables are a class of close binary stars.

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Beta Pegasi

Beta Pegasi (β Pegasi, abbreviated Beta Peg, β Peg), also named Scheat, is a red giant star and the second-brightest star (after Epsilon Pegasi) in the constellation of Pegasus.

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Betelgeuse

Betelgeuse, also designated Alpha Orionis (α Orionis, abbreviated Alpha Ori, α Ori), is the ninth-brightest star in the night sky and second-brightest in the constellation of Orion.

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BL Lacertae

BL Lacertae or BL Lac is a highly variable, extragalactic AGN (active galactic nucleus or active galaxy).

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Blazar

A blazar is a very compact quasar (quasi-stellar radio source) associated with a presumed supermassive black hole at the center of an active, giant elliptical galaxy.

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Boötes

Boötes is a constellation in the northern sky, located between 0° and +60° declination, and 13 and 16 hours of right ascension on the celestial sphere.

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Camelopardalis

Camelopardalis is a large but obscure constellation of the northern sky representing a giraffe.

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Cancer (constellation)

Cancer is one of the twelve constellations of the zodiac.

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Canis Major

Canis Major is a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere.

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Canis Minor

Canis Minor is a small constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere.

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Capricornus

Capricornus is one of the constellations of the zodiac.

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Carina (constellation)

Carina is a constellation in the southern sky.

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Cassiopeia (constellation)

Cassiopeia is a constellation in the northern sky, named after the vain queen Cassiopeia in Greek mythology, who boasted about her unrivalled beauty.

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Centaurus

Centaurus is a bright constellation in the southern sky.

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Cepheus (constellation)

Cepheus is a constellation in the northern sky, which is named after Cepheus (a King in the Greek mythology).

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Cetus

Cetus is a constellation.

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CH Cygni

CH Cygni (CH Cyg / HIP 95413 / BD +49 2999) is a red giant, variable, symbiotic binary in the constellation Cygnus.

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Chamaeleon

Chamaeleon is a small constellation in the southern sky.

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Chi Cygni

Chi Cygni (χ Cyg, χ Cygni) is a variable star of the Mira type in the constellation Cygnus, and also an S-type star.

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Classical Cepheid variable

Classical Cepheids (also known as Population I Cepheids, Type I Cepheids, or Delta Cephei variables) are a type of Cepheid variable star.

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Columba (constellation)

Columba is a small, faint constellation created in the late sixteenth century.

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Coma Berenices

Coma Berenices is an ancient asterism in the northern sky which has been defined as one of the 88 modern constellations.

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Corona Borealis

Corona Borealis is a small constellation in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere.

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Corvus (constellation)

Corvus is a small constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere.

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Crux

Crux is a constellation located in the southern sky in a bright portion of the Milky Way.

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Cygnus (constellation)

Cygnus is a northern constellation lying on the plane of the Milky Way, deriving its name from the Latinized Greek word for swan.

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David Fabricius

David Fabricius (9 March 1564 – 7 May 1617) was a German pastor who made two major discoveries in the early days of telescopic astronomy, jointly with his eldest son, Johannes Fabricius (1587–1615).

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Delphinus

Delphinus (Eng. U.S.) Eng.

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Delta Cephei

Delta Cephei (δ Cep, δ Cephei) is the Bayer designation for a quadruple star system located approximately 887 light-years away in the northern circumpolar constellation of Cepheus, the King.

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Dorado

Dorado (English pronunciation) is a constellation in the southern sky.

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Draco (constellation)

Draco is a constellation in the far northern sky.

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Dwarf nova

A U Geminorum-type variable star, or dwarf nova (pl. novae) is a type of cataclysmic variable star consisting of a close binary star system in which one of the components is a white dwarf that accretes matter from its companion.

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DY Persei

DY Persei is a variable star and carbon star in the Perseus constellation.

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DY Persei variable

DY Persei variables are a subclass of R Coronae Borealis (R CrB) variables.

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Edward Pigott

Edward Pigott (1753–1825) was an English astronomer.

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Epsilon Aurigae

Epsilon Aurigae (ε Aurigae, abbreviated Eps Aur, ε Aur) is a multiple star system in the northern constellation of Auriga.

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Epsilon Pegasi

Epsilon Pegasi (ε Pegasi, abbreviated Epsilon Peg, ε Peg), also named Enif (EE-nif), is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Pegasus.

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Eridanus (constellation)

Eridanus is a constellation in the southern hemisphere.

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Ernst Hartwig

Carl Ernst Albrecht Hartwig (14 January 1851 in Frankfurt – 3 May 1923 in Bamberg) was a German astronomer.

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Eta Aquilae

Eta Aquilae (η Aql, η Aquilae) is the Bayer designation for a multiple star in the equatorial constellation of Aquila, the eagle.

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Eta Carinae

Eta Carinae (η Carinae, abbreviated to η Car), formerly known as Eta Argus, is a stellar system containing at least two stars with a combined luminosity greater than five million times that of the Sun, located around 7,500 light-years (2,300 parsecs) distant in the constellation Carina.

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Eta Geminorum

Eta Geminorum (η Geminorum, abbreviated Eta Gem, η Gem), also named Propus, is a triple star system in the constellation of Gemini.

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Flare star

A flare star is a variable star that can undergo unpredictable dramatic increases in brightness for a few minutes.

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Fornax

Fornax is a constellation in the southern sky, partly ringed by the celestial river Eridanus.

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Gamma Cassiopeiae

Gamma Cassiopeiae, Latinized from γ Cassiopeiae, is a star at the center of the distinctive "W" asterism in the northern circumpolar constellation of Cassiopeia.

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Gemini (constellation)

Gemini is one of the constellations of the zodiac.

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Geminiano Montanari

Geminiano Montanari. Geminiano Montanari (June 1, 1633 – October 13, 1687) was an Italian astronomer, lens-maker, and proponent of the experimental approach to science.

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General Catalogue of Variable Stars

The General Catalogue of Variable Stars (GCVS) is a list of variable stars.

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Giacomo F. Maraldi

Giacomo Filippo Maraldi (August 21, 1665 – December 1, 1729) was a French-Italian astronomer and mathematician.

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Gottfried Kirch

Gottfried Kirch (Kirche, Kirkius) (December 18, 1639 – July 25, 1710) was a German astronomer and the first 'Astronomer Royal' in Berlin and, as such, director of the nascent Berlin Observatory.

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Grus (constellation)

Grus (or colloquially) is a constellation in the southern sky.

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Hercules (constellation)

Hercules is a constellation named after Hercules, the Roman mythological hero adapted from the Greek hero Heracles.

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Horologium (constellation)

Horologium is a faint constellation in the southern sky.

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Hydra (constellation)

Hydra is the largest of the 88 modern constellations, measuring 1303 square degrees.

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Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt

Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt (25 October 1825 in Eutin, Germany – 7 February 1884 in Athens, Greece) was a German astronomer and geophysicist.

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Johannes Phocylides Holwarda

Johannes Phocylides Holwarda (Jan Fokkesz, Jan Fokker, Johann Holwarda, Johannes Fokkes Holwarda, Jan Fokkens Holwarda, Jan Fokkes van haylen) (February 19, 1618—January 22, 1651) was a Frisian astronomer, physician, and philosopher.

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John Goodricke

John Goodricke FRS (17 September 1764 – 20 April 1786) was an English amateur astronomer.

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John Herschel

Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet (7 March 1792 – 11 May 1871) was an English polymath, mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor, experimental photographer who invented the blueprint, and did botanical work.

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John Russell Hind

John Russell Hind FRS FRSE LLD (12 May 1823 – 23 December 1895) was an English astronomer.

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Kappa Pavonis

Kappa Pavonis (κ Pav) is a variable star in the constellation Pavo.

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Karl Ludwig Harding

Karl Ludwig Harding (September 29, 1765 – August 31, 1834) was a German astronomer, who discovered 3 Juno, the third asteroid of the main-belt in 1804.

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L Carinae

The Bayer designations l Carinae and L Carinae are distinct.

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L2 Puppis

L2 Puppis (also known as HD 56096) is a giant star in the constellation of Puppis and is located between the bright stars Canopus and Sirius.

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Lacerta

Lacerta is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union.

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Lambda Tauri

Lambda Tauri (λ Tau, λ Tauri) is a triple star system in the constellation Taurus.

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Large Magellanic Cloud

The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.

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Leo (constellation)

Leo is one of the constellations of the zodiac, lying between Cancer the crab to the west and Virgo the maiden to the east.

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Leo Minor

Leo Minor is a small and faint constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere.

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Lepus (constellation)

Lepus is a constellation lying just south of the celestial equator.

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Lists of stars

The following are lists of stars.

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Luminous blue variable

Luminous blue variables (LBVs) are massive evolved stars that show unpredictable and sometimes dramatic variations in both their spectra and brightness.

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Lupus (constellation)

Lupus is a constellation located in the deep Southern Sky.

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Lyra

Lyra (Latin for lyre, from Greek λύρα) is a small constellation.

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Messier 25

Open Cluster M25 (also known as Messier Object 25 or IC 4725) is an open cluster in the constellation Sagittarius.

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Microscopium

Microscopium is a minor constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere, one of twelve created in the 18th century by French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille and one of several depicting scientific instruments.

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Mintaka

Mintaka, also designated Delta Orionis (δ Orionis, abbreviated Delta Ori, δ Ori) and 34 Orionis (34 Ori) is a multiple star some 1,200 light years from the Sun in the constellation of Orion.

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Mira

Mira, alternatively designated Omicron Ceti (ο Ceti, abbreviated Omicron Cet, ο Cet) is a red giant star estimated to be 200–400 light years from the Sun in the constellation of Cetus.

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Mira variable

Mira variables ("Mira", Latin, adj. - feminine form of adjective "wonderful"), named for the prototype star Mira, are a class of pulsating variable stars characterized by very red colours, pulsation periods longer than 100 days, and amplitudes greater than one magnitude in infrared and 2.5 magnitude at visual wavelengths.

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Monoceros

Monoceros (Greek: Μονόκερως) is a faint constellation on the celestial equator.

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Mu Cephei

Mu Cephei (μ Cep, μ Cephei), also known as Herschel's Garnet Star, is a red supergiant star in the constellation Cepheus.

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Norma (constellation)

Norma is a small constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere between Ara and Lupus, one of twelve drawn up in the 18th century by French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille and one of several depicting scientific instruments.

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Nova

A nova (plural novae or novas) or classical nova (CN, plural CNe) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star, that slowly fades over several weeks or many months.

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Octans

Octans is a faint constellation located in the deep southern sky.

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Ophiuchus

Ophiuchus is a large constellation straddling the celestial equator.

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Orion (constellation)

Orion is a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world.

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Orion variable

An Orion variable is a variable star which exhibits irregular and eruptive variations in its luminosity and is typically associated with diffuse nebulae.

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Pavo (constellation)

Pavo is a constellation in the southern sky with the Latin name for peacock.

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Pegasus (constellation)

Pegasus is a constellation in the northern sky, named after the winged horse Pegasus in Greek mythology.

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Perseus (constellation)

Perseus is a constellation in the northern sky, being named after the Greek mythological hero Perseus.

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Phi Persei

Phi Persei (Phi Per, φ Persei, φ Per) is a Class B2Vpe, fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Perseus.

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Phoenix (constellation)

Phoenix is a minor constellation in the southern sky.

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Pictor

Pictor is a constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere, located between the star Canopus and the Large Magellanic Cloud.

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Pisces (constellation)

Pisces is a constellation of the zodiac.

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Polaris

Polaris, designated Alpha Ursae Minoris (Ursae Minoris, abbreviated Alpha UMi, UMi), commonly the North Star or Pole Star, is the brightest star in the constellation of Ursa Minor.

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Proxima Centauri

Proxima Centauri, or Alpha Centauri C, is a red dwarf, a small low-mass star, about from the Sun in the constellation of Centaurus.

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Puppis

Puppis is a constellation in the southern sky.

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Pyxis

Pyxis is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky.

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R Andromedae

R Andromedae (R And) is a Mira-type variable star in the constellation Andromeda.

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R Aquarii

R Aquarii (R Aqr) is a variable star in the constellation Aquarius.

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R Aquilae

R Aquilae is a Mira variable in the constellation Aquila.

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R Aurigae

R Aurigae (R Aur) is a M-type giant star in the constellation of Auriga.

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R Boötis

R Boötis is a Mira variable in the constellation Boötes.

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R Cancri

R Cancri is a Mira variable in the constellation Cancer.

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R Canis Majoris

R Canis Majoris is an eclipsing interacting binary star system in the constellation Canis Major.

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R Capricorni

R Capricorni (R Cap) is a star in the constellation of Capricornus.

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R Carinae

R Carinae is a star in the constellation Carina.

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R Cassiopeiae

R Cassiopeiae (R Cas) is a star in the constellation Cassiopeia.

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R Centauri

R Centauri (R Cen) is a Mira variable star in the constellation Centaurus.

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R Coronae Borealis

R Coronae Borealis is a peculiar low-mass yellow supergiant star in the constellation of Corona Borealis.

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R Coronae Borealis variable

An R Coronae Borealis variable (abbreviated RCB, R CrB) is an eruptive variable star that varies in luminosity in two modes, one low amplitude pulsation (a few tenths of a magnitude), and one irregular, unpredictably-sudden fading by 1 to 9 magnitudes.

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R Corvi

R Corvi (R Crv) is a Mira variable star in the constellation Corvus, which ranges from a magnitude of 6.7 to 14.4 with a period of approximately 317 days.

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R Crucis

R Crucis is a star in the constellation Crux.

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R Cygni

R Cygni is a variable star of the Mira type in the constellation Cygnus.

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R Geminorum

R Geminorum (R Gem) is a Mira variable and technetium star in the constellation Gemini.

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R Horologii

R Horologii (also known as HD 18242) is a red giant star approximately 700 light-years away in the constellation Horologium.

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R Hydrae

R Hydrae, also known as R Hya, is a Mira-type variable star in the constellation Hydra.

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R Leonis

R Leonis is a red giant Mira-type variable star located approximately 300 light years away in the constellation Leo.

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R Leonis Minoris

R Leonis Minoris (R LMi) is a Mira variable type star in the constellation Leo Minor.

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R Leporis

R Leporis (R Lep), sometimes called Hind's Crimson Star, is a well-known variable star in the constellation Lepus, near its border with Eridanus.

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R Lyrae

R Lyrae is a 4th magnitude semiregular variable star in the constellation Lyra, approximately 350 light years away from Earth.

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R Octantis

R Octantis is a Mira variable star located in the southern constellation of Octans.

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R Pictoris

R Pictoris is a semiregular variable type star in the constellation Pictor.

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R Scuti

R Scuti (R Sct) is a star in the constellation of Scutum.

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R Serpentis

R Serpentis (R Ser) is a Mira variable type star in the constellation Serpens.

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R Virginis

R Virginis is a Mira variable in the constellation Virgo.

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Rho Persei

Rho Persei (Rho Per, ρ Persei, ρ Per) is a star in the northern constellation of Perseus.

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RR Lyrae

RR Lyrae is a variable star in the Lyra constellation, located near the border with the neighboring constellation of Cygnus.

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RR Lyrae variable

RR Lyrae variables are periodic variable stars, commonly found in globular clusters.

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RS Ophiuchi

RS Ophiuchi (RS Oph) is a recurrent nova system approximately 5,000 light-years away in the constellation Ophiuchus.

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RS Puppis

RS Puppis (or RS Pup) is a Cepheid variable star in the constellation of Puppis.

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RU Lupi

RU Lupi is a star in the constellation of Lupus, located in the young Lupus Star Forming Region.

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RV Tauri variable

RV Tauri variables are luminous variable stars that have distinctive light variations with alternating deep and shallow minima.

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RX Leporis

RX Leporis (RX Lep) is a star in the constellation of Lepus.

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RY Sagittarii

RY Sagittarii is an yellow supergiant and an R Coronae Borealis type variable star in the constellation Sagittarius.

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S Canis Minoris

S Canis Minoris is a red giant star in the constellation Canis Minor.

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S Carinae

The Bayer designations S Carinae and s Carinae are distinct.

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S Cassiopeiae

S Cassiopeiae (S Cas, HD 7769) is a mira variable and S-type star in the constellation Cassiopeia.

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S Coronae Borealis

S Coronae Borealis (S CrB) is a Mira variable star in the constellation Corona Borealis.

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S Doradus

S Doradus (also known as S Dor) is located 160,000 light years away, and is one of the brightest stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite of the Milky Way.

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S Virginis

S Virginis is a Mira-type variable star in the constellation Virgo.

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Sagitta

Sagitta is a dim but distinctive constellation in the northern sky.

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Sagittarius (constellation)

Sagittarius is one of the constellations of the zodiac.

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Scorpius

Scorpius is one of the constellations of the zodiac.

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Sculptor (constellation)

Sculptor is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky.

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Scutum (constellation)

Scutum is a small constellation introduced in the seventeenth century.

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Semiregular variable star

Semiregular variable stars are giants or supergiants of intermediate and late spectral type showing considerable periodicity in their light changes, accompanied or sometimes interrupted by various irregularities.

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Serpens

Serpens ("the Serpent", Greek Ὄφις) is a constellation of the northern hemisphere.

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Slow irregular variable

A slow irregular variable (ascribed the GCVS types L, LB and LC) is a variable star that exhibit no or very poorly defined periodicity in their slowly changing light emissions.

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SS Cygni

SS Cygni is a variable star in the northern constellation Cygnus (the Swan).

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Supernova

A supernova (plural: supernovae or supernovas, abbreviations: SN and SNe) is a transient astronomical event that occurs during the last stellar evolutionary stages of a star's life, either a massive star or a white dwarf, whose destruction is marked by one final, titanic explosion.

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T Centauri

T Centauri is a variable star located in the far southern constellation Centaurus.

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T Cephei

T Cephei is a Mira variable star in the constellation Cepheus.

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T Ceti

T Ceti is a semiregular variable star located in the constellation Cetus.

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T Coronae Borealis

T Coronae Borealis (T CrB), is a recurring nova in the constellation Corona Borealis.

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T Normae

T Normae is a Mira variable star.

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T Pyxidis

T Pyxidis (T Pyx) is a recurrent nova and nova remnant in the constellation Pyxis.

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T Tauri

T Tauri is a variable star in the constellation Taurus, the prototype of the T Tauri stars.

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Taurus (constellation)

Taurus (Latin for "the Bull") is one of the constellations of the zodiac, which means it is crossed by the plane of the ecliptic.

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Theta Apodis

Theta Apodis (θ Aps, θ Apodis) is the Bayer designation for a star in the southern circumpolar constellation of Apus.

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Triangulum

Triangulum is a small constellation in the northern sky.

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TX Piscium

TX Piscium (19 Piscium) is a variable carbon star in the constellation Pisces.

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Type II Cepheid

Type II Cepheids are variable stars which pulsate with periods typically between 1 and 50 days.

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U Antliae

U Antliae (U Ant) is a star in the constellation Antlia.

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U Coronae Borealis

U Coronae Borealis (U CrB) is an Algol-type eclipsing binary star system in the constellation Corona Borealis.

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U Geminorum

U Geminorum (U Gem), in the constellation Gemini, is an archetypal example of a dwarf nova.

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U Herculis

The Bayer designations u Herculis and U Herculis are distinct.

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U Hydrae

U Hydrae (U Hya) is a carbon star in the constellation Hydra.

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U Microscopii

U Microscopii is a Mira variable star in the constellation Microscopium.

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U Monocerotis

U Monocerotis (U Mon) is a variable star and spectroscopic binary in the constellation Monoceros.

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U Orionis

U Orionis (abbreviated U Ori) is a Mira-type variable star in the constellation Orion.

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Ursa Major

Ursa Major (also known as the Great Bear) is a constellation in the northern sky, whose associated mythology likely dates back into prehistory.

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Ursa Minor

Ursa Minor (Latin: "Lesser Bear", contrasting with Ursa Major), also known as the Little Bear, is a constellation in the Northern Sky.

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V Aquilae

V Aquilae (V Aql) is a carbon star in the constellation Aquila.

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V Coronae Borealis

V Coronae Borealis (V CrB) is a Mira-type long period variable star and carbon star in the constellation Corona Borealis.

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Variable star

A variable star is a star whose brightness as seen from Earth (its apparent magnitude) fluctuates.

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Virgo (constellation)

Virgo is one of the constellations of the zodiac.

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VV Orionis

VV Orionis is an eclipsing binary located in the belt region of the constellation Orion.

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VX Sagittarii

VX Sagittarii is a red supergiant or red hypergiant located more than 1.5 kiloparsec away from the Sun in the constellation of Sagittarius.

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VY Canis Majoris

VY Canis Majoris (VY CMa) is an extreme pulsating red hypergiant (or supergiant) star located in the constellation Canis Major.

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VZ Camelopardalis

VZ Camelopardalis (VZ Cam) is a Semiregular variable star in the constellation Camelopardalis.

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W Coronae Borealis

W Coronae Borealis (W CrB) is a Mira-type long period variable star in the constellation Corona Borealis.

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W Cygni

W Cygni is a semi-regular variable star in the constellation Cygnus, located 570 light-years from Earth.

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W Orionis

W Orionis is a carbon star in the constellation Orion, approximately away.

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W Ursae Majoris

W Ursae Majoris (W UMa) is the variable star designation for a binary star system in the northern constellation of Ursa Major.

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W Ursae Majoris variable

A W Ursae Majoris variable, also known as a low mass contact binary, is a type of eclipsing binary variable star.

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William Herschel

Frederick William Herschel, (Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel; 15 November 1738 – 25 August 1822) was a German-born British astronomer, composer and brother of fellow astronomer Caroline Herschel, with whom he worked.

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William John Burchell

William John Burchell (23 July 1781 – 23 March 1863) was an English explorer, naturalist, traveller, artist, and author.

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WZ Cassiopeiae

WZ Cassiopeiae (WZ Cas) is a variable carbon star in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia.

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WZ Sagittae

WZ Sagittae (WZ Sge) is a cataclysmic dwarf nova star system in the constellation Sagitta.

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X Cancri

X Cancri is a semiregular variable star located in the constellation Cancer.

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X Persei

X Persei is a high-mass X-ray binary system located in the constellation Perseus, approximately 950 parsecs away.

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Z Andromedae

Z Andromedae is a symbiotic binary star system consisting of a red giant and a white dwarf.

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Zeta Geminorum

Zeta Geminorum (ζ Geminorum, abbreviated Zeta Gem, ζ Gem) is a star (possibly binary) in the zodiac constellation of Gemini, on the outstretched left 'leg' of the twin Pollux.

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Zeta Phoenicis

Zeta Phoenicis (ζ Phoenicis, abbreviated Zet Phe, ζ Phe) is a multiple star system in the constellation of Phoenix.

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30 Herculis

30 Herculis (30 Her), or g Herculis, is a star in the constellation Hercules.

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34 Boötis

34 Boötis or W Boötis is a star in the constellation Boötes.

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66 Tauri

66 Tauri, also known as r Tauri, is a binary star in the constellation of Taurus.

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68 Herculis

68 Herculis (68 Her) is a star in the constellation Hercules.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_variable_stars

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