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Star
Y 92%
58th percentile in Places
Large self-illuminated object in space
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KELT-2Ab
extrasolar planet
KELT-2
Star in the constellation Auriga
HD 189733 b
Hot Jupiter exoplanet in the constellation Vulpecula
Alpha Centauri A
star in the constellation Centaurus
WD 1054−226
White dwarf in the constellation Crater
Ross 128 b
Confirmed terrestrial exoplanet orbiting Ross 128
47 Ursae Majoris
Star in the constellation Ursa Major
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Y 92%
Dwarf star
Star of relatively small size and low luminosity
G-type star
stellar classification
Population I star
stellar population
possible red giant branch star
astronomical object type
Navigational stars
bright, easily distinguished, stars used for navigation
Stellar population
Grouping of stars by similar metallicity
metal-poor star
type of star
Giant star
Type of star, larger and brighter than the Sun
high proper-motion star
total proper motion >= 50 mas/yr
Compact object
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A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by self-gravity. 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. The most prominent stars have been categorised into constellations and asterisms, and many of the...

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