- Other designations: EI Cnc, GJ 1116, WDS J08582+1945AB, G 9-38, G 47-14, G 41-11, LP 426-40, LTT 12343, PLX 2144.03, GSC 01397-01138, 2MASS J08581519+1945470
- Constellation: Cancer
- Right Ascension: 08h 58m 15.07493s
- Declination: +19° 45′ 48.2581″
- Distance: 16.7 ly
- Variable type: Flare star
- Apparent Magnitude: 13.93, 13.75
EI Cancri is a double star system located in the constellation of Cancer. At a distance of 16.7 light years its one of the closer star systems to Earth. The system consists of two low mass stars with spectral types of M8Ve, and M7V.
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- Category: Stars
- Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
- Camera: ZWO A071 Color
- Other designations: BD+50° 1725, GJ 380, HD 88230, HIP 49908, SAO 43223, LFT 696, IRAS 10082+4942
- Constellation: Ursa Major
- Right Ascension: 10h 11m 22.13995s
- Declination: +49° 27′ 15.2510″
- Distance: 15.886
- Estimated Age: 6.6 billion years
- Variable type: BY Dra, Flare star
- Apparent Magnitude: +6.60
- B-V Color Index: +1.34
Groombridge 1618 is a close main sequence star at 15.89 light years distant, located in the constaletion of Ursa Major. It is classified as a BY Draconis variable.
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- Category: Stars
- Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
- Camera: ZWO A071 Color
- Other designations: G 051-015, GCTP 2016.01, GJ 1111, LHS 248
- Constellation: Cancer
- Right Ascension: 08h 29m 49.35279s
- Declination: +26° 46′ 33.6241″
- Distance: 11.6 ly
- Estimated Age: 200 million
- Apparent Magnitude: 14.8 V
- B-V Color Index: 2.08
DX Cancri is a red dwarf star located in the constellation of Cancer. A flare star variable that can increase brightness at an unpredictable time table. A low mass star with only about 10% mass of our Sun.
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- Category: Stars
- Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
- Camera: ZWO A071 Color
- Constellation: Auriga
- Right Ascension: 05 48 08.17
- Declination: +30 37 51.9
- Distance: ~3000 ly
- Apparent Magnitude: 8.27
- B-V Color Index: 2.52
FU Aurigae is a variable carbon star located in the constellation of Auriga. Spectral classification is C7,2(N0)
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- Category: Stars
- Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
- Camera: ZWO 2600 MM
- Constellation: Aquarius
- Right Ascension: 23h 06m 29.368s
- Declination: −05° 02′ 29.04″
- Distance: 40.6 ly
- Estimated Age: 7.6 billion years (estimated)
- Apparent Magnitude: 18.8
Trappist-1 is a red dwarf star located in Aquarius. One tiny red dot located in a sea of dots, it came to fame in 2016-2017 when it was discovered there were seven planets that orbit the star. At around 40 light years distance, it does display a small proper motion across the sky in this sequence of images from 2020 and 2024.
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- Category: Stars
- Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
- Camera: ZWO 2600 MM
- Constellation: Camelopardalis
- Right Ascension: 05 41 02.49
- Declination: +68 47 55.0
- Apparent Magnitude: 7.7 - 11.6
- B-V Color Index: 2.49
S Cam is a variable carbon star located in Camelopardalis. It's magnitude varies from 7.7 down to 11.6 over a 327 day period. Also visible are background galaxies, and spiral galaxy NGC 1961 at some 200 million light years distant.
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- Category: Stars
- Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
- Camera: ZWO 2600 MM