heavy elements and lower mass, are more unstable. Examples: Sigma Octantis (σ Octantis), an F-type giant and a Delta Scuti variable; Capella Aa (α Aurigae...
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and Triangulum Australe (near Centaurus), Pavo, Hydrus, and Mensa. Sigma Octantis is the closest star approximating a southern pole star, but is faint in...
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Richard Hinckley (1963) [1899]. Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning. New York, NY: Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-21079-0 – via LacusCurtius. Falkner, David...
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spectacular arc stretching across half the celestial hemisphere. Delta Octantis is the south pole star of Saturn. Its north pole is in the far northern...
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