star            apparent  distance
                     mag   (parsecs)
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Sirius           -1.50    2.6
Canopus          -0.73   30.1
Alpha Centauri   +0.10    1.3
Vega             +0.04    8.0
Arcturus          0.00   11.0
Capella          +0.05   13.8
Rigel            +0.08  184.0
Procyon          +0.34    3.5
Betelgeuse       +0.41  184.0
Achernar         +0.47   19.9
Beta Centauri    +0.61   92.0
Altair           +0.77    5.1
Alpha Crucis     +1.58  119.6
Aldebaran        +0.86   16.0
Spica            +1.12   84.0
Antares          +0.90  128.8
Pollux           +1.15   11.3
Fomalhaut        +1.18    6.9
Deneb            +1.26  429.4
Beta Crucis      +1.24  153.4
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