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In what constellation is the nearest star to our star?

Centaurus. Centaurus is home to Rigil Kentaurus, better known as Alpha Centauri. Alpha Centauri is a triple star system, consisting of Alpha Centauri A, Alpha Centauri B and Proxima Centauri. Proxima is the closest star to us.

What constellation has no star designated as Alpha?

Leo Minor. Norma and Vela are two other constellations without an alpha star.

In what constellations are the summer triangle stars found?

Lyra, Cygnus and Aquila. Vega in Lyra, Deneb in Cygnus and Altair in Aquila make up the summer triangle.

In what constellations are the winter triangle stars found?

Orion, Canis Major and Canis Minor. Betelgeuse in Orion, Sirius in Canis Major and Procyon in Canis Minor make up the winter triangle.

What is the smallest constellation?

Crux. Crux is only 68 square degrees, however there are quite a few open star clusters and the Coal Sack nebula in this constellation.

What is the largest constellation?

Hydra. Hydra covers 1303 degrees of the sky. M48 an open cluster, M68 a globular cluster and M83 a spiral galaxy are among the deep sky objects in this constellation.

If we were standing on a planet around Alpha Centauri, in what constellation would our Sun be?

Cassiopeia.

In what constellation is the Large Magellanic Cloud?

Dorado. The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is about 170,000 light years away.

In what constellation does the center of our galaxy appear to lie?

Sagittarius. The center of our galaxy is about 30,000 light years away from us.

What constellation houses the most Messier objects?

Sagittarius. Sagittarius has 15 Messier objects (M8, M17, M18, M20, M21, M22, M23, M24, M25, M28, M54, M55, M69, M70, and M75).