- Fomalhaut (stars.astro.illinois.edu)
FOMALHAUT (Alpha Piscis Austrinus). This wonderful first magnitude (1.16, ranking 18th) star of northern-hemisphere autumn, usually pronounced “fo-ma-low,” slides slowly in lonely grandeur above the southern horizon (as seen from the north) during the months of October and November.
- Beta Cancri (Wikipedia)
Beta Cancri (β Cancri, abbreviated Beta Cnc, β Cnc), also named Tarf /ˈtɑːrf/, is the brightest star in the zodiacal constellation of Cancer. It has an apparent visual magnitude of +3.5 and an absolute magnitude of −1.2. Based on parallax measurements obtained during the Hipparcos mission, it is approximately 290 light-years distant from the Sun. An exoplanet, designated Beta Cancri b, is believed to be orbiting the star.