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Acrux, Alpha Crucis (α Cru), is a multiple star system located in the constellation Crux. It is the brightest of the stars that form the Southern Cross, one of the best known asterisms in the southern sky. Acrux lies at a distance of 320 light years from Earth. With a combined apparent magnitude of 0.76, it is the 12th brightest star in the sky. It shares the 12th place with Altair in the northern constellation Aquila. The two stars are usually only slightly brighter than the variable Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), Antares (Alpha Scorpii) and Spica (Alpha Virginis), but are outshined by Achernar (Alpha Eridani), Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis) and Hadar (Beta Centauri).

NGC 1566, sometimes known as the Spanish Dancer, is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Dorado, positioned about 3.5° to the south of the star Gamma Doradus. It was discovered on May 28, 1826 by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop. At 10th magnitude, it requires a telescope to view. The distance to this galaxy remains elusive, with measurements ranging from 6 Mpc up to 21 Mpc. Beta Centauri is a triple star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is officially called Hadar (/ˈheɪdɑːr/). The Bayer designation of Beta Centauri is Latinised from β Centauri, and abbreviated Beta Cen or β Cen. The system's combined apparent visual magnitude of 0.61 makes it the second-brightest object in Centaurus and one of the brightest stars in the night sky. According to parallax measurements from the astrometric Hipparcos satellite, the distance to this system is about 390 light-years (120 parsecs).

Zeta Leonis, also named Adhafera, is a third-magnitude star in the constellation of Leo, the lion. It forms the second star in the blade of the sickle, which is an asterism formed from the head of Leo.