TABLE OF SOME STELLAR DISTANCES WITH PAST/FUTURE YEAR VIEWS

PAST:
This is the year that the light arriving here left the star.
If observers there could see the Earth in a telescope, they
would be seeing an image of Earth in that past year.

FUTURE:
This is the year that current sunlight will reach the star
or the year that any signal sent  today would arrive there
in the future.

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                    Current Year: 2026.09

   Star_Name      Bayer_ID    Dist_LY      PAST     FUTURE
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Rigil Kentaurus   Alp Cen       4.344    2021.75    2030.44
Sirius            Alp CMa       8.61     2017.48    2034.70
Procyon           Alp CMi      11.46     2014.63    2037.55
Altair            Alp Aql      16.73     2009.36    2042.82
Fomalhaut         Alp PsA      25.1      2000.99    2051.19
Vega              Alp Lyr      25.3      2000.79    2051.39
Pollux            Bet Gem      33.7      1992.39    2059.79
Arcturus          Alp Boo      36.7      1989.39    2062.79
Capella           Alp Aur      42.2      1983.89    2068.29
Castor            Alp Gem      51.5      1974.59    2077.59
Megrez            Del UMa      80.5      1945.59    2106.59
Aldebaran         Alp Tau      65.1      1960.99    2091.19
Hamal             Alp Ari      65.9      1960.19    2091.99
Regulus           Alp Leo      77.5      1948.59    2103.59
Mizar             Zet UMa      82.9      1943.19    2108.99
Merak             Bet UMa      79.7      1946.39    2105.79
Koo She           Del Vel      79.7      1946.39    2105.79
Alioth            Eps UMa      80.9      1945.19    2106.99
Menkalinan        Bet Aur      82.1      1943.99    2108.19
Phecda            Gam UMa      84        1942.09    2110.09
Gacrux            Gam Cru      87.9      1938.19    2113.99
Algol             Bet Per      94        1932.09    2120.09
Alnair            Alp Gru     101        1925.09    2127.09
Alkaid            Eta UMa     103.9      1922.19    2129.99
Alhena            Gam Gem     109        1917.09    2135.09
Miaplacidus       Bet Car     113.2      1912.89    2139.29
Dubhe             Alp UMa     123        1903.09    2149.09
Algieba           Gam Leo     130        1896.09    2156.09
Elnath            Bet Tau     134        1892.09    2160.09
Achernar          Alp Eri     144        1882.09    2170.09
Kaus Australis    Eps Sgr     145        1881.09    2171.09
Peacock           Alp Pav     180        1846.09    2206.09
Alphard           Alp Hya     177        1849.09    2203.09
Bellatrix         Gam Ori     250        1776.09    2276.09
Spica             Alp Vir     250        1776.09    2276.09
Sargas            The Sco     329        1697.09    2355.09
Canopus           Alp Car     310        1716.09    2336.09
Acrux             Alp Cru     320        1706.09    2346.09
Mimosa            Bet Cru     350        1676.09    2376.09
Atria             Alp TrA     415        1611.09    2441.09
Betelgeuse        Alp Ori     724        1302.09    2750.09
Adhara            Eps CMa     405        1621.09    2431.09
Polaris           Alp UMi     446.5      1579.59    2472.59
Mirzam            Bet CMa     490        1536.09    2516.09
Hadar             Bet Cen     361        1665.09    2387.09
Mirfak            Alp Per     590        1436.09    2616.09
Antares           Alp Sco     605        1421.09    2631.09
Avior             Eps Car     630        1396.09    2656.09
Shaula            Lam Sco     700        1326.09    2726.09
Rigel             Bet Ori     770        1256.09    2796.09
Alnitak           Zet Ori     820        1206.09    2846.09
Regor             Gam Vel     840        1186.09    2866.09
Mintaka           Del Ori     916        1110.09    2942.09
Alnilam           Eps Ori    1300         726.09    3326.09
Wezen             Del CMa    1800         226.09    3826.09
Deneb             Alp Cyg    2615      BC 588.91    4641.09
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   Star_Name      Bayer_ID   Dist_LY     PAST       FUTURE

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