TABLE OF SOME STELLAR DISTANCES WITH PAST/FUTURE YEAR VIEWS

Past:
This is the year that the sunlight now arriving at the star
left our sun.   If observers there could see the Earth in a
telescope, they would be seeing Earth in that year.   If we
had sent a signal then, it would be arriving just about now.

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

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 Current Year: 2024.309

 Star Name and Bayer ID     Dist LY       Past     Future
________________________    _______     ________  ________
Rigil Kentaurus  Alp Cen      4.4        2019.9    2028.7
Sirius           Alp CMa      8.6        2015.7    2032.9
Procyon          Alp CMi      11.4       2012.9    2035.7
Altair           Alp Aql      16.8       2007.5    2041.1
Fomalhaut        Alp PsA      25.1       1999.2    2049.4
Vega             Alp Lyr      25.3       1999.0    2049.6
Pollux           Bet Gem      33.7       1990.6    2058.0
Arcturus         Alp Boo      36.7       1987.6    2061.0
Capella          Alp Aur      42.2       1982.1    2066.5
Castor           Alp Gem      51.5       1972.8    2075.8
Megrez           Del UMa      58         1966.3    2082.3
Aldebaran        Alp Tau      65.1       1959.2    2089.4
Hamal            Alp Ari      65.9       1958.4    2090.2
Regulus          Alp Leo      77.5       1946.8    2101.8
Mizar            Zet UMa      78         1946.3    2102.3
Merak            Bet Uma      79         1945.3    2103.3
Koo She          Del Vel      79.7       1944.6    2104.0
Alioth           Eps UMa      80.9       1943.4    2105.2
Menkalinan       Bet Aur      82.1       1942.2    2106.4
Phecda           Gam UMa      84         1940.3    2108.3
Gacrux           Gam Cru      87.9       1936.4    2112.2
Algol            Bet Per      93         1931.3    2117.3
Alnair           Alp Gru      101        1923.3    2125.3
Alkaid           Eta UMa      101        1923.3    2125.3
Alhena           Gam Gem      105        1919.3    2129.3
Miaplacidus      Bet Car      111        1913.3    2135.3
Dubhe            Alp UMa      124        1900.3    2148.3
Algieba          Gam Leo      126        1898.3    2150.3
Elnath           Bet Tau      131        1893.3    2155.3
Achernar         Alp Eri      144        1880.3    2168.3
Kaus Australis   Eps Sgr      145        1879.3    2169.3
Peacock          Alp Pav      180        1844.3    2204.3
Alphard          Alp Hya      180        1844.3    2204.3
Bellatrix        Gam Ori      240        1784.3    2264.3
Spica            Alp Vir      260        1764.3    2284.3
Sargas           The Sco      270        1754.3    2294.3
Canopus          Alp Car      310        1714.3    2334.3
Acrux            Alp Cru      320        1704.3    2344.3
Mimosa           Bet Cru      350        1674.3    2374.3
Atria            Alp TrA      415        1609.3    2439.3
Betelgeuse       Alp Ori      430        1594.3    2454.3
Adhara           Eps CMa      430        1594.3    2454.3
Polaris          Alp UMi      430        1594.3    2454.3
Mirzam           Bet CMa      500        1524.3    2524.3
Hadar            Bet Cen      525        1499.3    2549.3
Mirfak           Alp Per      590        1434.3    2614.3
Antares          Alp Sco      605        1419.3    2629.3
Avior            Eps Car      630        1394.3    2654.3
Shaula           Lam Sco      700        1324.3    2724.3
Rigel            Bet Ori      770        1254.3    2794.3
Alnitak          Zet Ori      820        1204.3    2844.3
Regor            Gam Vel      840        1184.3    2864.3
Mintaka          Del Ori      916        1108.3    2940.3
Alnilam          Eps Ori      1300       724.3     3324.3
Wezen            Del CMa      1800       224.3     3824.3
Deneb            Alp Cyg      3200      -1175.7    5224.3