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.

____________________________________________________________
 Current Year: 2025.997

 Star Name and Bayer ID     Dist LY       Past     Future
________________________    _______     ________  ________
Rigil Kentaurus  Alp Cen      4.4        2021.6    2030.4
Sirius           Alp CMa      8.6        2017.4    2034.6
Procyon          Alp CMi      11.4       2014.6    2037.4
Altair           Alp Aql      16.8       2009.2    2042.8
Fomalhaut        Alp PsA      25.1       2000.9    2051.1
Vega             Alp Lyr      25.3       2000.7    2051.3
Pollux           Bet Gem      33.7       1992.3    2059.7
Arcturus         Alp Boo      36.7       1989.3    2062.7
Capella          Alp Aur      42.2       1983.8    2068.2
Castor           Alp Gem      51.5       1974.5    2077.5
Megrez           Del UMa      58         1968.0    2084.0
Aldebaran        Alp Tau      65.1       1960.9    2091.1
Hamal            Alp Ari      65.9       1960.1    2091.9
Regulus          Alp Leo      77.5       1948.5    2103.5
Mizar            Zet UMa      78         1948.0    2104.0
Merak            Bet Uma      79         1947.0    2105.0
Koo She          Del Vel      79.7       1946.3    2105.7
Alioth           Eps UMa      80.9       1945.1    2106.9
Menkalinan       Bet Aur      82.1       1943.9    2108.1
Phecda           Gam UMa      84         1942.0    2110.0
Gacrux           Gam Cru      87.9       1938.1    2113.9
Algol            Bet Per      93         1933.0    2119.0
Alnair           Alp Gru      101        1925.0    2127.0
Alkaid           Eta UMa      101        1925.0    2127.0
Alhena           Gam Gem      105        1921.0    2131.0
Miaplacidus      Bet Car      111        1915.0    2137.0
Dubhe            Alp UMa      124        1902.0    2150.0
Algieba          Gam Leo      126        1900.0    2152.0
Elnath           Bet Tau      131        1895.0    2157.0
Achernar         Alp Eri      144        1882.0    2170.0
Kaus Australis   Eps Sgr      145        1881.0    2171.0
Peacock          Alp Pav      180        1846.0    2206.0
Alphard          Alp Hya      180        1846.0    2206.0
Bellatrix        Gam Ori      240        1786.0    2266.0
Spica            Alp Vir      260        1766.0    2286.0
Sargas           The Sco      270        1756.0    2296.0
Canopus          Alp Car      310        1716.0    2336.0
Acrux            Alp Cru      320        1706.0    2346.0
Mimosa           Bet Cru      350        1676.0    2376.0
Atria            Alp TrA      415        1611.0    2441.0
Betelgeuse       Alp Ori      430        1596.0    2456.0
Adhara           Eps CMa      430        1596.0    2456.0
Polaris          Alp UMi      430        1596.0    2456.0
Mirzam           Bet CMa      500        1526.0    2526.0
Hadar            Bet Cen      525        1501.0    2551.0
Mirfak           Alp Per      590        1436.0    2616.0
Antares          Alp Sco      605        1421.0    2631.0
Avior            Eps Car      630        1396.0    2656.0
Shaula           Lam Sco      700        1326.0    2726.0
Rigel            Bet Ori      770        1256.0    2796.0
Alnitak          Zet Ori      820        1206.0    2846.0
Regor            Gam Vel      840        1186.0    2866.0
Mintaka          Del Ori      916        1110.0    2942.0
Alnilam          Eps Ori      1300       726.0     3326.0
Wezen            Del CMa      1800       226.0     3826.0
Deneb            Alp Cyg      3200      -1174.0    5226.0