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Stars that start with A
27 stars start with A, from “Achernar” to “Avior”. Every one of them counts as an answer in Icillion.
All 27 stars that start with A
- Achernar
- Acrux
- Adhara
- Albireo
- Alcor
- Alcyone
- Aldebaran
- Algenib
- Algieba
- Algol
- Alhena
- Alioth
- Alkaid
- Alnair
- Alnilam
- Alnitak
- Alpha Centaurialso Rigil Kentaurus
- Alphard
- Alphecca
- Alpheratz
- Altair
- Aludra
- Ankaa
- Antares
- Arcturus
- Atria
- Avior
About this list
- A is the most common first letter in this list: 27 of the 112 stars (24%).
- Shortest: “Acrux”. Longest: “Alpha Centauri”.
- 1 name has more than one word.
- 1 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many stars start with A?
- 27 of the 112 stars in Icillion start with A, for example Alpha Centauri, Antares and Altair.
- What is the longest name among stars that start with A?
- The longest is “Alpha Centauri” and the shortest is “Acrux”.
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