OCTANT-IV

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OCTANTS Example Stellar System RA Dec Dist 3-D Coord. Time α δ d x y z t Origin Sol n/a n/a 0 0 0 0 0 OCT-I Groombridge34 4.6° 44° 11.62 8.3 0.7 8.1 18.9 OCT-II Wolf 359 164° 7° 7.78 -7.4 2.1 0.9 12.9 OCT-III Barnard's Star 270° 5° 5.96 -0.1 -5.9 0.5 10.1 OCT-IV Ross 248 356° 44° 10.32 7.34 -0.6 7.2 16.9 OCT-V Luyten 726-8  25° -18° 8.79 7.5 3.5 -2.7 14.4 OCT-VI Sirius 101° -17° 8.58 -1.6 8.2 -2.6 14.4 OCT-VII α Centauri 217° -63° 4.37 -1.6 -1.4 -3.8 7.6 OCT-VIII Ross 154 283° -23° 9.7 1.9 -8.7 -3.8 15.9 OBSERVED:  α;  δ;  d dCEP  = d × cos(δ) x = dCEP×cos(α) y = dCEP×sin(α) z = d×sin(δ) INTERSTELLAR PROFILE TRAVEL TIME: t = 1 yr + (d-.76 LY)/.644c + 1 yr

Legend Observed Distance Thought Experiment's Travel Time Measured in Light Years Computed as Years	I II III IV V VI VII VIII Overview	Kruger 60 α=337° δ=58° d=13.2LY X=6.4LY Y=-2.7LY Z=11.1LY Fm:Sol 13.2LY 21.2Yr Fm:Hub 4.6 LY 7.9Yr
Hub: Ross 248 α=356° δ=44° d=10.3LY X=7.3LY Y=-0.6LY Z=7.2LY Fm:Sol 7.3LY 16.9Yr		Struve 2398 α=317° δ=39° d=11.4LY X=6.5LY Y=-6.1LY Z=7.1LY Fm:Sol 11.5LY 18.7Yr Fm:Hub 9.5 LY  15.6 Yr
61 Cygni α=317° δ=39° d=11.4LY X=6.5LY Y=-6.1LY Z=7.1LY Fm:Sol 11.4LY 18.5Yr Fm:Hub 5.6 LY  9.5 Yr		Groombridge 34 α=4.6° δ=44° d=11.6LY X=8.3LY Y=0.7LY Z=8.1LY Fm:Sol 11.6LY 18.9Yr Fm:Hub 1.8 LY 3.6 Yr