OCTANT-II

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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

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Legend Observed Distance Thought Experiment's Travel Time Measured in Light Years Computed as Years		LHS 292 α=160° δ=-11° d=14.8LY X=-13.7LY Y=5.0LY Z=-2.8LY Fm:Sol 14.8 LY 23.8Yr Fm:Hub 7.8.LY 13.0Yr
Hub: Wolf 359 α=164° δ=7° d=8.3LY X=-7.9LY Y=2.3LY Z=01.0Y Fm:Sol 8.3 LY 13.7 Yr		DX Cancri  α=128° δ=27° d=11.8LY X=-6.4LY Y=8.4LY Z=5.3LY Fm:Sol 11.8 LY 19.2Yr Fm:Hub 7.7LY 12.8Yr
Ross 128  α=175° δ=0° d=10.9LY X=-11.0LY Y=1.0LY Z=0.0LY Fm:Sol 10.9 LY 17.8Yr Fm:Hub 3.8.LY 6.7Yr		Lalande 21185 α=166° δ=-36° d=8.3LY X=-6.5LY Y=1.6LY Z=4.9LY Fm:Sol 8.3 LY 13.7Yr Fm:Hub 4.1 LY 7.1 Yr