OCTANT-V

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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 Hub:Luyten 726-8 α=25° δ=-18° d=8.8LY X=7.5LY Y=3.5LY Z=-2.7LY Fm:Sol 8.8 LY 14.4 Yr GJ 1061 α=54° δ=-44° d=12.0LY X= 5.0LY Y=6.9LY Z=-8.4LY Fm:Sol 12.0 LY 19.4 Yr Fm:Hub 7.1 LY 11.9 Yr	I II III IV V VI VII VIII Overview	Epsilon (ε) Eridani α=53° δ=-9.5° d=10.5LY X=6.2LY Y=8.3Y Z=-1.7LY Fm:Sol 10.5LY 217.2Yr Fm:Hub 5.1 LY 8.8 Yr  YZ Ceti  α=18° δ=-17° d=12.1LY X=11.0LY Y=3.6LY Z=-3.6LY Fm:Sol 12.1 LY 19.7 Yr Fm:Hub 7.1 LY 11.9 Yr    Tau (τ) Ceti α=26° δ=-16° d=11.9LY X=10.3LY Y=5.0LY Z=-3.3LY Fm:Sol 11.9 LY 19.3Yr Fm:Hub 3.2 LY 5.8 Yr