OCTANT-VI

I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	Overview

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	Luyten's Star α=112° δ=-5.2° d=12.6LY X=-4.6LY Y=11.4LY Z=1.1LY Fm:Sol 12.4 LY 20,0 Yr Fm:Hub 5.8 LY 9.8 Yr
Hub: Sirius α=101° δ=-17° d=8.6LY X=-1.6LY Y=8.2LY Z=-2.6LY Fm:Sol 8.6 LY 14.4 Yr		Procyon α=115° δ=-5.25° d=11.4LY X=-4.8LY Y=10.3LY Z=1.0LY Fm:Sol 11.4 LY 18.5Yr Fm:Hub 5.2 LY 8.9Yr
UGPS_J072227  α=111° δ=6° d=13.0LY X=-4.6LY Y=12.1LY Z=1.3LY Fm:Sol 13.0 LY 21.0 Yr Fm:Hub 6.3 LY 10.5 Yr		Ross 614 α=97.5° δ=-2.8° d=13.4LY X=-1.7LY Y=-13.2LY Z=0.6LY Fm:Sol 13.4 LY 21.6 Yr Fm:Hub 6.1 LY 10.2 Yr