OCTANT-VIII

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	GJ 674 α=262° δ=-47° d=14.8LY X=-1.4LY Y=-10.0LY Z=-10.8LY Fm:Sol 14.8 LY 23.8 Yr Fm:Hub 7.9 LY 13.0 Yr
Hub: Ross 154 α=283° δ=-23° d=9.7LY X=1.9LY Y=-8.7LY Z=-3.8LY Fm:Sol 9.7LY 15.9Yr		Lacaille 8760 α=319° δ=-39° d=12.9LY X=7.6LY Y=-6.5LY Z=-8.1LY Fm:Sol 12.9LY 20.8Yr Fm:Hub 7.4 LY 7.9Yr
Wolf 1061 α=248° δ=-13° d=13.8LY X=-5.1LY Y=-12.5LY Z=-3.0LY Fm:Sol 13.8 LY 22.3 Yr Fm:Hub 8.0 LY 13.3 Yr		Barnard's Star α=270° δ=5° d=5.96LY X=-0.1LY Y=-5.9LY Z=0.5LY Fm:Sol 5.9 LY 10.0 Yr Fm:Hub 6.0 LY 10.1 Yr