"John Nagelson" wrote:

Hello, the US Nautical Almanac lists 173 "navigational stars", of
which a shorter list of 57 is sometimes extracted.

I've been unable to find these lists online, although I have found
databases referencing many millions of stars!

Could someone tell me if they know where the lists of 57 and 173 stars
exists online.

Or if it doesn't, and someone has got the two lists in text format,
I'd be very grateful if they could post them in follow-up to this
message!

A big thank you in advance.


Dunno where you can find them online but the 57 stars a

Acamar
Achernar
Acrux
Adhara
Al Na'ir
Aldebaran
Alioth
Alkaid
Alnilam
Alphard
Alphecca
Alpheratz
Altair
Ankaa
Antares
Arcturus
Atria
Aviar
Bellatrix
Betelgeuse
Canopus
Capella
Deneb
Denebola
Diphda
Dubhe
Elnath
Eltanin
Enif
Fomalhaut
Gacrux
Gienah
Hadar
Hamal
Kaus Aust
Kochab
Markab
Menkar
Menkent
Miaplacidus
Mirfak
Nunki
Peacock
Pollux
Procyon
Rasalhague
Regulus
Rigel
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Sabik
Schedar
Shaula
Sirius
Spica
Suhail
Vega
Zuben'ubi

and to make it 58 add Polaris which is seen as a special case.

Eugene L Griessel

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