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The stars you can see without a telescope, with names, colours and distances; the 88 constellations with their lines and boundaries; the Messier objects; and seven map projections to draw them on.

Hoshi is the Japanese word 星 for a star. About the name

Reference

Constellation boundaries and which constellation a point is in

import { … } from "@johnmorrisdotca/hoshi-stars/boundaries";

Exports

Name	Kind	What it is
`boundaries`	function	The boundaries of all 88 constellations, alphabetical by Latin name like `constellations()`.
`Boundary`	type	The boundary of one constellation, as lines to draw.
`boundaryOf`	function	The boundary of one constellation as closed outlines in J2000 degrees, ready to draw.
`constellationAt`	function	The constellation a point on the sky is in.

View source Edit on GitHubMade from the source of @johnmorrisdotca/hoshi-stars 0.7.0.