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Table IV

TABLE IV SELECTED PARAMETERS OF STARS IN SUN’S NEIGHBORHOOD
STAR	DISTANCE (Light Years)	RADIUS*	MASS*	RAD.VEL Km/sec	ROT. VEL Km/sec
1) Proxima Centauri	4.24	0.154	0.122	-22.20	<0.1
2) Alpha Centauri A	4.37	1.22	1.1	-21.4	2.7+-0.7
3) Alpha Centauri B	4.37	0.86	0.907	-18.6	1.1+-0,8
4) Barnaard’s star	5.96	0.196	0.144	-110.6	<2.5
5) Wolf 359	7.86	0.16	0.09	+19	<3.0
6) Sirius A	8.6	1.71	2.063	-5.5	16
7) Luyten 726-8	8.73	0.14	0.102	+29	28.2
8) Ross 154	9.6	0.24	0.17	-10.7	3.5
9) Ross 248	10.29	0.16	0.136	-75.2	1.2
10) Ross 128	11	0.197	0.168	-31	N/A
11) 61 Cygni A	11.4	0.665	0.7	-65.9	N/A
12) 61 Cygni B	11.4	0.595	0.63	-64.4	N/A
13) Procyon A	11.46	2.05	1.50	-3.2	3.16
14) Epsilon Indi	11.87	0.732	0.754	-40.4	1.46
15) Vega	25	2.36 x 2.82	2.1	-13.9	20.48
16) Arcturus	36.7	25.4	1.08	-5.19	2.4
17) Aldebaran	65.3	44.13	1.16	54.26	3.5+-1.5
18) Beta Carinae	113.2	6.8	3.5	-5.2	145.7
19) Achernar	139	7.3 x 11.4	6.7	+16	250
20) Alha Arae	270+-20	4.5	9.6	0	375
21) Canopus	310	71	8	+20.3	9
22) Polaris	323-433	37.5	5.4	-17	14
23) Pleione	392	3.2	3.4	+4.4	329
24) Epsilon Aurigae	653-1,500	143-358	2.2-15	10.4	54
25) PZ Cassiopeiae	2810	1062	N/A	-45.68	45
26) Rho Cassiopeiae	~3,400	636-981	40	-47	25
27) VY Canis Majoris	~3,820	1420	17	41	300
28) KY Cygni	~3,600	672	25	N/A	N/A
29) UY Scuti	~5,100	755	7-10	+18.33	18
30) V382 Carinae	5,930	485	20	+6	57+-15 (?)
31) V915 Scorpii	5436	760	N/A	+46	N/A
32) Eta Carinae	7,500	~240	120-200	-25	N/A
33) VFTS 102	164,000	N/A	~25	+228	610+-30

The data for this table were derived from published material online, mainly from Wikipedia.org but, some were confirmed or corrected by values posted in other sites, as well as from nasa.gov website

= Radius and mass are expressed as multiples of solar radius or solar mass
N/A= Data not available

Table IV: This table compares the equatorial radii, masses, distances from earth, radial velocities (the stars’ movement across the galaxy), and the speeds of the axial rotation of a selection of stars in the Milky Way Galaxy; the stars were randomly selected based mainly on their radii compared to those of our sun and listed in increasing order of distances from earth. The only other consideration was the availability of essential data such as mass, radius, radial velocity and rotational velocity. Although there is a definite suggestion of increased axial rotation rates with the masses and radii, when both the radii and masses are similar, (stars 1-15, 19 and 23) it is not strictly linear. It is also noteworthy that both the availability of complete data and similar values of masses and radii are in stars that are the closest to the sun. This means the readings are more accurate and more available for close-by stars. When the radii and masses do not correspond, which also are in stars that are much farther away, the rotational values are quite unpredictable. Even so, one does notice larger rotational speeds in larger stars (stars 18, 19,20, 33). We infer from the above that the farther away the stars are from the observers, the less accurate the readings are. Therefore, only with more accurate readings in the future can we have conclusive evidence for the patterns of stars’ behavior. In general, we believe, the data presented in this table does not refute our contention that the larger a star, faster it will rotate on its axis.