Spacedog
Spacedog
The Southern Summer

SPACEDOG - Reticulum
Reticulum reh TICK you lum The Net
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Alpha Reticuli 4h 14' 25.5
-62� 28' 26
163 3.33 G7III Yellow
Giant
Beta Reticuli 3h 44' 12
-64� 48' 26
100 3.84 K0IV Orange
Sub Giant
Gamma Reticuli 4h 0' 53.8
-62� 9' 34
490 4.48 M4III Red
Giant
Delta Reticuli 3h 58' 44.7
-61� 24' 1
530 4.56 M2III Red
Giant
Epsilon Reticuli 4h 16' 28.9
-59� 18' 7
59 4.44 K2IV Orange
Sub Giant
Zeta 1 Reticuli
Zeta Reticuli
Zeta 2 Reticuli
3h 17' 46.1
-62� 34' 32
40
39
5.53
5.24
G2V
G2V
Yellow
Main Sequence
Wide Binary
Home
of the
Grays
3h 18' 12.8
-62� 30' 23
Eta Reticuli 4h 21' 53.4
-63� 23' 11
380 5.24 G7III Yellow
Giant
Theta Reticuli 4h 17' 39.7
-63� 15' 19
460 5.88 B+ Blue
Main Sequence
Iota Reticuli 4h 1' 18.2
-61� 4 44
330 4.97 K4III Orange
Giant
Kappa Reticuli 3h 29' 22.6
-62� 56' 16
70 4.71 F5IV-V White
Sub Giant




SPACEDOG - Horologium
Horologium hor oh LO gee um The Clock
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Alpha
Horologii
4h 14' 0.1
-42� 17' 40
117 3.85 K1 III Orange Giant
Beta
Horologii
2h 58' 47.8
-64� 4' 16
310 4.98 A5 III Blue White Giant
Gamma
Horologii
2h 45' 27.5
-63� 42' 16
179 5.73 G8 III-IV Yellow Giant
Delta
Horologii
4h 10' 50.5
-41� 59' 37
175 4.93 A9 V Blue White
Main Sequence
Zeta
Horologii
2h 40' 39.6
-54� 33' 0
159 5.21 F4 IV White
Main Sequence
Eta
Horologii
2h 37' 24.2
-52� 32' 36
145 5.3 A6 V Blue White
Main Sequence
Iota
Horologii
2h 42' 33.4
-50� 48' 1
56 5.4 G3 IV Yellow
Sub Giant
Lambda
Horologii
2h 24' 53.9
-60� 18' 43
160 5.36 F2 III White Giant
Mu
Horologii
3h 3' 36.8
-59� 44' 16
138 5.12 F0 IV White Sub Giant
Nu
Horologii
2h 49' 1.5
-62� 48' 24
165 5.25 A2 V Blue White
Main Sequence




SPACEDOG - Dorado
Dorado door AH doh The Goldfish
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Alpha Doradus 4h 33' 59.8
-55� 2' 42
176 3.3 A0 III Blue White
Giant
Beta Doradus 5h 33' 37.5
-62� 29' 24
1040 3.76 - 5 F6 Ia White
Supergiant
Cephid Variable
9.8 day period
Gamma Doradus 4h 16' 1.6
-51� 29' 12
66 4.26 F4 III White Giant
Delta Doradus 5h 44' 46.5
-65� 44' 8
145 4.34 A7 V Blue White
Main Sequence
Zeta
Doradus
5h 5' 30.6
-57� 28' 22
38 4.71 F7V White
Main Sequence
HR 2102 5h 54' 6.2
-63� 5' 23
90 4.65 K1III/IV Orange Giant




SPACEDOG - Pictor
Pictor PICK tor The Easel
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
The Captain
Kapteyn's Star
- 12.7 9 M Red Dwarf 2nd Largest
Proper Motion
414 years per 1�
Alpha Pictoris 6h 48' 11.4
-61� 56' 29
99 3.24 A7IV Blue White
Sub Giant
Beta Pictoris 5h 47' 17.1
-51� 3' 59
63 3.85 A5V Blue White
Main Sequence
Gamma Pictoris 5h 49' 49.6
-56� 10' 0
174 4.50 K1III Orange
Giant
Delta Pictoris 6h 10' 17.9
-54� 58' 7
1650 4.72 B3III
+O9V
Blue Giant &
Main Sequence
Zeta Pictoris 5h 19' 22
-50� 36' 22
118 5.44 F7III-IV White
Sub Giant
Eta 1 Pictoris 5h 2' 48.6
-49� 9' 5
85 5.37 F2V White
Main Sequence
Eta 2 Pictoris 5h 4' 57.9
-49� 34' 41
470 5.05 M2III Red Giant
Theta Pictoris 5h 24' 46.1
-52� 18' 59
530 6.26 A0V Blue White
Main Sequence
Iota 1 Pictoris 4h 50' 55.1
-53� 27' 41
121 5.58 F0IV White
Sub Giant
Iota 2 Pictoris 4h 50' 56.3
-53� 27' 35
121 6.42 F4V Blue White
Main Sequence
Kappa Pictoris 5h 22' 22.2
-56� 8' 4
750 6.1 B8/9V Blue
Main Sequence
Lambda Pictoris 4h 42' 46.3
-50� 28' 52
340 5.3 K0/K1III Red Giant
Mu Pictoris 6h 31' 58.4
-58� 45' 15
720 5.69 B9V Blue
Main Sequence
Nu Pictoris 6h 22' 55.8
-56� 22' 12
164 5.61 A White
Main Sequence




SPACEDOG - Columba
Columba koh LUM bah The Dove
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Phakt
Arabic: "dove"
Alpha Columbae
5h 39' 38.9
-34� 4' 27
270 2.65 B7 IV Blue
Sub Giant
Wazn
Arabic: "weight"
Beta Columbae
5h 50' 57.5
-35� 46' 6
86 3.1 K1.5 III Orange
Giant
Omicron
Columbae
5h 17' 29
-34� 53' 43
110 4.81 K0-K1
III-IV
Orange
Giant




SPACEDOG - Caelum
Caelum SEE lum The Chisel
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Alpha
Caeli
4h 40' 34
-41� 51' 50
66 4.5 F2 V White
Main Sequence
Beta
Caeli
4h 42' 4
-37� 8' 40
90 5 F1 V White
Main Sequence
Gamma 1 Caeli 5h 4' 24
-35� 29' 0
185 4.6 K3 III Orange Giant
Gamma 2 Caeli 5h 4' 26
-35� 42' 19
330 6 F1 III White Giant
Delta Caeli 4h 30' 50
-44� 57' 14
710 5 B2 IV-V Blue
Main Sequence
Zeta Caeli 4h 47' 49.6
-30� 1' 13
515 6.35 K0III Orange
Giant




SPACEDOG - Fornax
Fornax FOR nax The Furnace
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Alpha
Fornacis
3h 12' 4.2
-28� 59' 14
46 3
4.04 + 7.19
F8 V
G7 V
White + Yellow
Main Seq Binary
Beta
Fornacis
2h 49' 5.4
-32� 24' 22
169 4.45 G8 III Yellow
Giant
Gamma 1
Fornacis
2h 49' 50.9
-24� 33' 37
360 6.14 K1 III Orange Giant
Gamma 2
Fornacis
2h 49' 54.1
-27� 56' 31
550 5.39 A1 V Blue White
Main Sequence
Delta
Fornacis
3h 42' 14.9
-31� 56' 18
730 4.99 B5 III Blue Giant
Epsilon
Fornacis
3h 1' 37.6
-28� 5' 29
99 5.88 G8/K0V Orange Yellow
Main Sequence
Zeta
Fornacis
2h 59' 36.1
-25� 16' 27
105 5.69 F3V White
Main Sequence
Iota 1
Fornacis
2h 36' 9.2
-30� 2' 41
650 5.74 G8/K0III Yellow Orange
Main Sequence
Iota 2
Fornacis
2h 38' 18.6
-30� 11' 40
116 5.84 F5V White
Main Sequence
Kappa
Fornacis
2h 22' 32.5
-23� 48' 59
71 5.19 G2 V Yellow
Main Sequence
Lambda 1
Fornacis
2h 33' 7
-34� 39' 0
380 5.91 K0III Orange Giant
Lambda 2
Fornacis
2h 36' 58.5
-34� 34' 42
83 5.78 G1 V Yellow
Main Sequence




SPACEDOG - Cetus
Cetus SEE tuss The Whale
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Menkar
Arabic: "nostrils, nose"
Alpha Ceti
3h 2' 16.7
+4� 5' 23
220 2.54 M2 III Red
Giant
Ceti Alpha 5
was featured in
- Star Trek II -
The Wrath of Khan
Diphda
aka - Deneb Kaitos
"the sea-monster's tail"
Beta Ceti
0h 43' 35.3
-17� 59' 12
96 2.04 K0 III Orange
Giant
Kaffaljidhma
"sea-monster's head"
Gamma Ceti
2h 43' 18
+3� 14' 9
82 3.47
3.7 + 6.4
A3 V
F7
Blue White
and White
Main Sequence
Delta Ceti 2h 39' 28.9
+0� 19' 43
650 4.08 B2 IV Blue
Sub Giant
Epsilon Ceti 2h 39' 33.7
-11� 52' 20
88 4.83 F5 V
F6 V
Binary White
Main Sequence
Baiten Kaitos
Zeta Ceti
1h 51' 27.5
-10� 20' 6
260 3.74 K0 III Orange Giant
Eta Ceti 1h 8' 35.3
-10� 10' 56
118 3.46 K2 III Orange Giant
Theta Ceti 1h 24' 1.3
-8� 11' 1
115 3.60 K0 III Orange Giant
Iota Ceti 0h 19' 25.6
-8� 49' 26
290 3.56 K2 III Orange Giant
Kappa 1
Ceti
3h 19' 21.6
+3� 22' 13
30 4.84 G5 V Yellow
Main Sequence
Kappa 2
Ceti
3h 21' 6.7
+3� 40' 32
290 5.70 G8.5 III Yellow Giant
Mu Ceti 2h 44' 56.5
+10� 6' 51
84 4.27 F1 III-IV White
Giant
Mira
Omicron Ceti
2h 19' 20.7
-2� 58' 39
420 3.45
( 2 - 10 )
M6 III Red Giant Variable Star
331.65 Day Cycle
Star Trek - the spores
Sigma Ceti 2h 32' 5.1
-15� 14' 41
84 4.74 F5V White
Main Sequence
Tau Ceti
1h 44' 4
-15� 56' 15
11.9 3.49 G8 V Yellow
Dwarf
18th Nearest - and
most similar to ours
of all nearby stars
Phi 1 Ceti 0h 44' 11.3
-10� 36' 34
210 4.77 K0 III Orange
Giant
Phi 2 Ceti 0h 50' 7.5
-10� 38' 40
51 5.17 F7 IV-V White
Sub Giant
Phi 3 Ceti 0h 56' 1.4
-11� 16' 0
520 5.35 K4 III Orange
Giant
Phi 4 Ceti 0h 58' 43.8
-11� 22' 49
315 5.62 G7 III Yellow
Giant
Chi Ceti 1h 49' 35
-10� 41' 1
77 4.66 F3 III White
Giant
6 Ceti
HR 33
0h 11' 15.8
-15� 28' 5
62 4.89 F7 V White
Main Sequence
9 Ceti
HR 88
0h 22' 51.7
-12� 12' 34
66 5.39 G3V Yellow
Main Sequence
13 Ceti
HR 142
0h 35' 14.8
-3� 35' 34
69 5.20 F8V White
Main Sequence
18 Ceti
HR 203
0h 45' 28.6
-12� 52' 51
104 6.15 G2 V Yellow
Main Sequence
37 Ceti
HR 366
1h 14' 24
-7� 55' 23
79 5.14 F5 V White
Main Sequence
40 Ceti 1h 16' 59
-2� 16' 44
97 6.52 F8 White Dwarf
79 Ceti 2h 35' 19.9
-3� 33' 38
117 6.83 G5 IV Yellow
Sub Giant
84 Ceti
HR 790
2h 41' 13.9
-0� 41' 45
70 5.72 F7 IV White
Sub Giant
94 Ceti
HR 962
3h 12' 46.4
-1� 11' 46
73 5.07 F8 V White
Main Sequence




SPACEDOG - Eridanus
Eridanus eh RID en us The River
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Achernar
means: "river's end"
Alpha Eridani
1h 37' 42.9
-57� 14' 12
144 .5 B3 V Blue
Main Sequence
only visible
south of 30� N
Cursa
"giant's footstool"
Beta Eridani
5h 7' 50.9
-5� 5' 11
89 2.8 A3 III Blue White
Giant
Zurak
means "boat"
Gamma Eridani
3h 58' 1.7
-13� 30' 3
220 3 M1 III Red
Giant
Rana
Delta Eridani
3h 43' 14.8
-9� 45' 48
29.5 3.5 K0 IV Orange
Sub Giant
Epsilon
Eridani
3h 32' 55.8
-9� 27' 30
10.5 3.72 K2 V Orange
Main Sequence
9th Closest
Zibal
means "ostriches"
Zeta Eridani
3h 15' 49.9
-8� 49' 11
120 4.8 A5 Blue White
Azha
means "ostrich nest"
Eta Eridani
2h 56' 25.6
-8� 53' 53
133 3.89 K1 III-IV Orange Giant
Theta 1 Eridani
Acamar
means "River's End"
Theta 2 Eridani
2h 58' 15.6
-40� 18' 17
161 3.28
4.36
A4 III
A1 V
Blue White
Giant + Main Seq
Wide Orbital
Binary System
2h 58' 16.2
-40� 18' 16
Iota Eridani 2h 40' 40
-39� 51' 19
145 4.11 K0 III Orange Giant
Beid
Omicron 1 Eridani
4h 11' 51.9
-6h 50' 16
125 4.04 F2 II-III Blue White
Bright Giant
Omicron 2
Eridani
4h 15' 16.3
-7� 39' 10
16.4 4.43 K1V Orange
Main Sequence
One of the
Closest Stars
Tau 1
Eridani
2h 45' 6.1
-18� 34' 21
46 4.47 F 5/6 V White
Main Sequence
Tau 3
Eridani
3h 2' 23.5
-23� 37' 28
86 4.08 A4 V Blue White
Main Sequence
Tau 6
Eridani
3h 46' 50.8
-23� 14' 59
58.4 4.22 F3/5 V White
Main Sequence
Chi Eridani 1h 55' 57.4
-51� 36' 32
57 3.69 G8.5 IV Yellow
Sub Giant
53 Eridani 4h 38' 10.7
-14� 18' 15
109 3.86 K2 III Orange
Giant
58 Eridani 4h 47' 36.2
-16� 56' 4
43 5.49 G1 V Yellow
Main Sequence
82 Eridani
e Eridani
3h 19' 55.7
-43� 4' 11
20 4.26 G8 V Yellow
Main Sequence
One of the
Closest Stars
p Eridani
1h 39' 47.2
-56� 11' 44
27 5.76 K0 V Orange
Main Sequence
One of the
Closest Stars
q1 Eridani 1h 42' 29.4
-53� 44' 26
57 5.52 F8 V White
Main Sequence




SPACEDOG - Lepus
Lepus LEE pus The Hare
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Arneb
means: "hare"
Alpha Leporis
5h 32' 43.7
-17� 49' 20
1280 2.58 F0 Ib White Supergiant
Nihal
"drinking camels"
Beta Leporis
5h 28' 14.7
-20� 45' 34
159 2.81 G5 II Yellow
Giant
Gamma A Leporis 5h 44' 27.8
-22� 26' 54
29 3.8 F6 V White
Main Sequence
Wide
Orbital
Binary
Gamma B Leporis 5h 44' 26.5
-22� 25' 18
6.4 K2 V Orange
Main Sequence
Delta
Leporis
5h 51' 19.2
-20� 52' 45
112 3.76 G8 III Yellow Giant
Epsilon
Leporis
5h 5' 27.6
-22� 22' 16
230 3.19 K5 III Orange Giant
Zeta
Leporis
5h 46' 57.3
-14� 49' 19
70 3.55 A2 V Blue White
Main Sequence
Eta
Leporis
5h 56' 24.2
-14� 10' 4
49 3.71 F1 V White
Main Sequence
Theta
Leporis
6h 6' 9.3
-14� 56' 7
170 4.71 A1 V Blue White
Main Sequence
Iota
Leporis
5h 12' 17.8
-11� 52' 9
184 3.29 B9 IV Blue
Sub Giant
Mu
Leporis
5h 12' 55.8
-16� 12' 20
184 3.29 B9 Blue
Main Sequence
Crimson Star
R Leporis
4h 59' 36.4
-14� 28' 21
820 ~ 8
5.5 - 10.5
C7 Rare Carbon Star
- 432 day Variable -




SPACEDOG - Monoceros
Monoceros mon O se rose The Unicorn
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Alpha
Monocerotis
7h 41' 14.8
-9� 33' 4
280 3.94 K0III Orange Giant

Beta
Monocerotis
Beta Mon A
Beta Mon B
Beta Mon C
Beta Mon D
6h 28' 48.9
-7� 1' 59
690 3.8

4.63
4.90
5.38
12
B3V Blue Main
Sequence
Trinary System
with at least one
Faint Companion
6h 28' 49.4
-7� 2' 4
6h 28' 49.4
-7� 2' 4
-
Gamma
Monocerotis
6h 14' 51.3
-6� 16' 29
650 3.99 K3III Orange Giant
Delta
Monocerotis
7h 11' 51.8
-0� 29' 34
375 4.15 A2V Blue White
Main Sequence
Wide
Unrelated
Binocular
Double
Epsilon 1
Monocerotis
6h 23' 46
+4� 35' 34
128 4.39 A5IV Blue White
Sub Giant
Epsilon 2
Monocerotis
6h 23' 46.5
+4� 35' 44
79 6.72 F5V White
Main Sequence
Zeta
Monocerotis
8h 8' 35.6
-2� 59' 2
1900 4.36 G2Ib Yellow
Supergiant
V474
1 Monocerotis
5h 59' 1
-9� 22' 56
320 6.15 F2IV White
Sub Giant
2 Monocerotis 5h 59' 4.3
-9� 33' 30
330 5.04 A6 Blue White
Main Sequence
3 Monocerotis 6h 1' 50.3
-10� 35' 53
980 4.92 B5III Blue
Giant
13 Monocerotis 6h 32' 54.2
+7� 19' 58
1500 4.47 A0Ib Blue White
Supergiant
S (15) Monocerotis 6h 40' 58.6
+9� 53' 44
1020 4.66 O7 Blue
Main Sequence
brightest member of
the star cluster
NGC 2264
18 Monocerotis 6h 47' 51.6
+2� 24' 44
370 4.48 K0III Orange
Giant
V637
19 Monocerotis
7h 2' 54.6
-4� 14' 21
1100 4.99 B1V Blue
Main Sequence
20 Monocerotis 7h 10' 13.6
-4� 14' 14
210 4.91 K0III Orange
Giant
V571
21 Monocerotis
7h 11' 23.5
-0� 18' 7
260 5.44 F2V White
Main Sequence
23 Monocerotis 7h 13' 18.3
-0� 15' 34
11000s 6.68 F0 White
Main Sequence
V645
28 Monocerotis
8h 1' 13.2
-1� 23' 33
470 4.69 K4III Orange
Giant
T Monocerotis 6h 25' 13
+7� 5' 9
4300s 5.59 F7Iab
K1Iab
White Supergiant
Orange Supergiant




SPACEDOG - Canis Major
Canis Major KAY nis MAY jor The Greater Dog
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.

Sirius
say: "SEE-ree-us"
aka - Isis - Dog Star
Alpha
Canis Majoris
6h 45' 9
-16� 42' 58
8.6 -1.5 A1 V Blue-White
Sub-Giant
1 Companion
White Dwarf
Brightest Star
5th Closest
shone bright Red
only 2000 yrs. ago
Sirius B
"The Pup"
aka - The Dogon Star
- . . . Close orbiting
White Dwarf
50 year orbit of Sirius
Dogon tribe of Africa
has ancient knowledge of
Mirzam
Nose of the Dog
Beta Canis Majoris
6h 22' 42
-17� 57' 22
499 2 B1 II-III Blue Giant slightly variable
Muliphen
Ear of the Dog
Gamma Canis Majoris
7h 3' 45
-15� 38' 0
403 4.1 B8 II Blue Giant
Wezen
means: "the weight"
Delta Canis Majoris
7h 8' 23
-26� 23' 35
1800 1.8 F8 Ia White
Supergiant
Adhara
means: "the virgins"
Epsilon Canis Majoris
6h 58' 37
-28� 58' 20
430 1.5 B2 II Blue Giant
Zeta Canis Majoris 6h 20' 19
-30� 3' 48
340 3 B2.5 V Blue
Main Sequence
Aludra
means: "virginity"
Tail of the Dog
Eta Canis Majoris
7h 24' 6
-29� 18' 11
3200 2.4 B5 Ia Blue
Supergiant
Theta
Canis Majoris
6h 54' 11
-12� 2' 19
250 4 K4III Orange
Giant
Lambda
Canis Majoris
6h 28' 10
-32� 34' 49
410 4 B4 V Blue
Main Sequence
Mu Canis Majoris 6h 56' 6
-14� 2' 37
910 5 G5III
A2
Yellow Giant
Blue White MS
Nu 1A
Canis Majoris
6h 36' 23
-18� 39' 36
280 5 G8
K0 III
Yellow MS
Orange Giant
Nu 1B
Canis Majoris
6h 36' 22
-18� 19' 38
400 8 F3 IV-V White
Main Sequence
Nu 2
Canis Majoris
6h 36' 41
-19� 15' 22
65 4 K1 III+ Orange
Giant
Nu 3
Canis Majoris
6h 37' 53
-18� 14' 15
465 4.5 K1 III Orange
Giant
Pi Canis Majoris 6h 55' 37
-20� 8' 11
95 4.6 F2 IV-V White
Main Sequence




SPACEDOG - Canis Minor
Canis Minor KAY nis MY nor The Lesser Dog
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Procyon
say: "pro-SIGH-on"
Alpha Canis Minoris
7h 39' 18.1
+5� 13' 30
11.3 .4 F5 IV Yellow-White
Sub-Giant
1 Companion
White Dwarf
8th Brightest
star in the sky
14th Nearest known
Gomeisa
say: "go-MAY-sa"
Beta Canis Minoris
7h 27' 9
+8� 17' 21
170 2.89 B8 V Blue
Main Sequence
Gamma
Canis Minoris
7h 28' 9.7
+8� 55' 32
400 4.33 K3 III Orange Giant




SPACEDOG - Orion
Orion oh RYE in The Hunter
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
*..*.
Betelgeuse
BET el jooze
- not "Beetle Juice"
"House of the Twins"
Alpha Orionis
5h 55' 10.3
+7� 24' 55
430 0.45 M2Ib Red
Supergiant
Eastern Shoulder
Among Brightest
Larger in diameter
than the orbit of Venus
5 Very Faint
Companions
.
..
Rigel
Arabic der.: "Foot"
Beta Orionis
5h 14' 32.3
-8� 12' 6
770 0.18 B8Ia Blue
Supergiant
Among Brightest
3 Very Faint
Companions
Bellatrix
Amazon Warrior's name
Gamma Orionis
5h 25' 7.8
+6� 20' 59
240 1.64 B2III Blue
Giant
Western Shoulder
Delta 1 Orionis
Mintaka
Arabic "belt"
Delta 2 Orionis
5h 32' 0.3
-0� 17' 57
920 2.25 09.5II+ Blue
Bright Giant
Double Star
Unrelated
Spectroscopic Binary
Western Star in
Orion's Belt
5h 32' 0.4
-0� 17' 4
920s 6.77 B2V Blue
Main Sequence
Alnilam
"String of Pearls"
Epsilon Orionis
5h 36' 12.7
-1� 12' 7
1300 1.69 B0Iae Blue
Supergiant
Middle Star in
Orion's Belt
Alnitak
Arabic "Belt"
Zeta Orionis
5h 40' 45.5
-1� 56' 34
820 1.82 O9.5Ib Blue
Supergiant
Eastern Star
in Orion's Belt
3.95 B0III Blue
Giant
Eta Orionis 5h 24' 28.6
-2� 23' 49
900 3.35 B1V
B2
Blue
Main Sequence
Tight Binary



Theta 1A
Theta 1B
Theta 1C
Theta 1D
Theta 1 Orionis
The Trapezium
Theta 2 Orionis
Theta 2A
Theta 2B
5h 35' 16.4
-5� 23' 23
1500s 4.96 O6 Blue
Main Sequence
The Trapezium
is a multiple
star grouping
surrounded by
the Orion Nebula
- M42 and M43 -
and outlines the
Sword of Orion
5h 36' 16
-5� 23' 7
7.49v B0V
A5
Blue & Blue White
Main Sequence
5h 35' 17.2
-5� 23' 13
6.35 B0.5V Blue
Main Sequence
5h 35' 15.8
-5� 23' 14
7.20 O7 Blue
Main Sequence
5h 35' 22.8
-5� 24' 58
1900s 4.98 O9.5V Blue
Main Sequence
5h 35' 26.3
-5� 24' 58
6.02 B1V Blue
Main Sequence
Iota Orionis 5h 35' 25.9
-5� 54' 36
1300 2.75 O9III Blue
Giant
Saiph
Kappa Orionis
5h 47' 45.3
-9� 40' 11
720 2.07 B0.5Ia Blue
Supergiant
Lambda 1
Meissa
Lambda Orionis
Lambda 2
5h 35' 8.2
+9� 56' 3
1060 3.50 O8 Blue
Main Sequence
5h 35' 8.4
+9� 56' 6
5.45 B0.5V Blue
Main Sequence
Mu Orionis 6h 2' 23
+9� 38' 51
152 4.12 A Blue White
Main Sequence
Nu Orionis 6h 7' 34.3
+14� 46' 6
530 4.42 B3V Blue
Main Sequence
Xi Orionis 6h 11' 56.4
+14� 12' 31
630 4.45 B3IV Blue
Sub Giant
Omicron 1
Orionis
4h 52' 31.9
+14� 15' 2
540 4.71 M3 Red
Main Sequence
Omicron 2
Orionis
4h 56' 22.2
+13� 30' 52
169 4.06 K2III Orange
Giant
Pi 1 Orionis 4h 54' 53.7
+10� 9' 3
121 4.64 A0V Blue White
Main Sequence
marking the
Bow of Orion
Pi 2 Orionis 4h 50' 36.7
+8� 54' 1
194 4.35 A1V Blue White
Main Sequence
Pi 3 Orionis 4h 49' 50.3
+6� 57' 41
260 3.19 F6V White
Main Sequence
Pi 4 Orionis 4h 51' 12.3
+5� 36' 18
1300 3.68 B2III
B2IV
Blue Giant and Blue
Main Sequence
Pi 5 Orionis 4h 54' 15
+2� 26' 26
1340 3.71 B3III
B0V
Blue Giant
and Blue
Main Sequence
Pi 6 Orionis 4h 58' 32.8
+1� 42' 51
950 4.47 K2II Orange
Bright Giant
Rho Orionis 5h 13' 17.4
+2� 51' 40
340 4.67 K3III Orange
Giant
Sigma Orionis 5h 38' 44.7
-2� 36' 0
1150 3.77 O9.5V Blue
Main Sequence
Tau Orionis 5h 17' 36.3
-6� 50' 40
550 3.59 B5III Blue
Giant
Upsilon Orionis 5h 31' 55.8
-7� 18' 6
1550 4.62 B0V Blue
Main Sequence
Phi 1 Orionis 5h 34' 49.2
+9� 29' 22
1000 4.39 B0IV Blue
Main Sequence
Phi 2
Orionis
5h 36' 54.3
+9� 17' 26
116 4.09 G8III-IV Yellow
Giant
Chi 1
Orionis
5h 54' 22.9
+20� 16' 34
28 4.39 G0V Yellow
Main Sequence
Chi 2 Orionis 6h 3' 55.2
+20� 8' 18
2300s 4.64 B2Ia Blue
Supergiant
Psi 1 Orionis 5h 24' 44.8
+1� 50' 47
1100 4.89 B1V Blue
Main Sequence
Psi 2 Orionis 5h 26' 50.2
+3� 5' 44
1400 4.59 B2IV Blue
Sub Giant
Omega Orionis 5h 39' 11.1
+4� 7' 17
1600 4.50 B3III Blue
Giant
13 Orionis 5h 7' 38.3
+9� 28' 19
92 6.15 G1IV Yellow
Sub Giant
29 Orionis 5h 23' 56.8
-7� 48' 29
174 4.13 G8III Yellow
Giant
27 Orionis 5h 24' 28.9
-0� 53' 29
172 5.07 K0III Orange
Giant
71 Orionis 6h 14' 50.8
+19� 9' 23
69 5.20 F6V White
Main Sequence
74 Orionis 6h 16' 26.6
+12� 16' 20
64 5.04 F5IV-V White
Sub Giant




SPACEDOG - Gemini
Gemini GEM in eye The Twins
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.


Castor
Alpha 1 Geminorum
Alpha 2 Geminorum
Alpha 3 Geminorum
7h 34' 35.9
+31� 53' 18
52 1.6
1.93
2.97
9.83v
A2 V
A1 V
M1 V
2 pairs of
Blue White
Sub Giants
and 1 pair of
Red Dwarfs
Triple Binary Syatem
Six stars total
- in a complex
orbital pattern
7h 34' 37.6
+31� 52' 11
Pollux
Beta Geminorum
7h 45' 18.9
+28� 1' 34
33.7 1.16 K0 III Orange Giant
Alhena
Gamma Geminorum
6h 37' 42.7
+16� 23' 57
105 1.93 A0 IV Blue White
Sub Giant
Wasat
Delta Geminorum
7h 20' 7.3
+21� 58' 56
59 3.5
8
F0 IV
?
White Sub Giant
1 Faint Companion
Pluto discovered
near this star, 1930
Mebsuta
Epsilon Geminorum
6h 44' 20.4
+25� 07' 25.6
900 3 A6-A9 Blue White
Mekbuda
Zeta Geminorum
7h 04' 30.5
+20� 33' 34.8
1168 4 G3Ibv Yellow
Supergiant
Propus
Eta Geminorum
6h 15' 16.9
+22� 30' 14.8
350 3.38 M3 III Red
Giant
Lambda
Geminorum
7h 18' 5.5
+16� 32' 25
94 3.58 A3 V Blue White
Main Sequence
Xi
Geminorum
6h 45' 17.3
+12� 53' 44
57 3.35 F5 IV White
Sub Giant
Rho
Geminorum
7h 29' 6.6
+31� 47' 4
60 4.16 F0 V White
Main Sequence
Sigma
Geminorum
7h 43' 18.7
+28� 53' 0
122 4.23 K1 III Orange Giant
37 Geminorum 6h 55' 18.6
+25� 22' 32
56 5.74 G0 V Yellow
Main Sequence
38 Geminorum 6h 54' 38.6
+13� 10' 40
91 4.73 F0 V White
Main Sequence




SPACEDOG - Taurus
Taurus TOR us The Bull
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
*
Aldebaran
al DEB er on
"the follower"
Alpha Tauri
4h 35' 55.2
+16� 30' 33
65 0.87
13
K5 III Orange Red Giant
1 Faint Companion
Adjacent to
but not part of
The Hyades
El Nath
"the butting one"
Beta Tauri
5h 26' 17.5
+28� 36' 27
131 1.65 B7 III Blue Giant Often Considered
part of Auriga
Tip of Northern Horn
Zeta Tauri 5h 37' 38.6
+21� 8' 33
420 2.97 B4III Blue
Giant
Tip of Southern Horn
Lambda Tauri 4h 0' 40.8
+12� 29' 25
370 3.41 B3V
A4IV
Blue Main Seq
Blue White Sub Giant
Mu Tauri 4h 15' 32
+8� 53' 32
430 4.27 B3IV Blue
Sub Giant
Nu Tauri 4h 3' 9.3
+5� 59' 22
129 3.01 A1V Blue White
Main Sequence
Psi Tauri 4h 7' 0.4
+29� 0' 5
90 5.21 F1V White
Main Sequence
5 Tauri 3h 30' 52.3
+12� 56' 12
360 4.14 K0II-III Orange
Bright Giant
10 Tauri 3h 36' 52.3
+0� 24' 6
45 4.29 F9V White
Main Sequence
39 Tauri 4h 5' 20.2
+22� 0' 32
55 5.90 G5V Yellow
Main Sequence
104 Tauri 5h 7' 27
+18� 38' 42
52 4.91 G4V Yellow
Main Sequence
111 Tauri 5h 24' 25.4
+17� 23' 0
48 5.0 F8V White
Main Sequence
The Hyades HIGH uh deez The Nymphs
Gamma Tauri 4h 19' 47.5
+15� 37' 39
154 3.65 G8III Yellow Giant Vertex of the V
of the Hyades

Dela 1 Tauri
Dela 2 Tauri
Dela 3 Tauri
4h 22' 56
+17� 32' 33
153 3.77 G8III Yellow
Giant
4h 24' 5.7
+17� 26' 38
148 4.80 A7V Blue White
Main Sequence
4h 25' 29.3
+17� 55' 41
148 4.30 A2IV Blue White
Sub Giant
Ain
"bull's eye"
Epsilon Tauri
4h 28' 36.9
+19� 10' 49
155 3.53 K0 III Orange Giant Opposite Aldebaran
in the V of Hyades
Theta 1 Tauri 4h 28' 34.4
+15� 57' 44
158 3.84 G7III Yellow
Giant
possible wide
orbital binary
Theta 2 Tauri 4h 28' 39.7
+15� 52' 15
149 3.40 A7III Blue White
Giant
Sigma 1 Tauri
Sigma 1 Tauri
4h 39' 9.2
+15� 47' 59
152 5.08 A4 Blue White
Main Sequence
4h 39' 16.4
+15� 55' 5
159 4.67 A5V Blue White
Main Sequence
Pi Tauri 4h 26' 36.4
+14� 42' 49
450 4.69 G7III Yellow
Giant
The Pleiades PLEE uh deez The 7 Sisters
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Alcyone
Eta Tauri
3h 47' 29
+24� 6' 18
370 2.85 B7III Blue
Giant
Brightest star
of the Pleiades
Celaeno
16 Tauri
3h 44' 48.1
+24� 17' 22
370 5.45 B7IV Blue
Sub Giant
M 45

Stellar Nursery
about 415 ly away
an
excellent example
of how some stars
are likely formed
and
one of the most
beautiful naked
eye objects
in the sky.

Appearing as
a Tiny Dipper,
most people can
make out five or six,
but it actually contains
hundreds of baby stars
9 of which are named
- the Seven Sisters
and their parents
- from Greek
Mythology.

The entire cluster
is enveloped in
a faint blue nebulosity,
the remains of the cloud
from which they formed.
Electra
17 Tauri
3h 44' 52.5
+24� 6' 48
330 3.72 B6III Blue
Giant
18 Tauri 3h 45' 9.7
+24� 50' 21
370 5.66 B8V Blue
Main Sequence
Taygeta
19 Tauri
3h 45' 12.4
+24� 28' 2
370 4.30 B6V Blue
Main Sequence
Maia
20 Tauri
3h 45' 49.5
+24� 22' 4
360 3.87 B8III Blue
Giant

Asterope
21 Tauri
3h 45' 54.3
+24� 33' 17
390 5.76 B8V Blue
Main Sequence
22 Tauri 3h 46' 2.8
+24� 31' 41
350 6.43 A0V Blue
Main Sequence
Merope
23 Tauri
3h 46' 19.5
+23� 56' 54
360 4.18 B6IV Blue
Sub Giant

Atlas
The Father
27 Tauri
3h 49' 9.7
+24� 3' 12
380 3.62 B8III Blue
Giant
Pleione
The Mother
BU (28) Tauri
3h 49' 11.1
+24' 8' 12
390 5.05 B8V Blue
Main Sequence




SPACEDOG - Aries
Aries AIR ease The Ram
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Hamal
say: "ha MALL"
means: "lamb"
Alpha Arietis
2h 7' 10
+23� 27' 45
66 2.01 K2 III Orange Giant Forms flat
scalene triangle
with Beta and Gamma
Sheratan
means: "two signs"
Beta Arietis
1h 54' 38
+20� 48' 29
60 2.64 A5 V Blue White
Main Sequence
Gamma 1 Arietis
Mesarthim
Gamma 2 Arietis
1h 53' 32
+19� 17' 40
205 3.88
4.58
B9 V
A1
Blue - Blue White
Main Sequence
Orbital
Binary
Botein
Delta Arietis
3h 11' 37.7
+19� 43' 36
168 4.35 K2III Orange Giant
Epsilon 1 Arietis
Epsilon 2 Arietis
2h 59' 12.6
+21� 20' 25
290 5.20
5.50
A2V
A2V
Blue White
Main Seq. Binary
Zeta Arietis 3h 14' 54
+21� 2' 40
340 4.87 A1V Blue White
Main Sequence
Eta Arietis 2h 12' 48
+21� 12' 39
98 5.23 F5V White
Main Sequence
Rho Arietis 2h 56' 26.1
+18� 1' 23
115 5.58 F6V White
Main Sequence
23 Arietis 2h 19' 8.7
+19� 41' 16
110 6.82 F8 White
Dwarf
29 Arietis 2h 32' 54.1
+15� 2' 5
94 6.00 F8V White
Main Sequence
31 Arietis 2h 36' 37.8
+12� 26' 52
115 5.64 F7V White
Main Sequence
47 Arietis 2h 58' 5.2
+20� 40' 8
104 5.80 F5IV White
Sub Giant
51 Arietis 3h 2' 26
+26� 36' 34
69 6 G8V Yellow
Main Sequences
S 326 A
S 326 B
2h 55' 39
+26� 52' 25
75 7.5
10
K2 V
K7 V
2 Orange
Main Sequences