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Virgo | VIR go | The Maiden | |||||
Star Name | Coords. | Dist.(ly) | Mag. | Spect. | Type of Star | Features, etc. | |
Spica
Latin: "ear of wheat" Alpha Virginis
| 13h 25' 11.5 -11� 9' 41 | 260 | 0.98v | B1III-IV B2V | Binary of Blue Giant and Blue Main Seq | almost exactly on the Ecliptic | |
Zavijava
Arabic: "angle" Beta Virginis
| 11h 50' 41.6 +1� 45' 53 | 36 | 3.59 | F9 V | White Main Sequence | ||
Porrima
named after the Roman
Goddess of Prophecy Gamma 1 Virginis
Gamma 2 Virginis | 12h 41' 39.5 -1� 26' 58 | 39 | 2.8 3.55 + 3.6
| F0V F0V | White Main Sequence Binary | Close Orbital Binary 172 year cycle | |
Delta Virginis | 12h 55' 36.1 +3� 23' 51 | 200 | 3.39 | M3 III | Red Giant | ||
Vindemiatrix
Latin: "grape gatherer" Epsilon Virginis
| 13h 2' 10.5 +10� 57' 33 | 102 | 2.85 | G8 III | Yellow Giant | ||
Zeta Virginis | 13h 34' 41.5 -0� 35' 46 | 73 | 3.38 | A3V | Blue Main Sequence | ||
Zaniah
Arabic: "angle" Eta Virginis
| 12h 19' 54.3 -0� 40' 0 | 250 | 3.89 | A2IV | Blue White Sub Giant | ||
Theta Virginis | 13h 9' 56.9 -5� 32' 20 | 410 | 4.38 | A1IVs Am | Blue White Sub Giant Main Sequence | ||
Syrma
Greek: "train of a dress" Iota Virginis
| 14h 16' 0.8 -6� 0' 2 | 70 | 4.07 | F7V | White Main Sequence | ||
Mu Virginis | 14h 43' 3.5 -5� 39' 30 | 61 | 3.87 | F2III | White Giant | ||
17 Virginis | 12h 22' 32 +5� 18' 20 | 97 | 6.40 | F8V | White Main Sequence | ||
48A Virginis 48B Virginis | 13h 3' 54.3 -3� 39' 48 | 106 | 7.25 7.61 | F0V F4V | Binary of White Main Sequence | ||
59 Virginis | 13h 16' 46.4 +9� 25' 27 | 59 | 5.19 | G0V | Yellow Main Sequence | ||
61 Virginis | 13h 18' 24.2 -18� 18' 41 | 27.8 | 4.74 | G6V | Yellow Main Sequence | ||
66 Virginis | 13h 24' 33.2 -5� 9' 50 | 98 | 5.76 | F3V | White Main Sequence | ||
70 Virginis | 13h 28' 25.7 +13� 46' 43 | 59 | 4.97 | G5V | Yellow Main Sequence |
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Leo | LEE oh | The Lion | |||||
Star Name | Coords. | Dist.(ly) | Mag. | Spect. | Type of Star | Features, etc. | |
� | Alpha A Leonis Regulus
REG you luss aka - Cor Leonis Alpha B Leonis
| 10h 8' 22.3 +11� 58' 2 | 77 | 1.36 | B7 V | Blue Main Sequence | Among Brightest stars in the sky - Right on Ecliptic - comp contrasts Aqua and adds to twinkle |
10h 8' 12.9 +11� 59' 49 | 68 | 8.03 | G | Yellow Dwarf Faint Companion | |||
Denebola Beta Leonis
| 11h 49' 3.5 +14� 34' 19 | 36 | 2.14 | A3 V | Blue White Main Sequence | ||
Gamma 1 Leonis
Algieba "the forehead" Gamma 2 Leonis
| 10h 19' 58.3 +19� 50' 30 | 126 | 2.49 | K0 III | Orange Giant | ||
10h 19' 58.6 +19� 50' 25 | 3.64 | G7 III | Yellow Giant | ||||
Zosma
"the girdle" Delta Leonis
| 11h 14' 6.4 +20� 31' 25 | 58 | 2.56 | A4 V | Blue White Main Sequence | ||
Epsilon Leonis | 9h 45' 51 +23� 46' 27 | 250 | 2.97 | G1II | Yellow Bright Giant | ||
Adhafera
Zeta Leonis
| 10h 16' 41.3 +23� 25' 2 | 260 | 3.43 | F0 III | White Giant | ||
Eta Leonis | 10h 7' 19.9 +16� 45' 45 | 2100 | 3.48 | A0 Ib | Blue White Supergiant | ||
Chertan
Theta Leonis
| 11h 14' 14.3 +15� 25' 46 | 178 | 3.33 | A2 V | Blue White Main Sequence | ||
Iota Leonis | 11h 23' 55.4 +10� 31' 45 | 79 | 4 | F4IV | White Main Seqience | ||
Kappa Leonis | 9h 24' 39.2 +26� 10' 56 | 210 | 4.47 | K2III | Orange Giant | ||
Alterf
Lambda Leonis
| 9h 31' 43.1 +22� 58' 4 | 340 | 4.32 | K5 III | Orange Giant | ||
Rasalas
Mu Leonis
| 9h 52' 45.8 +26� 0' 25 | 133 | 3.88 | K0 III | Orange Giant | ||
Nu Leonis | 9h 58' 13.3 +12� 26' 41 | 530 | 5.26 | B9 IV | Blue Sub Giant | ||
Omicron Leonis | 9h 41' 9 +9� 53' 32 | 135 | 3.52 | A5 V+ | Blue White Main Sequence | ||
Sigma Leonis | 11h 21' 8.1 +6� 1' 46 | 210 | 4.05 | B 9.5 V | Blue Main Sequence | ||
Chi Leonis | 11h 5' 1 +7� 20' 10 | 94 | 4.62 | F2 III-IV | White Sub Giant | ||
Omega Leonis | 9h 28' 27.4 +9� 3' 24 | 112 | 5.4 | F9 V | White Main Sequence | ||
35 Leonis | 10h 16' 32.2 +23� 30' 11 | 99 | 5.95 | G2 IV | Yellow Main Sequence | ||
39 Leonis | 10h 17' 14.5 +23� 6' 22 | 74 | 5.81 | F8 V | White Main Sequence | ||
40 Leonis | 10h 19' 44.1 +19� 28' 15 | 69 | 4.78 | F6 IV | White Sub Giant | ||
54 A Leonis 54 B Leonis | 10h 55' 36.7 +24� 44' 59 | 330 | 4.49 | A1V | Blue White Main Sequence | ||
10h 55' 37.2 +24� 44' 56 | 6.44 | A2 V | Blue White Main Sequence | ||||
55 Leonis | 10h 55' 42.4 +0� 44' 13 | 143 | 5.91 | F2 III | White Giant | ||
59 Leonis | 11h 0' 44.7 +6� 6' 5 | 151 | 4.98 | A5 III | Blue White Giant | ||
60 Leonis | 11h 2' 19.7 +20� 10' 47 | 124 | 4.42 | A1 | Blue White | ||
79 Leonis | 11h 24' 2.2 +1� 24' 28 | 36.5 | 5.39 | G8 III | Yellow Giant | ||
81 Leonis | 11h 25' 36.3 +16� 27' 23 | 154 | 5.58 | F2 V | White Main Sequence | ||
83 A Leonis 83 B Leonis | 11h 26' 45.3 +3� 0' 47 | 58 | 6.63 | K0 IV | Orange Sub Giant | ||
11h 26' 46.3 +3� 0' 21 | 7.7 | K2 V | Orange Main Sequence | ||||
88 Leonis | 11h 31' 44.4 +14� 22' 7 | 75 | 6.27 | G0 V | Yellow Main Sequence | ||
89 Leonis | 11h 34' 21.9 +3� 3' 37 | 87 | 5.76 | F5 V | White Main Seqience |
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Cancer | CAN sir | The Crab | |||||
Star Name | Coords. | Dist.(ly) | Mag. | Spect. | Type of Star | Features, etc. | |
Acubens
Arabic: "claws" Alpha Cancri
| 8h 58' 29 +11� 51' 28 | 173 | 4.3 | A5 V | Blue White Main Sequence | ||
Al Tarf
Arabic: "the end" Beta Cancri
| 8h 16' 31 +9� 11' 8 | 290 | 3.5 | K4 III | Orange Giant | ||
Asellus
Borealis "northern ass" Gamma Cancri
| 8h 43' 17 +21� 28' 6 | 158 | 4.7 | A1 V | Blue White Main Sequence | ||
Asellus
Australis "southern ass" Delta Cancri
| 8h 44' 41 +18� 9' 15 | 136 | 3.9 | K0 III | Orange Giant | ||
Tegmen Zeta Cancri
| 8h 12' 13 +17� 38' 52 | 83 | 4.7 5.6+6+6.2
| F8V + F9V G5V | 1 Yellow MS orbits White Binary MS | Well Known Multiple Star System | |
Iota 1 Cancri Iota 2 Cancri | 8h 46' 41 +28� 45 45 | 300 | 4 6.6
| G8 II A3 V | Yellow Bright Giant Blue White Main Seq | ||
Mu Cancri | 8h 7' 46 +21� 34' 54 | 76 | 5 | G IV | Yellow Sub Giant | ||
Pi 1 Cancri | 9h 15' 14 +14� 56' 29 | 700 | 5.3 | K1 III | Orange Giant | Pi 2 Cancri | 9h 12' 17 +14� 59' 46 | 67 | 6.5 | G9 V | Yellow Main Sequence |
Rho 1 Cancri | 8h 52' 36 +28� 19' 51 | 41 | 6 | G8 V | Yellow Main Sequence | Rho 2 Cancri | 8h 55' 40 +27� 55' 39 | 570 | 5 | G8 II-III | Yellow Giant |
Chi Cancri | 8h 20' 4 +27� 13' 3 | 59 | 5 | F6 V | White Main Sequence | ||
54 Cancri | 8h 51' 1 +15� 21' 2 | 130 | 6 | G1 V | Yellow Main Sequence | ||
61 Cancri | 8h 57' 59 +30� 14' 1 | 164 | 6 | F6 V | White Main Sequence | ||
75 Cancri | 9h 8' 47 +26� 37' 45 | 102 | 6 | G5 IV-V | Yellow Sub Giant | ||
83 Cancri | 9h 18' 59 +36� 48' 9 | 128 | 6.6 | F5 | Blue White MS |
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Hydra | HI dra | The Sea Serpent | |||||
Star Name | Coords. | Dist.(ly) | Mag. | Spect. | Type of Star | Features, etc. | |
Alphard
"the solitary one"
Alpha Hydrae
| 9h 27' 35.2 -8� 39' 31 | 177 | 2 | K3 II-III | Orange Giant | ||
� | Beta Hydrae | 11h 52' 54.5 -33� 54' 28 | 365 | 4.3 | A | Blue White Main Sequence 1 Faint Companion | |
Gamma Hydrae | 13h 18' 55.2 -23� 10' 18 | 132 | 3 | G8 III | Yellow Giant | ||
Delta Hydrae | 8h 37' 39.3 +5� 42' 13 | 179 | 4.14 | A1 V | Blue White Main Sequence | ||
** | Epsilon AB
Epsilon Hydrae Epsilon C
| 8h 46' 46.6 +6 25' 8 | 135 | 3.56 5 - 8 - 12
| G0 III+ | Yellow Giant 3 Faint Companions | 6.67 | F5 V | White Main Sequence |
Zeta Hydrae | 8h 55' 23.6 +5� 56' 44 | 151 | 3.11 | G8 III-IV | Yellow Giant | ||
Eta Hydrae | 8h 43' 13.4 +3� 23' 55 | 470 | 4.3 | B3 V | Blue Main Sequence | ||
Theta Hydrae | 9h 14' 21.8 +2� 18' 51 | 129 | 3.89 | B9.5V | Blue Main Sequence | ||
Iota Hydrae | 9h 39' 51.3 -1� 8' 34 | 280 | 3.9 | K3 III | Orange Giant | ||
Lambda Hydrae | 10h 10' 35.2 -12� 21' 15 | 115 | 3.61 | K0 III | Orange Giant | ||
Mu Hydrae | 10h 26' 5.4 -16� 50' 11 | 250 | 3.83 | K4 III | Orange Giant | ||
Nu Hydrae | 10h 49' 37.4 -16� 11' 37 | 138 | 3.11 | K0/K1 III | Orange Giant | ||
Xi Hydrae | 11h 33' 0.1 -31� 51' 27 | 129 | 3.54 | G8 III | Yellow Giant | ||
Pi Hydrae | 14h 6 22.2 -26� 40' 56 | 101 | 3.25 | K2 III | Orange Giant | ||
Rho Hydrae | 8h 48' 25.9 +5� 50' 16 | 340 | 4.35 | A0 V | Blue White Main Sequence | ||
Sigma Hydrae | 8h 38' 45.4 +3� 20' 29 | 350 | 4.45 | K2 III | Orange Giant | ||
Tau 1 Hydrae | 9h 29' 8.8 -2� 46' 8 | 56 | 4.59 | F6 V | White Main Sequence | ||
Tau 2 Hydrae | 9h 31' 58.9 -1� 11' 5 | 460 | 4.54 | A3 V | Blue White Main Sequence | ||
1 Hydrae | 8h 24' 35 -3� 45' 4 | 89 | 5.61 | F3 V | White Main Sequence | ||
54 A 54 Hydrae 54 B
| 14h 46' 0 -25� 26' 35 | 99 | 5.18 | F2 III-IV | White Giant | ||
14h 46' 0.1 -25� 26' 39 | 7.25 | F9 | White | ||||
N1 Hydrae N2 Hydrae | 11h 32' 16.1 -29� 15' 49 | 87 | 5.76 | F8 V | White Main Sequence | ||
11h 32' 16.4 -29� 15' 40 | 5.84 | ||||||
3862 Hydrae | 9h 42' 14.4 -23� 54' 56 | 49 | 4.93 | G0 V | Yellow Main Sequence |
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Sextans | SEX tanz | The Sextant | |||||
Star Name | Coords. | Dist.(ly) | Mag. | Spect. | Type of Star | Features, etc. | |
Alpha Sextantis | 10h 7' 56.2 -0� 22' 18 | 290 | 4.49 | A0III | Blue White Giant | ||
Beta Sextantis | 10h 30' 17.4 -0� 38' 13 | 340 | 5.08 | B6V | Blue Main Sequence | ||
Gamma Sextantis | 9h 52' 30.4 -8� 6' 18 | 260 | 5.07 | A2V | Blue White Main Sequence | ||
Delta Sextantis | 10h 29' 28.6 -2� 44' 21 | 300 | 5.19 | B9.5V | Blue Main Sequence | ||
Epsilon Sextantis | 10h 17' 37.7 -8� 4' 8 | 183 | 5.25 | F2III | White Giant | ||
17 Sextantis | 10h 10' 7.5 -8� 24' 30 | 530 | 5.91 | A1V | Blue White Main Sequence | Binocular Double | |
18 Sextantis | 10h 10' 55.7 -8� 25' 6 | 470 | 5.64 | K2III | Orange Giant | ||
33 Sextantis | 10h 41' 24.1 -1� 44' 29 | 112 | 6.25 | K1IV | Orange Sub Giant | ||
35A Sextantis 35B Sextantis | 10h 43' 20.9 +4� 44' 52 | 700 | 6.28 7.34 | K3III K0III | Binary of Orange Giants |
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Corvus | KOR vus | The Crow | |||||
Star Name | Coords. | Dist.(ly) | Mag. | Spect. | Type of Star | Features, etc. | |
Al Chiba
means: "the tent" Alpha Corvi
| 12h 8' 24.7 -24� 43' 44 | 48 | 4.02 | F0 IV-V | White Sub Giant | ||
Beta Corvi | 12h 34' 23.2 -23� 23' 48 | 140 | 2.65 | G5 II | Yellow White Bright Giant | ||
Gienah
means: "wing" Gamma Corvi
| 12h 15' 48.3 -17� 32' 31 | 165 | 2.58 | B8 III | Blue Giant | ||
Algorab
means: "raven's wing" Delta Corvi
| 12h 29' 51.8 -16� 30' 56 | 88 | 4.6 2.94 + 8.4
| B9.5 V K2 | Blue and Orange Main Sequence | Double Star Contrasting Colors | |
Minkar Epsilon Corvi
| 12h 10' 7.4 -22� 37' 11 | 300 | 3 | K2 III | Orange Giant | ||
Eta Corvi | 12h 32' 4.1 -16� 11' 46 | 59 | 4.3 | F2 V | White Main Sequence | ||
3 Corvi HR 4635
| 12h 11' 3.8 -23� 36' 8 | 183 | 5.45 | A2 V | Blue White Main Sequence | ||
6 Corvi HR 4711
| 12h 23' 21.5 -24� 50' 25 | 320 | 5.66 | K1 III | Orange Giant | ||
S1669 A Corvi HR 4821
| 12h 41' 16 -13� 0' 49 | 280 | 5.95 | F3 IV | White Sub Giant | Likely Wide Orbital Binary | |
S1669 B Corvi HR 4822
| 12h 41' 16.2 -13� 0' 54 | 5.95 | F5 V | White Main Sequence | |||
� | B28 A Corvi B28 B Corvi | 12h 30' 4.9 -13� 23' 35 | 81 | 6.54 9.59 | G0 V K | Yellow Main Seq Red Dwarf - Binary |
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Crater | KRAY ter | The Cup | |||||
Star Name | Coords. | Dist.(ly) | Mag. | Spect. | Type of Star | Features, etc. | |
Alkes
"wine cup"
Alpha Crateris
| 10h 59' 46.4 -18� 17' 56 | 174 | 4.08 | K0 III | Orange Giant | ||
Beta Crateris | 11h 11' 39.4 -22� 49' 33 | 266 | 4.46 | A1 IV | Blue White Sub Giant | ||
Gamma Crateris | 11h 24' 52.8 -17� 41' 3 | 84 | 4.06 | A9 V | Blue White Main Sequence | ||
Delta Crateris | 11h 19' 20.4 -14� 46' 43 | 194 | 3.56 | K0 III | Orange Giant | ||
Iota Crateris | 11h 38' 40 -13� 12' 7 | 88 | 5.48 | F7 V | White Main Sequence | ||
Lambda Crateris | 11h 23' 21.8 -18� 46' 48 | 143 | 5.08 | F3 IV | White Sub Giant |
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Centaurus | sen TAR us | The Centaur | |||||
Star Name | Coords. | Dist.(ly) | Mag. | Spect. | Type of Star | Features, etc. | |
Alpha
Centauri aka - Rigel Kentaurus
Toliman, Bungula | 14h 39' 36.2 -60� 50' 7 | 4.4 | - .3 A = 0
B = 1.35 | G2 V K1 V | Binary of Yellow and Orange Main Sequence | Closest System 3rd Brightest 80.1 year orbit | |
� | Proxima
aka - Proxima Centauri Alpha Centauri C
| 4.3 | 11 | M5 | Red Dwarf | Orbits the Alpha Centauri Binary at .1 ly distance | |
� | Agena
aka - Hadar Beta Centauri
| 14h 3' 49.4 -60� 22' 22 | 525 | .6 1 and 4
| B1 III | Blue Giant Double Star | 11th Brightest |
Gamma Centauri | 12h 41' 30.9 -48� 57' 34 | 130 | 2.2 | A1 IV | Blue White Sub Giant | ||
Delta Centauri | 12h 8' 21.5 -50� 43' 20 | 395 | 2.58 | B2 IV | Blue Sub Giant | ||
Epsilon Centauri | 13h 39' 53.2 -53� 27' 59 | 380 | 2.29 | B1 III | Blue Giant | ||
Zeta Centauri | 13h 55' 32.3 -47� 17' 18 | 380 | 2.55 | B2.5IV | Blue Sub Giant | ||
Eta Centauri | 14h 35' 30.3 -42� 9 28 | 310 | 2.33 | B1.5 V | Blue Main Sequence | ||
Theta Centauri | 14h 6' 40.8 -36� 22' 12 | 61 | 2.06 | K0III | Orange Giant | ||
Iota Centauri | 13h 20' 35.7 -36� 42' 44 | 59 | 2.75 | A2 V | Blue White Main Sequence | ||
Sigma Centauri | 12h 28' 2.3 -50� 13' 51 | 440 | 3.91 | B3 V | Blue Main Sequence | ||
Tau Centauri | 12h 37' 42.1 -48� 32' 28 | 130 | 3.85 | A2 V | Blue White Main Sequence | ||
1 Centauri HR 5168
| 13h 45' 41.2 -33� 2' 37 | 63 | 4.23 | F3 V | White Main Sequence | ||
3A - HR 5210
3 Centauri 3B - HR 5211
| 13h 51' 49.5 -32� 59' 48 | 300 | 4.51 | B5 III(i-) | Blue Giant | Possible Wide Orbital Binary | |
13h 51' 50 -32� 59' 41 | 6.06 | B8 V | Blue Main Sequence | ||||
HR 4523 | 11h 46' 31 -40� 30' 2 | 30 | 4.89 | G3 / G5 V | Yellow Main Sequence | ||
HR 4979 | 13h 12' 3.2 -37� 48' 11 | 67 | 4.85 | G3V | Yellow Main Sequence | ||
HR 4989 | 13h 14' 15 -59� 6' 12 | 59 | 4.90 | F7 IV | White Sub Giant |
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Crux | KRUX | The Southern Cross | |||||
Star Name | Coords. | Dist.(ly) | Mag. | Spect. | Type of Star | Features, etc. | |
Alpha 1 Crucis Acrux
Alpha 2 Crucis
| 12h 26' 35.9 -63� 5' 56 | 320 | 1.2 | B0.5 IV | Blue Sub Giant | Wide Double 5" apart | |
12h 26' 36.5 -63� 5' 58 | 1.64 | B1 V | Blue Main Sequence | ||||
Mimosa
means: "actor" Beta Crucis
| 12h 47' 43.3 -59� 41' 19 | 350 | 1.25 | B0.5 III | Blue Giant | Mimosa is also a genus of tropical plants | |
Gamma A Crucis
Gacrux Gamma B Crucis
| 12h 31' 9.9 -57� 6 47 | 88 | 1.59 | M4 III | Red Giant | Optical Binary | |
12h 31' 16.7 -57� 4' 51 | 780 | 6.39 | A3 V | Blue White Main Sequence | |||
Delta Crucis | 12h 15' 8.6 -58� 44' 56 | 165 | 2.58 | B8 III | Blue Giant | ||
Epsilon Crucis | 12h 21' 21.5 -60� 24' 4 | 230 | 3.59 | K3/4 III | Orange Giant | ||
Eta Crucis | 12h 6' 52.8 -64� 36' 49 | 64 | 4.14 | F2 III | White Giant | ||
Iota Crucis | 12h 45' 37.8 -60� 58' 52 | 125 | 4.69 | K1 III | Orange Giant |
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Musca | MUSS ka | The Fly | |||||
Star Name | Coords. | Dist.(ly) | Mag. | Spect. | Type of Star | Features, etc. | |
Alpha Muscae | 12h 37' 11 -69� 8' 8 | 310 | 2.69 | B2IV-V | Blue Sub Giant | ||
� | Beta Muscae | 12h 46' 16.9 -68� 6' 29 | 310 | 3.04 3.7
4 | B2V | Blue Main Sequence | Faint Companion |
Gamma Muscae | 12h 32' 28 -72� 7' 58 | 320 | 3.84 | B5V | Blue Main Sequence | ||
Delta Muscae | 13h 2' 16.3 -71� 32' 56 | 91 | 3.61 | K2III | Orange Giant | ||
Epsilon Muscae | 12h 17' 34.2 -67� 57' 38 | 300 | 4.06 | M5III | Red Giant | ||
Zeta 1 Muscae | 12h 22' 7.4 -67� 31' 20 | 340 | 5.15 | A5V | Blue White Main Sequence | ||
Zeta 2 Muscae | 12h 22' 11.9 -68� 18' 27 | 400 | 5.73 | K0III | Orange Giant | ||
Eta Muscae | 13h 15' 14.9 -67� 53' 41 | 410 | 4.79 | B8V | Blue Main Sequence | ||
� | Theta Muscae | 13h 8' 7 -65� 18' 22 | 4600s | 5.44 5
7 | B0Ia WC5 | Blue Supergiant | Faint Wolf-Rayet Companion |
Iota 1 Muscae | 13h 25' 7.2 -74� 53' 16 | 225 | 5.04 | K0III | Orange Giant | ||
Iota 2 Muscae | 13h 27' 18.3 -74� 41' 30 | 500 | 6.62 | B9V | Blue Main Sequence | ||
Lambda Muscae | 11h 45' 36.4 -66� 43' 43 | 128 | 3.63 | A7III | Blue White Giant | ||
Mu Muscae | 11h 48' 14.4 -66� 48' 53 | 430 | 4.75 | K4III | Orange Giant |
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Chamaeleon | ka MEE lee un | The Chamaeleon | |||||
Star Name | Coords. | Dist.(ly) | Mag. | Spect. | Type of Star | Features, etc. | |
Alpha Chamaeleontis | 8h 18' 31.7 -76� 55' 11 | 63 | 4.05 | F5 III | White Giant | ||
Beta Chamaeleontis | 12h 18' 20.7 -79� 18' 43 | 270 | 4.24 | B5 V | Blue Main Sequence | ||
Gamma Chamaeleontis | 10h 35' 28.1 -78� 36' 27 | 410 | 4.11 | M0 III | Red Giant | ||
Delta 1 Chamaeleontis | 10h 45' 15.8 -80h 28' 10 | 350 | 5.46 | K0 III | Orange Giant | ||
Delta 2 Chamaeleontis | 10h 45' 46.6 -80� 32' 24 | 360 | 4.45 | B2.5 IV | Blue Sub Giant | ||
Epsilon Chamaeleontis | 11h 59' 37.3 -78� 13' 18 | 360 | 4.88 5 + 6
| B9 V | Binary Blue Main Sequence | ||
Zeta Chamaeleontis | 9h 33' 53.4 -80� 56' 29 | 540 | 5.07 | B5 V | Blue Main Sequence | ||
Theta Chamaeleontis | 8h 20' 38.7 -77� 29' 4 | 154 | 4.34 | K0 III-IV | Orange Bright Giant |
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Volans | VO lanz | The Flying Fish | |||||
Star Name | Coords. | Dist.(ly) | Mag. | Spect. | Type of Star | Features, etc. | |
Alpha Volantis | 9h 2' 26.9 -66� 23' 46 | 124 | 4.0 | A | Blue White Dwarf | ||
Beta Volantis | 8h 25' 44.3 -66� 8' 13 | 108 | 3.77 | K1III | Orange Giant | ||
Gamma 1 Volantis | 7h 8' 42.2 -70� 29' 50 | 147 | 5.68 | F2V | White Main Seq. | ||
Gamma 2 Volantis | 7h 8' 45 -70� 29' 57 | 142 | 3.78 | K0III | Orange Giant | ||
Delta Volantis | 7h 16' 49.8 -67� 57' 27 | 660 | 3.97 | F6II | White Bright Giant | ||
Epsilon Volantis | 8h 7' 55.9 -68� 37' 2 | 640 | 4.35 | B6IV | Blue Sub Giant | ||
Zeta Volantis | 7h 41' 49.3 -72� 36' 22 | 134 | 3.93 | K0III | Orange Giant | ||
Eta Volantis | 8h 22' 4.7 -73� 24' 1 | 360 | 5.28 | A0/A1IV-V | Blue White Sub Giant | ||
Theta Volantis | 8h 39' 5.3 -70� 23' 13 | 240 | 5.19 | A0V | Blue White Main Sequencce | ||
Iota Volantis | 6h 51' 27 -70� 57' 49 | 560 | 5.41 | B7IV | Blue Sub Giant | ||
Kappa 1 Volantis Kappa 2 Volantis | 8h 19' 49.2 -71� 30' 54 | 390 400 | 5.33 5.63 | B9III-IV A0 | Blue Giant Blue White Dwarf | ||
8h 20' 0.8 -71� 30' 19 |
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Carina | car EE nah | The Keel | |||||
Star Name | Coords. | Dist.(ly) | Mag. | Spect. | Type of Star | Features, etc. | |
Canopus Alpha Carinae
| 6h 23' 57.2 -52� 41' 44 | 310 | -.62 | F0 Ib | Yellow-White Supergiant | 2nd Brightest star in our sky (after Sirius) among closest Supergiants | |
Miaplacidus Beta Carinae
| 9h 13' 12.1 -69 43' 2 | 111 | 1.67 | A2 IV | Blue-White Sub Giant | ||
Avior Epsilon Carinae
| 8h 22' 30.8 -59� 30' 34 | 630 | 1.86 | K3 III B2 V | Orange Giant Blue Main Seq | ||
Eta
Carinae | 10h 45' 3.6 -59� 41' 3 | ? | 6.21 -1 to 4
| ~ | Unstable Supergiant Irregular Variable | Budding Supernova aka - Keyhole Nebula takes up area of the sky larger than the moon | |
Theta Carinae | 10h 42' 57.4 -64� 23 40 | 440 | 2.74 | B0 V | Blue Main Sequence | ||
Aspidiske Iota Carinae
| 9h 17' 5.4 -59� 16' 31 | 490 | 2.21 | A8 Ib | Blue White Supergiant | ||
Upsilon 1
Upsilon Carinae
Upsilon 2
| 9h 47' 6.1 -65� 4' 18 | 1600 | 3.07 | A7 II (i+) | Blue White Bright Giant | ||
9h 47' 6.7 -65� 4' 21 | 6.25 | B7 III | Blue Giant | ||||
Chi Carinae | 7h 56' 46.7 -52� 58' 56 | 390 | 3.46 | B3 IV | Blue Sub Giant | ||
Omega Carinae | 10h 13 44.3 -70� 2' 16 | 370 | 3.29 | B8 III | Blue Giant | ||
B Carinae HR 3220
| 8h 9' 0.7 -61� 18' 7 | 70 | 4.74 | F5 V | White Main Sequence | ||
I Carinae HR 4102
| 10h 24' 23.7 -74� 1' 54 | 53 | 4 | F2 V | White Main Sequence | ||
b2 Carinae | 8h 59' 24.2 -59� 5' 1 | 85 | 5.17 | F3 V | White Main Sequence | ||
c Carinae | 8h 55' 2.8 -60� 38' 41 | 310 | 3.84 | B8 III | Blue Giant | ||
e1 Carinae | 8h 35' 15.5 -58� 13' 30 | 60 | 5.27 | B3 V B3 V | Blue Main Sequence | ||
e2 Carinae | 8h 35' 19.6 -58� 0' 33 | 230 | 4.84 | K0 III | Orange Giant | ||
u Carinae HR 4257
| 10h 53' 29.6 -58� 51' 12 | 97 | 3.78 | K0 III-IV | Orange Bright Giant |
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Vela | VAY lah | The Sail | |||||
Star Name | Coords. | Dist.(ly) | Mag. | Spect. | Type of Star | Features, etc. | |
| Regor "Roger" backwards
Gamma 1 Velorum Gamma 2 Velorum
| 11h 1' 50.4 +56� 22' 56 | 1400s | 1.8 | A1V | Blue White Main Sequence | - quintuple system - one is a Wolf Rayet star (very hot and very bright) |
Delta 1 Velorum
Delta Velorum Delta 2 Velorum
| 8h 44' 42.2 -54� 42' 30 | 80 | 1.99 5.57
| A1V F6V | Blue White Main Sequence and White Dwarf Binary | ||
Kappa Velorum | 9h 22' 6.8 -55� 0' 38 | 540 | 2.47 | B2IV | Blue Main Sequence | ||
Lambda Velorum | 9h 7' 59.7 -43� 25' 57 | 570 | 2.23 | K4Ib-II | Orange Supergiant | ||
Mu Velorum | 10h 46� 46.1 -49� 25' 12 | 116 | 2.69 | G5III G2V | Binary Yellow Giant and Main Sequence | ||
Omicron Velorum | 8h 40' 17.6 -52� 55' 19 | 490 | 3.62 | B3IV | Blue Main Sequence | ||
Phi Velorum | 9h 56' 51.7 -54� 34' 4 | 1900 | 3.52 | B5Ib | Blue Supergiant | ||
Psi 1 Velorum
Psi Velorum Psi 2 Velorum
| 9h 30' 41.9 -40� 28' 0 | 60 | 3.96 5.18
| F3IV F0IV | White Sub Giant Binary | ||
4134 Velorum | 10h 31' 21.9 -53� 42' 56 | 71 | 4.89 | F6V | White Main Sequence |
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Puppis | PUP iss | The Stern, or Poop Deck | |||||
Star Name | Coords. | Dist.(ly) | Mag. | Spect. | Type of Star | Features, etc. | |
Naos
Greek: "ship" Zeta Puppis
| 8h 3' 35 -40� 0' 11 | 1400 | 2.21 | O5I | Blue Supergiant |
one of the hottest and most luminous stars in the Milky Way galaxy - 60,000 times the sun - | |
Nu Puppis | 6h 37' 45.6 -43� 11' 45 | 420 | 3.17 | B8III | Blue Giant | ||
Xi Puppis | 7h 49' 17.6 -24� 51' 35 | 1350 | 3.34 | G6Ib | Yellow Supergiant | ||
Omicron Puppis | 7h 48' 5.1 -25� 56' 14 | 2500 | 4.40 | B1IV | Blue Sub Giant | ||
Pi Puppis | 7h 17' 8.5 -37� 5' 51 | 1100 | 2.71 | K3Ib | Orange Supergiant | ||
Tureis
Arabic: "little shield" Rho Puppis
| 8h 7' 32.6 -24� 18' 15 | 63 | 2.83 | F6II | White Bright Giant | ||
Sigma Puppis | 7h 29' 13.8 -43� 18' 5 | 184 | 3.25 | K5III | Orange Giant | ||
Tau Puppis | 6h 49' 56.1 -50� 36' 53 | 183 | 2.94 | K0III | Orange Giant | ||
2A Puppis
PU Puppies
2B Puppis
| 7h 45' 29 -14� 41' 27 | 400 | 6.10 6.97 | A2V A8V | Blue White Main Sequence Binary | ||
7h 45' 28.6 -14� 41' 10 | |||||||
5 Puppis | 7h 47' 56.6 -12� 11' 35 | 99 | 5.48 | F5V | White Main Sequence | ||
9 Puppis | 7h 51' 46.2 -13� 53' 53 | 54 | 5.16 | G0V | Yellow Main Sequence | ||
18 Puppis | 8h 10' 39.8 -13� 47' 57 | 73 | 5.53 | F7V | White Main Sequence | ||
n1 Puppis n2 Puppis | 7h 34' 18.6 -23� 28' 25 | 95 | 5.89 5.94 | F4V F6V | White Main Sequence Binary | ||
7h 34' 19.1 -23� 28' 29 | |||||||
q Puppis | 8h 18' 33.3 -36� 39' 34 | 93 | 4.44 | A4 | Blue White Dwarf |
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Pyxis | PIX iss | The Compass | |||||
Star Name | Coords. | Dist.(ly) | Mag. | Spect. | Type of Star | Features, etc. | |
Alpha Pyxidis | 8h 43' 35.5 -33� 11' 11 | 840 | 3.68 | B1.5III | Blue Giant | ||
Beta Pyxidis | 8h 40' 6.2 -35� 18' 29 | 390 | 3.97 | G5II-III | Yellow Bright Giant | ||
Gamma Pyxidis | 8h 50' 31.9 -27� 42' 36 | 210 | 4.02 | K3III | Orange Giant | ||
Delta Pyxidis | 8h 55' 31.5 -27� 40' 55 | 230 | 4.87 | A3IV | Blue White Sub Siant | ||
Epsilon Pyxidis | 9h 9' 56.4 -30� 21' 55 | 210 | 5.59 | A4IV | Blue White Sub Siant | ||
Zeta Pyxidis | 8h 39' 42.5 -29� 33' 40 | 240 | 4.86 | G5III | Yellow Giant | ||
Eta Pyxidis | 8h 37' 52.1 -26� 15' 18 | 240 | 5.24 | A0V | Blue White Main Sequence | ||
Theta Pyxidis | 9h 21' 29.6 -25� 57' 56 | 520 | 4.71 | M0III | Red Giant | ||
Kappa Pyxidis | 9h 8' 2.8 -25� 51' 30 | 490 | 4.62 | K4/K5III | Orange Giant | ||
Lambda Pyxidis | 9h 23' 12.1 -28� 50' 2 | 182 | 4.71 | G8III | Yellow Giant |
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Antlia | ANT lee uh | The Air Pump | |||||
Star Name | Coords. | Dist.(ly) | Mag. | Spect. | Type of Star | Features, etc. | |
Alpha Antliae | 10h 27' 9 -31� 4' 4 | 365 | 4.3 | K4 III | Orange Giant | ||
Beta Antliae | 10h 29' 35 -30� 36' 26 | 480 | 5.5 | B9.5 V | Blue Main Sequence | ||
Epsilon Antliae | 9h 29' 15 -35� 57' 5 | 700 | 4.5 | K3 III | Orange Giant | ||
Zeta 1A Zeta 1B Zeta Antliae Zeta 2
| 9h 30' 46 -31� 53' 25 | 370 | 6.2 5.75 | A1 V | 2 Blue White Main Sequences | Interesting Triple Star System | 9h 31' 32 -31� 52' 18 | 6 | A9 IV | Blue White Sub Giant |
Eta Antliae | 9h 58' 52 -35� 53' 28 | 106 | 5 | F1 III-IV | White Giant | ||
Iota Antliae | 10h 56' 43 -37� 8' 16 | 200 | 4.6 | K1 III | Orange Giant | ||
Theta Antliae | 9h 44' 12 -27� 46' 10 | 385 | 5.3 6.1 | F7 II-III A8 V | White Bright Giant Blue White Main Seq |