List of stars in Sculptor

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Sculptor, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name B G. HD HIP RA Dec vis.
mag.
abs.
mag.
Dist. (ly) Sp. class Notes
α Scl α 92 5737 4577 00h 58m 36.35s −29° 21′ 26.9″ 4.30 −2.27 672 B7IIIp SX Arietis-type variable star
β Scl β 16 221507 116231 23h 32m 58.19s −37° 49′ 06.1″ 4.38 0.69 178 B9.5IVMNpe.
γ Scl γ 7 219784 115102 23h 18m 49.43s −32° 31′ 54.6″ 4.41 0.72 179 K1III
δ Scl δ 27 223352 117452 23h 48m 55.48s −28° 07′ 48.1″ 4.59 1.37 143 A0V
η Scl η 71 2429 2210 00h 27m 55.71s −33° 00′ 25.4″ 4.86 −1.27 548 M2/M3III
ζ Scl ζ 42 224990 183 00h 02m 19.91s −29° 43′ 13.6″ 5.04 −0.93 509 B4V
ι Scl ι 62 1737 1708 00h 21m 31.18s −28° 58′ 52.7″ 5.18 0.29 310 K0III
θ Scl θ 53 739 950 00h 11m 43.89s −35° 08′ 00.2″ 5.24 3.55 71 F3/F5V
π Scl π 128 10537 7955 01h 42m 08.65s −32° 19′ 36.7″ 5.25 1.13 217 K1II/III
ε Scl ε 131 10830 8209 01h 45m 38.65s −25° 03′ 08.8″ 5.29 3.10 89 F2IV
μ Scl μ 23 222433 116820 23h 40m 38.21s −32° 04′ 22.8″ 5.30 0.55 291 K0III
κ2 Scl κ2 52 720 930 00h 11m 34.42s −27° 47′ 59.2″ 5.41 −0.85 581 K2III
κ1 Scl κ1 51 493 761 00h 09m 21.02s −27° 59′ 16.5″ 5.42 1.24 224 F3V
119 9525 7213 01h 32m 56.05s −36° 51′ 54.7″ 5.49 0.94 265 K1/K2III
σ Scl σ 96 6178 4852 01h 02m 26.38s −31° 33′ 07.4″ 5.50 1.29 227 A1/A2IV α2 CVn-type variable star
77 3059 2661 00h 33m 41.06s −29° 33′ 29.5″ 5.55 −0.37 497 K1III
ξ Scl ξ 94 6055 4770 01h 01m 18.23s −38° 54′ 59.9″ 5.59 −0.83 628 K1III
BU Scl 38 224630 118277 23h 59m 27.90s −29° 29′ 06.6″ 5.59 −1.56 879 K5III
2 218434 114254 23h 08m 21.10s −28° 49′ 24.8″ 5.60 0.89 285 G8III
11 220096 115312 23h 21m 15.51s −26° 59′ 12.3″ 5.65 0.63 329 G5IV
58 1187 1288 00h 16m 08.79s −31° 26′ 46.8″ 5.66 0.08 427 K2III
50 344 655 00h 08m 03.52s −33° 31′ 45.6″ 5.67 0.67 325 K1III
τ Scl τ 121 9906 7463 01h 36m 08.43s −29° 54′ 26.8″ 5.69 1.73 202 F2V
129 10538 7941 01h 42m 03.02s −36° 49′ 56.2″ 5.70 0.85 304 A0V
118 9377 7118 01h 31m 43.25s −30° 16′ 58.5″ 5.79 0.95 304 K0III
109 8498 6502 01h 23m 30.97s −30° 56′ 43.8″ 5.84 −1.34 888 M0III
3 218619 114366 23h 09m 44.62s −28° 05′ 18.9″ 5.88 −0.73 685 K2III
λ2 Scl λ2 84 4211 3456 00h 44m 11.92s −38° 25′ 19.1″ 5.90 0.61 372 K1III
116 9228 7016 01h 30m 22.88s −26° 12′ 28.3″ 5.92 0.25 444 K2III
55 942 1096 00h 13m 42.22s −26° 01′ 19.8″ 5.94 −1.52 1012 K5III
122 10142 7643 01h 38m 27.49s −36° 31′ 40.6″ 5.94 0.96 323 K0III
AI Scl 102 7312 5661 01h 12m 45.37s −37° 51′ 23.1″ 5.95 1.62 239 A9IV: (+F/G) δ Sct variable
69 2363 2159 00h 27m 14.69s −25° 32′ 49.7″ 5.99 −0.58 671 K0III
λ1 Scl λ1 83 4065 3356 00h 42m 42.89s −38° 27′ 48.5″ 6.05 0.44 432 B9.5V
AL Scl 34 224113 117931 23h 55m 16.57s −31° 55′ 17.3″ 6.09 −1.41 1032 B6/B7 spectroscopic binary
90 5445 4363 00h 55m 55.53s −27° 46′ 33.0″ 6.11 −2.67 1863 M1/M2III
120 9742 7361 01h 34m 50.83s −31° 53′ 32.0″ 6.11 0.85 368 K0/K1III
56 943 1099 00h 13m 44.38s −26° 17′ 05.9″ 6.14 −0.73 771 K4III
57 1089 1195 00h 14m 58.21s −34° 54′ 15.1″ 6.17 −0.61 739 K3III
127 10481 7886 01h 41m 27.28s −38° 07′ 58.7″ 6.20 3.09 137 F3/F5IV/V
26 222872 117107 23h 44m 29.10s −26° 14′ 47.7″ 6.23 2.07 222 F3/F5V
6 219580 114969 23h 17m 08.73s −28° 26′ 16.9″ 6.24 −0.99 911 M1/M2III
36 224350 118076 23h 57m 08.12s −26° 37′ 24.6″ 6.26 −1.62 1226 K3III
97 6269 4932 01h 03m 17.76s −29° 31′ 32.8″ 6.28 1.03 365 G8IIICN... HR 300
13 220929 115833 23h 28m 00.69s −35° 32′ 40.2″ 6.34 −0.14 644 K2III
33 223991 117860 23h 54m 21.39s −27° 02′ 34.5″ 6.34 1.51 301 A2V+...
10 219912 115178 23h 19m 43.12s −33° 42′ 28.7″ 6.35 0.13 572 K2III
115 9151 6971 01h 29m 42.79s −25° 37′ 04.0″ 6.37 0.09 588 K1III
45 225200 345 00h 04m 20.30s −29° 16′ 07.8″ 6.38 0.83 421 A1V
78 3074 2663 00h 33m 43.85s −35° 00′ 03.0″ 6.41 3.62 118 F8/G0V
81 3605 3056 00h 38m 48.75s −25° 06′ 28.0″ 6.43 −0.32 729 K4III
98 6403 5042 01h 04m 32.61s −33° 31′ 58.0″ 6.44 0.44 517 K0III
29 223466 117510 23h 49m 49.61s −25° 19′ 52.6″ 6.44 1.02 396 A3V
9 219823 115121 23h 19m 03.28s −28° 23′ 16.3″ 6.49 −0.31 748 K5III
R Scl 113 8879 6759 01h 26m 58.10s −32° 32′ 35.2″ 6.57 −1.81 1545 C carbon star
HD 4208 4208 3479 00h 44m 26.65s −26° 30′ 56.4″ 7.79 5.22 107 G7V has a planet (b)
HD 4113 4113 3391 00h 49m 12.60s −37° 58′ 57.5″ 7.91 4.69 144 G5V has a planet (b)
HD 9578 9578 7240 01h 33m 17.14s −38° 14′ 42.1″ 8.20 4.41 187 G1V has a planet (b)
WASP-8 23h 59m 36.07s −35° 01′ 52.9″ 9.89 6.45 159 G6 has a transiting planet (b)
WASP-45 00h 20m 57.00s −35° 59′ 53.8″ 12.00 K2V has a transiting planet (b)
Table Legend:

 • Name = Proper name.
 • B = Bayer designation.
 • F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation.
 • HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number.
 • HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number.
 • RA = Right Ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0.
 • Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0.
 • vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or mv), also known as apparent magnitude.

 • abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (Mv).
 • Dist. (ly) = Distance in light years from Earth.
 • Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the
stellar classification system.
 • Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.].

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