List of stars in Scutum

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

Name B G. HD HIP RA Dec vis.
mag.		 abs.
mag.		 Dist. (ly) Sp. class Notes
α Sct α 14 171443 91117 18h 35m 12.44s −08° 14′ 35.9″ 3.85 0.21 174 K2III
β Sct β 24 173764 92175 18h 47m 10.48s −04° 44′ 52.2″ 4.22 −2.41 689 G5II...
ζ Sct ζ 3 169156 90135 18h 23m 39.55s −08° 56′ 04.2″ 4.66 0.82 191 K0III
γ Sct γ 6 170296 90595 18h 29m 11.85s −14° 33′ 56.9″ 4.67 −0.09 291 A1IV/V
δ Sct δ 19 172748 91726 18h 42m 16.42s −09° 03′ 09.2″ 4.70
(4.60–4.79)		 0.91 187 F2IIIp d Del triple star; the prototype of Delta Scuti-type variable stars, period 4 h 40 min
η Sct η 33 175751 93026 18h 57m 03.63s −05° 50′ 46.4″ 4.83 0.82 207 K1III
ε Sct ε 21 173009 91845 18h 43m 31.24s −08° 16′ 30.9″ 4.88 −1.14 522 G8II
32 175156 92814 18h 54m 43.12s −15° 36′ 10.9″ 5.08 −3.46 1663 B3II
13 171391 91105 18h 35m 02.36s −10° 58′ 37.9″ 5.12 0.38 290 G8III
R Sct 25 173819 92202 18h 47m 28.98s −05° 42′ 18.3″ 5.38
(4.5–8.2)		 −2.79 1405 K0Ibpvar variable, period 140 days
V450 Sct 10 170975 90913 18h 32m 43.32s −14° 51′ 56.4″ 5.47 −2.48 1268 K3Iab
23 173638 92136 18h 46m 43.32s −10° 07′ 30.1″ 5.69 F2Ib-II
2 169033 90096 18h 23m 12.17s −12° 00′ 52.9″ 5.71 −0.66 612 B5V
11 171130 90991 18h 33m 39.00s −14° 51′ 12.9″ 5.74 1.68 211 A0/A1V
9 170740 90804 18h 31m 25.69s −10° 47′ 44.9″ 5.77 −0.87 694 B2V double star (Struve 2325)
17 172348 91532 18h 40m 00.40s −07° 47′ 26.5″ 5.82 −0.22 527 K4III
29 174464 92488 18h 50m 58.51s −09° 46′ 26.8″ 5.82 −2.51 1509 F2Ib
27 174208 92391 18h 49m 40.96s −05° 54′ 46.2″ 5.99 −2.31 1489 K2Ib
V432 Sct 7 170397 90651 18h 29m 46.75s −14° 34′ 55.3″ 6.02 1.32 284 Ap α² CVn variable
20 172831 91751 18h 42m 36.12s −07° 04′ 25.1″ 6.13 1.77 243 K0.5III
8 170547 90692 18h 30m 14.30s −05° 43′ 26.9″ 6.27 0.02 579 G8II-III
31 174866 92674 18h 53m 01.80s −09° 34′ 32.0″ 6.27 1.23 332 A7Vn
4 169370 90238 18h 24m 42.05s −07° 04′ 33.1″ 6.28 1.61 281 K0
22 173093 91880 18h 43m 51.22s −06° 49′ 04.8″ 6.30 2.09 227 F7V
1 169009 90083 18h 23m 02.10s −10° 13′ 08.1″ 6.32 1.21 343 B9.5V
170902 90884 18h 32m 20.66s −14° 38′ 39.2″ 6.36 2.01 241 A4/A5IV/V
12 171149 90967 18h 33m 22.71s −05° 54′ 41.9″ 6.36 1.07 373 A0Vn
18 172594 91677 18h 41m 42.46s −14° 33′ 51.3″ 6.40 −4.34 4592 F2/F3Ib/II
28 174328 92456 18h 50m 31.17s −13° 34′ 20.1″ 6.48 −2.03 1638 K1II/III
15 171957 91369 18h 38m 04.48s −14° 00′ 17.1″ 6.49 −0.15 694 B8II/III
26 174005 92296 18h 48m 39.49s −06° 00′ 15.8″ 6.49 0.45 527 A2
5 169913 90437 18h 27m 08.86s −08° 02′ 25.6″ 6.50 1.51 325 K0
COROT-17 18h 34m 47s -06° 36′ 44″ 15.46 3001 G2V has a transiting planet (b)
PSR 1829-10 18h 32m 40.9s −10° 21′ 34″ n/a pulsar
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.].

See also

References

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