Lists of stars by constellation

All stars but one can be associated with an IAU constellation. IAU constellations are areas of the sky. Although there are only 88 IAU constellations, the sky is actually divided into 89 irregularly shaped boxes as the constellation Serpens is split into two separate sections, Serpens Caput (the snake's head) to the west and Serpens Cauda (the snake's tail) to the east.

The only star that does not belong to a constellation is the Sun. The Sun travels through the 13 constellations along the ecliptic, the 12 of the Zodiac and Ophiuchus.

Among the remaining stars, the nearer ones exhibit proper motion, so it is only a matter of time before some of them cross a constellation boundary and switch constellations as a consequence. In 1992, Rho Aquilae became the first star to have its Bayer designation "invalidated" by moving to a neighbouring constellation—it is now a star of the constellation Delphinus.^[1]

Lists of stars by constellation

Stars are listed in the appropriate lists for the constellation, as follows:

Criteria of inclusion

• Stars named with a Bayer, Flamsteed, HR, or Draper (not from the supplements) designation.
• Stellar extremes or otherwise noteworthy stars.
• Notable variable stars (prototypes, rare or otherwise important).
• Nearest stars (<20 ly).
• Stars with planets.
• Notable neutron stars, black holes, and other exotic stellar objects/remnants.

Note that these lists are currently unfinished, and there may be stars missing that satisfy these conditions. If you come across one, please feel free to add it.

See also

• List of constellations
• Lists of stars

References

1. ↑ Hirshfeld, Alan; Sinnott, Roger W.; Ochsenbein, François; Lemay, D. (1992). "Book-Review – Sky Catalogue 2000.0 – V.1 – Stars to Magnitude 8.0 ED.2". Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada 86: 221. Bibcode:1992JRASC..86..221H. 

• The Astronomical Almanac (2000).
• Roy L. Bishop, ed., The Observer's Almanac 1991, The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.
• Burnham's Celestial Handbook: An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System, Vols. 1, 2, 3 (Dover Pubns, 1978).
• N. D. Kostjuk, HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index (2002) (CDS Catalogue IV/27).

External links

• Alphabetical listing of constellations
• Arabic Star Names
• Star Names
• Star Names by constellation
• Star Table List
• Stars: Index of Proper Names
• Star names index
• Studies of Occidental Constellations and Star Names to the Classical Period: An Annotated Bibliography
• (Un)Common Star Names

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