In order by Constellation.
Stars are often assigned a Greek alphabet letter code that generally corresponds to their brightness
compared to neighboring stars in their respective Constellation. Hence the brightest star in the
Constellation Orion will be designated "α Orion". We have left the Greek letter designations in
the tables below because these are how stars are labeled on star charts. For those unfamiliar
with the letters (all in lower case) they are in order:
α = alpha, β = beta, γ = gamma, δ = delta, ε = epsilon, ζ = zeta, η = eta, θ = theta, ι = iota, κ = kappa, λ = lambda, μ = mu,
ν = nu, ξ = xi, ο = omicron, π = pi, ρ = rho, ς = sigmaf, σ= sigma, τ = tau, υ = upsilon, φ = phi, χ = chi, ψ = psi, ω = omega.
|
Name |
Other |
RA |
DEC |
Separation |
Mag |
CON |
Uranometria Page No. |
Description
|
| γ
And |
·205 |
02 03.9 |
+42 20 |
10" |
2.3, 5.5 |
And |
62 |
bright yellow/blue
pair |
| ·
2404 |
|
18 50.8 |
+10 59 |
4" |
6.9, 8.1 |
Aql |
205 |
located 40' N of open
cluster NGC 6709 |
| V
Aql |
|
19 04.4 |
-05 41 |
Stellar |
6.6-8.4 |
Aql |
296 |
unusually deep red
color |
| 57
Aql |
|
19 54.6 |
-08 14 |
36" |
5.8, 6.5 |
Aql |
297 |
wide pair, contrasting hues |
| ζ
Aqr |
|
22 28.8 |
-00 01 |
2" |
4.3, 4.5 |
Aqr |
257 |
close, evenly matched
pair |
| 94
Aqr |
|
23 19.1 |
-13 28 |
13" |
5.3, 7.3 |
Aqr |
304 |
good color
contrast |
| 1
Ari |
|
01 50.1 |
+22 17 |
3" |
6.2, 7.4 |
Ari |
128 |
gold/blue pair |
| γ
Ari |
|
01 53.5 |
+19 18 |
8" |
4.8, 4.8 |
Ari |
129 |
perfectly matched
pair |
| λ Ari |
|
01 57.9 |
+23 36 |
37" |
4.9, 7.7 |
Ari |
129 |
striking color
contrast |
| θ
Aur |
|
05 59.7 |
+37 13 |
3.5" |
2.6, 7.1 |
Aur |
98 |
large magnitude
contrast |
| κ
Boo |
|
14 13.5 |
+51 47 |
13" |
4.6, 6.6 |
Boo |
49 |
striking color
contrast |
| π
Boo |
·1864 |
14 40.7 |
+16 25 |
6" |
4.9, 5.8 |
Boo |
198 |
pleasing double
star |
| ε Boo |
Izar |
14 45.0 |
+27 04 |
3" |
2.5, 4.9 |
Boo |
153 |
nice yellow-orange & blue pair, tight |
| ξ
Boo |
37 Boo |
14 51.4 |
+19 06 |
7" |
4.7, 7.0 |
Boo |
153 |
yellow/violet pair |
| μ
Boo |
|
15 24.5 |
+37 23 |
108", 2" |
4.3, 7.0, 7.6 |
Boo |
112 |
triple star, close
fainter pair |
| 1
Cam |
|
04 32.0 |
+53 55 |
10" |
5.7, 6.8 |
Cam |
40 |
pleasing color
contrast |
| 32
Cam |
|
12 49.2 |
+83 25 |
22" |
5.3, 5.8 |
Cam |
9 |
easily resolved similar
pair |
| η
Cas |
|
00 49.1 |
+57 49 |
12" |
3.4, 7.5 |
Cas |
36 |
striking color and mag
contrast |
| ι
Cas |
|
02 29.1 |
+67 24 |
2.5", 7" |
4.6, 6.9, 8.4 |
Cas |
17 |
challenging triple with
color contrast |
| σ
Cas |
|
23 59.0 |
+55 45 |
3" |
5.0, 7.1 |
Cas |
35 |
close with good color
contrast |
| S
Cep |
|
21 35.2 |
+78 37 |
Stellar |
7.4-12.9 |
Cep |
14 |
deep red variable, Carbon
star |
| ·
2816 |
|
21 39.0 |
+57 29 |
12", 20" |
5.6, 7.7, 7.8 |
Cep |
57 |
triple star at center of
faint nebula IC 1396 |
| μ
Cep |
Herschel's Garnet Star |
21 43.5 |
+58 47 |
Stellar |
3.4-5.1 |
Cep |
57 |
Herschel's Garnet
Star - deep red variable |
| ξ
Cep |
17 Cep, ·2863 |
22 03.8 |
+64 38 |
8" |
4.4, 6.5 |
Cep |
33 |
bright double star |
| δ
Cep |
|
22 29.2 |
+58 25 |
41" |
3.9, 6.3 |
Cep |
57 |
famous cepheid variable
and wide double star |
| γ
Cet |
|
02 43.3 |
+03 14 |
3" |
3.5, 7.3 |
Cet |
220 |
use high power to resolve
faint companion |
| h3945 |
|
07 16.6 |
-23 19 |
27" |
4.8, 6.8 |
CMa |
319 |
striking color contrast,
1.7° N of NGC 2362 |
| ζ
Cnc |
|
08 12.2 |
+17 39 |
0.6", 6" |
5.6, 6.0, 6.2 |
Cnc |
140 |
use highest power for
close pair |
| ι
Cnc |
·1268 |
08 46.7 |
+28 46 |
30" |
4.2, 6.6 |
Cnc |
102 |
wide pair with a good
color contrast |
| ζ
CrB |
·1965, 7 CrB |
15 39.4 |
+36 38 |
6" |
5.1, 6.0 |
CrB |
112 |
similar nicely spaced
pair |
| δ
Crv |
|
12 29.9 |
-16 31 |
24" |
3.0, 9.2 |
Crv |
283 |
wide, uneven pair with
nice colors |
| 24
Com |
|
12 35.1 |
+18 23 |
20" |
5.2, 6.7 |
CVn |
149 |
easy pair with color
contrast, near M85 |
| Y
CVn |
|
12 45.1 |
+45 26 |
Stellar |
7.4-10.0 |
CVn |
75 |
La Superba, deep red
variable |
| α
CVn |
|
12 56.0 |
+38 19 |
19" |
2.9, 5.5 |
CVn |
108 |
Cor Caroli - easy bluish white & white pair |
| β
Cyg |
Albireo |
19 30.7 |
+27 58 |
34" |
3.1, 5.1 |
Cyg |
162 |
Albirio - dazzling gold & deep blue duo |
| 61
Cyg |
·2758 |
21 06.9 |
+38 45 |
29" |
5.2, 6.0 |
Cyg |
121 |
well separated double
star |
| γ
Del |
|
20 46.7 |
+16 07 |
10" |
4.5, 5.5 |
Del |
209 |
nice yellowish pair, slight color contrast |
| 16/17
Dra |
|
16 36.2 |
+52 55 |
3", 90" |
5.4, 6.4, 5.5 |
Dra |
52 |
triple star with a close
pair |
| μ
Dra |
|
17 05.3 |
+54 28 |
2" |
5.7, 5.7 |
Dra |
52 |
very close with identical
magnitudes |
| ν
Dra |
|
17 32.2 |
+55 11 |
62" |
4.9, 4.9 |
Dra |
53 |
very wide similar
pair |
| 40/41
Dra |
·2308 |
18 00.2 |
+80 00 |
19" |
5.7, 6.1 |
Dra |
12 |
easily resolved
pair |
| θ
Eri |
|
02 58.3 |
-40 18 |
8" |
3.4, 4.5 |
Eri |
390 |
bright, striking
pair |
| 32
Eri |
|
03 54.3 |
-02 57 |
7" |
4.8, 6.1 |
Eri |
222 |
easy pair with good
colors |
| 55
Eri |
|
04 43.6 |
-08 48 |
9" |
6.7, 6.8 |
Eri |
269 |
perfectly matched
double |
| δ
Gem |
55 Gem |
07 20.1 |
+21 59 |
6" |
3.5, 8.2 |
Gem |
139 |
very unequal magnitude
pair |
| Castor |
Alpha Gem |
07 34.6 |
+31 53 |
2" |
1.9, 2.9 |
Gem |
100 |
Castor - luminous, tight
white pair |
| κ
Her |
|
16 08.1 |
+17 03 |
28" |
5.3, 6.5 |
Her |
155 |
wide pair with an
excellent color contrast |
| α
Her |
|
17 14.6 |
+14 23 |
5" |
3.5, 5.4 |
Her |
202 |
excellent color
contrast |
| ρ
Her |
·2161, 75 Her |
17 23.7 |
+37 09 |
4" |
4.6, 5.6 |
Her |
115 |
bright and fairly close
pair |
| 95
Her |
|
18 01.5 |
+21 36 |
6" |
5.0, 5.1 |
Her |
159 |
perfectly matched
duo |
| N
Hyd |
|
11 32.3 |
-29 16 |
9" |
5.8, 5.9 |
Hyd |
367 |
equal magnitude
pair |
| 8
Lac |
|
22 35.9 |
+39 38 |
22" |
5.7, 6.5 |
Lac |
87 |
easy in all scopes |
| γ
Leo |
|
10 20.0 |
+19 51 |
4" |
2.2, 3.5 |
Leo |
144 |
bright, striking
pair |
| R
Lep |
Hind's Crimson Star |
04 59.6 |
-14 48 |
Stellar |
5.5-11.7 |
Lep |
269 |
Hind's Crimson Star - deep
red variable |
| 12
Lyn |
·948 |
06 46.2 |
+59 27 |
2", 9" |
5.4, 6.0, 7.3 |
Lyn |
42 |
use high power on close
pair |
| 19
Lyn |
·1062 |
07 22.9 |
+55 17 |
15" |
5.6, 6.5 |
Lyn |
42 |
easy fairly bright
pair |
| ε Lyr |
Double-Double |
18 44.3 |
+39 40 |
208", 2.6", 2.3" |
5.0, 6.1, 5.2, 5.5 |
Lyr |
82 |
Double-Double - spectacular well-matched pairs |
| ζ
Lyr |
|
18 44.8 |
+37 36 |
44" |
4.3, 5.9 |
Lyr |
117 |
wide double star |
| O·
525 |
|
18 54.9 |
+33 58 |
45" |
6.0, 7.7 |
Lyr |
117 |
wide with good
colors |
| ε Mon |
8 Mon |
06 23.8 |
+04 36 |
13" |
4.5, 6.5 |
Mon |
227 |
good color
contrast |
| β
Mon |
|
06 28.8 |
-07 02 |
7", 10" |
4.7, 5.2, 6.1 |
Mon |
272 |
unusual similar magnitude
triple star |
| 36
Oph |
|
17 15.3 |
-26 36 |
5" |
5.1, 5.1 |
Oph |
337 |
identical matched
pair |
| 39
Oph |
|
17 18.0 |
-24 17 |
10" |
5.4, 6.9 |
Oph |
337 |
striking color
contrast |
| 70
Oph |
|
18 05.5 |
+02 30 |
3" |
4.2, 6.0 |
Oph |
249 |
close challenging
pair |
| β
Ori |
Rigel |
05 14.5 |
-08 12 |
9" |
0.1, 6.8 |
Ori |
270 |
Rigel companion in Rigel's glare |
| λ Ori |
|
05 35.1 |
+09 56 |
4" |
3.6, 5.5 |
Ori |
180 |
large magnitude
contrast |
| θ -1 Ori |
Trapezium |
05 35.3 |
-05 23 |
9", 13", 22" |
6.7, 7.9, 5.1, 6.7 |
Ori |
225 |
Trapezium - white quadruple star
in core of M42 |
| σ
Ori |
|
05 38.7 |
-02 36 |
11", 12, 43" |
4.0, 10, 7.5, 6.5 |
Ori |
226 |
pretty quadruple
star |
| ζ
Ori |
|
05 40.8 |
-01 57 |
2.4" |
1.9, 4.0 |
Ori |
226 |
fainter companion lost in
glare, use high power |
| 65
Psc |
·61 |
00 49.9 |
+27 43 |
4" |
6.3, 6.3 |
Psc |
127 |
evenly matched
pair |
| Psi-1
Psc |
·88, 74 Psc |
01 05.6 |
+21 28 |
30" |
5.6, 5.8 |
Psc |
127 |
wide but similar
magnitudes |
| ζ
Psc |
·100 |
01 13.7 |
+07 35 |
23" |
5.6, 6.5 |
Psc |
172 |
easily split bright
pair |
| α
Psc |
|
02 02.0 |
+02 46 |
2" |
4.2, 5.1 |
Psc |
219 |
close pair, use high
power |
| TX
Psc |
19 Psc |
23 46.4 |
+03 29 |
Stellar |
6.9-7.7 |
Psc |
215 |
deep red variable of
Carbon class |
| κ
Pup |
|
07 38.8 |
-26 48 |
10" |
4.5, 4.7 |
Pup |
319 |
equal magnitude
pair |
| ξ
Sco |
|
16 04.4 |
-11 22 |
7" |
4.5, 7.3 |
Sco |
290 |
double star, also
extremely close primary |
| ν
Sco |
|
16 12.0 |
-19 28 |
40", 1", 1" |
4.3, 6.8, 6.4, 7.8 |
Sco |
335 |
very difficult quadruple
star |
| δ
Ser |
|
15 34.8 |
+10 32 |
4" |
4.2, 5.2 |
Ser |
199 |
bright pair in Serpens
Caput |
| θ
Ser |
·2417, 63 Ser |
18 56.2 |
+04 12 |
22" |
4.5, 5.4 |
Ser |
251 |
bright, wide pair in
Serpens Cauda |
| 118
Tau |
·716 |
05 29.3 |
+25 09 |
5" |
5.8, 6.6 |
Tau |
135 |
well-matched double
star |
| ι
Tri |
|
02 12.4 |
+30 18 |
4" |
5.3, 6.9 |
Tri |
92 |
striking color
contrast |
| ζ
UMa |
Mizar |
13 23.9 |
+54 56 |
14" |
2.3, 4.0 |
Uma |
48 |
Mizar - white pair in handle of Big
Dipper, nearby Alcor |
| α
UMi |
Alpha UMi |
02 31.8 |
+89 16 |
18" |
2.0, 9.0 |
UMi |
1 |
Polaris - difficult faint companion |
| γ
Vir |
Porimma |
12 41.7 |
-01 27 |
3" |
3.5, 3.5 |
Vir |
239 |
Porrima - beautiful look-alike pair |
|