List of stars in Caelum

Last updated April 26, 2024

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

Name

B

G.

Var

HD

HIP

RA

Dec

vis.
mag.

abs.
mag.

Dist. (ly)

Sp. class

Notes

α Cae

α

9

29875

21770

04^h 40^m 33.82^s

−41° 51′ 48.9″

4.44

2.92

66

F2IV

binary star; suspected δ Sct variable, V_max = 4.44^m, V_min = 4.47^m

γ¹ Cae

γ¹

28

32831

23595

05^h 04^m 24.31^s

−35° 28′ 58.3″

4.55

0.78

185

K2III

binary star

β Cae

β

10

29992

21861

04^h 42^m 03.45^s

−37° 08′ 41.2″

5.04

2.83

90

F3V

δ Cae

δ

7

28873

21060

04^h 30^m 50.10^s

−44° 57′ 13.5″

5.07

−1.62

710

B2IV-V

Suspected variable star

HD 30080

12

30080

21958

04^h 43^m 09.31^s

−30° 45′ 55.4″

5.66

−1.14

748

K3III

HD 31093

19

31093

22573

04^h 51^m 28.20^s

−34° 54′ 22.4″

5.82

1.10

286

A2/A3V

binary star

HD 32515

26

32515

23446

05^h 02^m 22.81^s

−31° 46′ 17.5″

5.92

0.90

329

K2III

HD 32453

25

32453

23377

05^h 01^m 34.53^s

−39° 43′ 05.3″

6.02

0.77

366

G8III

HD 30432

15

30432

22144

04^h 45^m 55.50^s

−39° 21′ 23.7″

6.04

1.12

315

K1III

ν Cae

ν

18

30985

22488

04^h 50^m 16.18^s

−41° 19′ 15.6″

6.06

2.47

171

F1III-IV

double star

HD 28454

3

28454

20781

04^h 27^m 05.92^s

−46° 56′ 48.6″

6.10

3.54

106

F8V

HD 31529

22

31529

22847

04^h 54^m 54.82^s

−39° 37′ 43.2″

6.11

−1.35

1012

K3III

HD 28700

5

28700

20934

04^h 29^m 20.04^s

−46° 30′ 55.3″

6.13

0.73

392

K1III

λ Cae

λ

13

30202

21998

04^h 43^m 44.26^s

−41° 03′ 53.3″

6.24

−0.27

652

K3/K4III

HD 32820

27

32820

23555

05^h 03^m 53.94^s

−41° 44′ 43.2″

6.30

3.82

102

F8V

X Cae

γ²

X

32846

23596

05^h 04^m 26.14^s

−35° 42′ 18.7″

6.32

1.27

334

F2IV/V

δ Sct variable, V_max = 6.28^m, V_min = 6.39^m, P = 0.270488 d

ζ Cae

ζ

16

30608

22280

04^h 47^m 49.56^s

−30° 01′ 14.2″

6.35

0.36

513

K0III

HD 28246

1

28246

20630

04^h 25^m 19.10^s

−44° 09′ 39.8″

6.38

3.54

121

F6V

suspected variable star

HD 29559

8

29559

21525

04^h 37^m 19.25^s

−41° 52′ 23.0″

6.40

1.20

358

A3Vs...

RV Cae

4

RV

28552

20856

04^h 28^m 09.48^s

−41° 57′ 35.4″

6.41

−1.18

1072

M1III

Semiregular variable, V_max = 6.44^m, V_min = 6.56^m

R Cae

R

29844

21766

04^h 40^m 30.08^s

−38° 14′ 06.92″

6.70

−2.25

1763

M6e

Mira variable, V_max = 8.98^m, V_min = 14.08^m

HD 30786

30786

22391

04^h 49^m 11.75^s

−34° 18′ 42.4″

6.81

−1.14

1269

K1III

T Cae

T

30958

22247

04^h 47^m 18.92^s

−36° 12′ 33.57″

7.73

−0.87

4,659

C-N4IV

Carbon star and semiregular variable, V_max = 7.47^m, V_min = 791^m, P = 158 d

HD 32277

32277

23249

05^h 00^m 11.71^s

−37° 59′ 40.45″

8.99

0.85

1,386

K0III

HD 30669

30669

22320

04^h 48^m 28.33^s

−28° 25′ 09.9″

9.12

5.42

179

G8/K0V

has a planet (b)

W Cae

W

272494

04^h 50^m 21.56^s

−45° 46′ 50.09″

9.79

1.97

1,195

G7III

Eclipsing binary V_max = 9.63^m, V_min = 9.95^m, P = 6.9787 d

S Cae

S

04^h 56^m 56.48^s

−33° 08′ 00.07″

10.71

2.65

1,333

A6V

Eclipsing binary V_max = 10.54^m, V_min = 11.21^m, P = 0.482538 d

U Cae

U

04^h 53^m 14.41^s

−37° 49′ 15.92″

12.44

0.8

6930

A9-F0III

RR Lyrae variable, V_max = 11.66^m, V_min = 12.77^m

LHS 1678

04^h 32^m 42.96^s

39° 47′ 27.15″

12.6

11.11^[1]

64.8

M2V

Binary system, primary component has three transiting planets (b, c and d)^[2]

WASP-159

04^h 32^m 33.0^s

−38° 58′ 06″

12.84

3.52

2,384

F9IV

has a transiting planet (b)

RR Cae

RR

04^h 21^m 06.0^s

−48° 39′ 07″

14.4

69.1

DAZ8+dM

Algol variable; has a planet (b)

Table legend:

• Name = Proper name
• B = Bayer designation
• F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation
• Var = Variable star 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 m_v), also known as apparent magnitude
• abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (M_v)
• 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.]

References

↑ From apparent magnitude and distance.
↑ https://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/overview/LHS+1678

ESA (1997). "The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues" . Retrieved 26 December 2006.
Kostjuk, N. D. (2002). "HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index" . Retrieved 26 December 2006.
Roman, N. G. (1987). "Identification of a Constellation from a Position" . Retrieved 26 December 2006.
"SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 3 January 2007.
Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2004). "Combined General Catalogue of Variable Stars (GCVS4.2)" . Retrieved 3 April 2012.
Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2012). "General Catalog of Variable Stars (GCVS database, version 2012Feb)" . Retrieved 3 April 2012.
Gould, B. A. "Uranometria Argentina". Reprinted and updated by Pilcher, F. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
"AAVSO Website". American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 9 March 2014.

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[1] From apparent magnitude and distance.

[2] ttps://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/overview/LHS+1678

[1]

[2]

List of stars in Caelum

See also

References