List of stars in Caelum

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	04h 40m 33.82s	−41° 51′ 48.9″	4.44	2.92	66	F2IV	binary star; suspected δ Sct variable, Vmax = 4.44m, Vmin = 4.47m
γ1 Cae	γ1	28		32831	23595	05h 04m 24.31s	−35° 28′ 58.3″	4.55	0.78	185	K2III	binary star
β Cae	β	10		29992	21861	04h 42m 03.45s	−37° 08′ 41.2″	5.04	2.83	90	F3V
δ Cae	δ	7		28873	21060	04h 30m 50.10s	−44° 57′ 13.5″	5.07	−1.62	710	B2IV-V	Suspected variable star
HD 30080		12		30080	21958	04h 43m 09.31s	−30° 45′ 55.4″	5.66	−1.14	748	K3III
HD 31093		19		31093	22573	04h 51m 28.20s	−34° 54′ 22.4″	5.82	1.10	286	A2/A3V	binary star
HD 32515		26		32515	23446	05h 02m 22.81s	−31° 46′ 17.5″	5.92	0.90	329	K2III
HD 32453		25		32453	23377	05h 01m 34.53s	−39° 43′ 05.3″	6.02	0.77	366	G8III
HD 30432		15		30432	22144	04h 45m 55.50s	−39° 21′ 23.7″	6.04	1.12	315	K1III
ν Cae	ν	18		30985	22488	04h 50m 16.18s	−41° 19′ 15.6″	6.06	2.47	171	F1III-IV	double star
HD 28454		3		28454	20781	04h 27m 05.92s	−46° 56′ 48.6″	6.10	3.54	106	F8V
HD 31529		22		31529	22847	04h 54m 54.82s	−39° 37′ 43.2″	6.11	−1.35	1012	K3III
HD 28700		5		28700	20934	04h 29m 20.04s	−46° 30′ 55.3″	6.13	0.73	392	K1III
λ Cae	λ	13		30202	21998	04h 43m 44.26s	−41° 03′ 53.3″	6.24	−0.27	652	K3/K4III
HD 32820		27		32820	23555	05h 03m 53.94s	−41° 44′ 43.2″	6.30	3.82	102	F8V
X Cae	γ2		X	32846	23596	05h 04m 26.14s	−35° 42′ 18.7″	6.32	1.27	334	F2IV/V	δ Sct variable, Vmax = 6.28m, Vmin = 6.39m, P = 0.270488 d
ζ Cae	ζ	16		30608	22280	04h 47m 49.56s	−30° 01′ 14.2″	6.35	0.36	513	K0III
HD 28246		1		28246	20630	04h 25m 19.10s	−44° 09′ 39.8″	6.38	3.54	121	F6V	suspected variable star
HD 29559		8		29559	21525	04h 37m 19.25s	−41° 52′ 23.0″	6.40	1.20	358	A3Vs...
RV Cae		4	RV	28552	20856	04h 28m 09.48s	−41° 57′ 35.4″	6.41	−1.18	1072	M1III	Semiregular variable, Vmax = 6.44m, Vmin = 6.56m
R Cae			R	29844	21766	04h 40m 30.08s	−38° 14′ 06.92″	6.70	−2.25	1763	M6e	Mira variable, Vmax = 8.98m, Vmin = 14.08m
HD 30786				30786	22391	04h 49m 11.75s	−34° 18′ 42.4″	6.81	−1.14	1269	K1III
T Cae			T	30958	22247	04h 47m 18.92s	−36° 12′ 33.57″	7.73	−0.87	4,659	C-N4IV	Carbon star and semiregular variable, Vmax = 7.47m, Vmin = 791m, P = 158 d
HD 32277				32277	23249	05h 00m 11.71s	−37° 59′ 40.45″	8.99	0.85	1,386	K0III
HD 30669				30669	22320	04h 48m 28.33s	−28° 25′ 09.9″	9.12	5.42	179	G8/K0V	has a planet (b)
W Cae			W	272494		04h 50m 21.56s	−45° 46′ 50.09″	9.79	1.97	1,195	G7III	Eclipsing binary Vmax = 9.63m, Vmin = 9.95m, P = 6.9787 d
S Cae			S			04h 56m 56.48s	−33° 08′ 00.07″	10.71	2.65	1,333	A6V	Eclipsing binary Vmax = 10.54m, Vmin = 11.21m, P = 0.482538 d
U Cae			U			04h 53m 14.41s	−37° 49′ 15.92″	12.44	0.8	6930	A9-F0III	RR Lyrae variable, Vmax = 11.66m, Vmin = 12.77m
LHS 1678						04h 32m 42.96s	−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						04h 32m 33.0s	−38° 58′ 06″	12.84	3.52	2,384	F9IV	has a transiting planet (b)
RR Cae			RR			04h 21m 06.0s	−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 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

• Lists of stars by constellation

References

1. From apparent magnitude and distance.
2. "LHS 1678". Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2025.

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