This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Scutum, sorted by decreasing brightness.
Name | B | Var | HD | HIP | RA | Dec | vis. mag. | abs. mag. | Dist. (ly) | Sp. class | Notes | ||||
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α Sct | α | 171443 | 91117 | 18h 35m 12.44s | −08° 14′ 35.9″ | 3.85 | 0.21 | 174 | K2III | suspected variable, Vmax = 3.81m, Vmin = 3.87m | |||||
β Sct | β | 173764 | 92175 | 18h 47m 10.48s | −04° 44′ 52.2″ | 4.22 | −2.41 | 689 | G5II... | ||||||
ζ Sct | ζ | 169156 | 90135 | 18h 23m 39.55s | −08° 56′ 04.2″ | 4.66 | 0.82 | 191 | K0III | ||||||
γ Sct | γ | 170296 | 90595 | 18h 29m 11.85s | −14° 33′ 56.9″ | 4.67 | −0.09 | 291 | A1IV/V | ||||||
δ Sct | δ | 172748 | 91726 | 18h 42m 16.42s | −09° 03′ 09.2″ | 4.70 (4.60–4.79) | 0.91 | 187 | F2IIIp d Del | triple star; prototype Delta Scuti variable, Vmax = 4.6m, Vmin = 4.79m, P = 0.1937697 d | |||||
η Sct | η | 175751 | 93026 | 18h 57m 03.63s | −05° 50′ 46.4″ | 4.83 | 0.82 | 207 | K1III | ||||||
ε Sct | ε | 173009 | 91845 | 18h 43m 31.24s | −08° 16′ 30.9″ | 4.88 | −1.14 | 522 | G8II | ||||||
HD 175156 | 175156 | 92814 | 18h 54m 43.12s | −15° 36′ 10.9″ | 5.08 | −3.46 | 1663 | B3II | |||||||
HD 171391 | 171391 | 91105 | 18h 35m 02.36s | −10° 58′ 37.9″ | 5.12 | 0.38 | 290 | G8III | suspected variable | ||||||
R Sct | R | 173819 | 92202 | 18h 47m 28.98s | −05° 42′ 18.3″ | 5.38 (4.5–8.2) | −2.79 | 1405 | K0Ibpvar | RV Tauri variable, Vmax = 4.2m, Vmin = 8.6m, P = 146.5 d | |||||
V450 Sct | V450 | 170975 | 90913 | 18h 32m 43.32s | −14° 51′ 56.4″ | 5.47 | −2.48 | 1268 | K3Iab | semiregular variable | |||||
HD 173638 | 173638 | 92136 | 18h 46m 43.32s | −10° 07′ 30.1″ | 5.69 | F2Ib-II | suspected irregular variable, Vmax = 5.64m, Vmin = 5.81m | ||||||||
HD 169033 | 169033 | 90096 | 18h 23m 12.17s | −12° 00′ 52.9″ | 5.71 | −0.66 | 612 | B5V | |||||||
HD 171130 | 171130 | 90991 | 18h 33m 39.00s | −14° 51′ 12.9″ | 5.74 | 1.68 | 211 | A0/A1V | |||||||
HD 170740 | 170740 | 90804 | 18h 31m 25.69s | −10° 47′ 44.9″ | 5.77 | −0.87 | 694 | B2V | double star; suspected variable | ||||||
HD 172348 | 172348 | 91532 | 18h 40m 00.40s | −07° 47′ 26.5″ | 5.82 | −0.22 | 527 | K4III | |||||||
HD 174464 | 174464 | 92488 | 18h 50m 58.51s | −09° 46′ 26.8″ | 5.82 | −2.51 | 1509 | F2Ib | |||||||
HD 174208 | 174208 | 92391 | 18h 49m 40.96s | −05° 54′ 46.2″ | 5.99 | −2.31 | 1489 | K2Ib | |||||||
V432 Sct | V432 | 170397 | 90651 | 18h 29m 46.75s | −14° 34′ 55.3″ | 6.02 | 1.32 | 284 | Ap | α² CVn variable, ΔV = 0.012m, P = 2.1912 d | |||||
HD 172831 | 172831 | 91751 | 18h 42m 36.12s | −07° 04′ 25.1″ | 6.13 | 1.77 | 243 | K0.5III | |||||||
HD 170547 | 170547 | 90692 | 18h 30m 14.30s | −05° 43′ 26.9″ | 6.27 | 0.02 | 579 | G8II-III | |||||||
HD 174866 | 174866 | 92674 | 18h 53m 01.80s | −09° 34′ 32.0″ | 6.27 | 1.23 | 332 | A7Vn | |||||||
HD 169370 | 169370 | 90238 | 18h 24m 42.05s | −07° 04′ 33.1″ | 6.28 | 1.61 | 281 | K0 | |||||||
HD 173093 | 173093 | 91880 | 18h 43m 51.22s | −06° 49′ 04.8″ | 6.30 | 2.09 | 227 | F7V | |||||||
HD 169009 | 169009 | 90083 | 18h 23m 02.10s | −10° 13′ 08.1″ | 6.32 | 1.21 | 343 | B9.5V | suspected variable | ||||||
HD 170902 | 170902 | 90884 | 18h 32m 20.66s | −14° 38′ 39.2″ | 6.36 | 2.01 | 241 | A4/A5IV/V | |||||||
HD 171149 | 171149 | 90967 | 18h 33m 22.71s | −05° 54′ 41.9″ | 6.36 | 1.07 | 373 | A0Vn | |||||||
HD 172594 | 172594 | 91677 | 18h 41m 42.46s | −14° 33′ 51.3″ | 6.40 | −4.34 | 4592 | F2/F3Ib/II | |||||||
HD 174328 | 174328 | 92456 | 18h 50m 31.17s | −13° 34′ 20.1″ | 6.48 | −2.03 | 1638 | K1II/III | |||||||
HD 171957 | 171957 | 91369 | 18h 38m 04.48s | −14° 00′ 17.1″ | 6.49 | −0.15 | 694 | B8II/III | |||||||
HD 174005 | 174005 | 92296 | 18h 48m 39.49s | −06° 00′ 15.8″ | 6.49 | 0.45 | 527 | A2 | |||||||
HD 169913 | 169913 | 90437 | 18h 27m 08.86s | −08° 02′ 25.6″ | 6.50 | 1.51 | 325 | K0 | |||||||
HD 169454 | V430 | 169454 | 90281 | 18h 25m 15.19s | −13° 58′ 42.3″ | 6.64 | B1Ia | α Cyg variable, Vmax = 6.5m, Vmin = 6.64m | |||||||
S Sct | S | 174325 | 92442 | 18h 50m 20.04s | −07° 54′ 27.4″ | 6.80 | 1260 | C | semiregular variable, Vmax = 6.6m, Vmin = 7.3m, P = 149.7 d | ||||||
V496 Sct | V496 | 18h 43m 45.57s | −07° 36′ 42.0″ | 7.10 | nova, Vmax = 7.10m, Vmin = <19m | ||||||||||
RZ Sct | RZ | 169753 | 90382 | 18h 26m 33.52s | −09° 12′ 06.0″ | 7.53 | 2260 | B3Ib | Algol variable, Vmax = 7.34m, Vmin = 8.84m, P = 15.1902079 d | ||||||
HD 173219 | V447 | 173219 | 91946 | 18h 44m 33.34s | −07° 06′ 38.2″ | 7.88 | B1:V:npe | Be star, ΔV = 0.12m | |||||||
SS Sct | SS | 173058 | 91867 | 18h 43m 43.51s | −07° 43′ 51.9″ | 7.90 | F8 | Cepheid variable, Vmax = 7.9m, Vmin = 8.43m, P = 3.671253 d | |||||||
EW Sct | EW | 171955 | 91342 | 18h 37m 51.11s | −06° 47′ 48.5″ | 7.96 | 1450 | G5 | double-mode Cepheid variable, Vmax = 7.6m, Vmin = 8.2m, P = 5.82363 d | ||||||
V475 Sct | V475 | 18h 49m 37.60s | −09° 33′ 15.9″ | nova, Vmax = 8.4m, Vmin = <16m | |||||||||||
RU Sct | RU | 172730 | 91697 | 18h 41m 56.38s | −04° 06′ 38.4″ | 8.84 | 801 | G5 | Cepheid variable, Vmax = 8.84m, Vmin = 9.96m, P = 19.7035 d | ||||||
RY Sct | RY | 169515 | 90303 | 18h 25m 31.48s | −12° 41′ 24.2″ | 9.12 | B1IIIpe | Beta Lyrae variable, Vmax = 9.12m, Vmin = 9.72m, P = 11.12471 d | |||||||
HD 173637 | V455 | 173637 | 92128 | 18h 46m 38.08s | −07° 55′ 55.1″ | 9.29 | B1IV | γ Cas variable | |||||||
EV Sct | EV | 91239 | 18h 36m 39.60s | −08° 11′ 05.4″ | 9.90 | G0II | Cepheid variable, Vmax = 9.9m, Vmin = 10.32m, P = 3.09099 d | ||||||||
RS Sct | RS | 92340 | 18h 49m 11.25s | −10° 14′ 27.8″ | 9.95 | 860 | G0 | Beta Lyrae variable, Vmax = 9.78m, Vmin = 10.91m, P = 0.6642384 d | |||||||
AS 314 | V452 | 91477 | 18h 39m 26.11s | −13° 50′ 47.2″ | 10.01 | 32600 | A3:Ia | α Cyg variable; candidate luminous blue variable | |||||||
X Sct | X | 90791 | 18h 31m 19.75s | −13° 06′ 29.5″ | 10.07 | 1330 | F5... | Cepheid variable, Vmax = 9.5m, Vmin = 10.42m, P = 4.19807 d | |||||||
V443 Sct | V443 | 18h 49m 38.95s | −06° 11′ 15.9″ | 10.48 | nova, Vmax = 8.5m, Vmin = <13.2m | ||||||||||
UY Sct | UY | 18h 27m 36.53s | −12° 27′ 58.9″ | 10.56 | M2-4Ia-Iab | One of the largest known stars; semiregular variable | |||||||||
UZ Sct | UZ | 18h 31m 22.37s | −22° 55′ 43.34″ | 10.91 | 176.35275 | G0 D | Yellow giant. | ||||||||
CM Sct | CM | 91738 | 18h 42m 26.82s | −05° 20′ 27.0″ | 10.93 | Cepheid variable, Vmax = 10.79m, Vmin = 11.49m, P = 3.916997 d | |||||||||
TY Sct | TY | 91706 | 18h 42m 07.92s | −04° 17′ 36.5″ | 11.00 | 733 | F8 | Cepheid variable, Vmax = 10.31m, Vmin = 11.25m, P = 11.05302 d | |||||||
V476 Sct | V476 | 18h 32m 04.75s | −06° 43′ 34.3″ | 11.10 | nova, Vmax = 11.1m, Vmin = <17m | ||||||||||
LS 5039 | V479 | 18h 26m 15.06s | −14° 50′ 54.3″ | 11.23 | O(f)N6.5V | High-mass X-ray binary; microquasar; gamma-ray emitter; Vmax = 11.22m, Vmin = 11.35m, P = 3.906 d | |||||||||
V367 Sct | V367 | 18h 33m 35.24s | −10° 25′ 38.0″ | 11.58 | F5II | double-mode Cepheid variable, Vmax = 11.21m, Vmin = 11.91m, P = 6.29307 d | |||||||||
FR Sct | FR | 90115 | 18h 23m 22.79s | −12° 40′ 51.8″ | 11.60 | M1:II | slow irregular variable; Algol variable | ||||||||
MWC 300 | V431 | 90617 | 18h 29m 25.69s | −06° 04′ 37.3″ | 11.60 | Bpe | α2 CVn variable, Vmax = 11.6m, Vmin = 12.1m, P = 2.1510141 d | ||||||||
BX Sct | BX | 18h 50m 09.24s | −04° 22′ 05.2″ | 11.70 | F6 | Cepheid variable, Vmax = 11.7m, Vmin = 12.62m, P = 6.41133 d | |||||||||
CoRoT-17 | 18h 34m 47s | −06° 36′ 44″ | 15.46 | 3001 | G2V | has a transiting planet (b) | |||||||||
4U 1850-087 | 18h 53m 04.89s | −08° 42′ 19.7″ | 21.00 | 22500 | Low-mass X-ray binary | ||||||||||
CRL 2136 | 18h 22m 26.59s | −13° 30′ 15.7″ | massive young star | ||||||||||||
OH 17.7-2.0 | V445 | 18h 30m 30.62s | −14° 28′ 55.8″ | K2/K3:II/III: | semiregular variable | ||||||||||
OH 26.5+0.6 | V437 | 18h 37m 32.51s | −05° 23′ 59.2″ | M | Mira variable | ||||||||||
PSR B1829-10 | 18h 32m 40.9s | −10° 21′ 34″ | n/a | pulsar | |||||||||||
PSR B1822-09 | 18h 25m 30.55s | −09° 35′ 22.1″ | pulsar | ||||||||||||
PSR B1823-13 | 18h 26m 13.18s | −13° 34′ 46.8″ | pulsar | ||||||||||||
PSR B1828-10 | 18h 30m 47.57s | −10° 59′ 27.9″ | pulsar; possible planetary companion | ||||||||||||
PSR J1833-1034 | 18h 33m 33.57s | −10° 34′ 07.5″ | pulsar | ||||||||||||
1E 1841-045 | 18h 41m 19.34s | −04° 56′ 11.16″ | magnetar in supernova remnant | ||||||||||||
EU Sct | EU | 18h 56m 13.12s | −04° 12′ 32.3″ | nova | |||||||||||
V368 Sct | V368 | 18h 45m 43.53s | −08° 33′ 00.9″ | nova | |||||||||||
V373 Sct | V373 | 18h 55m 26.71s | −07° 43′ 05.5″ | nova | |||||||||||
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