Astronomy:List of stars in Sculptor

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

Name	B	Var	HD	HIP	RA	Dec	vis. mag.	abs. mag.	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class	Notes
α Scl	α		5737	4577	00h 58m 36.35s	−29° 21′ 26.9″	4.30	−2.27	672	B7IIIp	SX Ari variable
β Scl	β		221507	116231	23h 32m 58.19s	−37° 49′ 06.1″	4.38	0.69	178	B9.5IVMNpe.	suspected α2 CVn variable, Vmax = 4.35m, Vmin = 4.39m
γ Scl	γ		219784	115102	23h 18m 49.43s	−32° 31′ 54.6″	4.41	0.72	179	K1III	variable star, ΔV = 0.004m, P = 0.10 d
δ Scl	δ		223352	117452	23h 48m 55.48s	−28° 07′ 48.1″	4.59	1.37	143	A0V
η Scl	η		2429	2210	00h 27m 55.71s	−33° 00′ 25.4″	4.86	−1.27	548	M2/M3III	semiregular variable, Vmax = 4.8m, Vmin = 4.9m
ζ Scl	ζ		224990	183	00h 02m 19.91s	−29° 43′ 13.6″	5.04	−0.93	509	B4V
ι Scl	ι		1737	1708	00h 21m 31.18s	−28° 58′ 52.7″	5.18	0.29	310	K0III
θ Scl	θ		739	950	00h 11m 43.89s	−35° 08′ 00.2″	5.24	3.55	71	F3/F5V
π Scl	π		10537	7955	01h 42m 08.65s	−32° 19′ 36.7″	5.25	1.13	217	K1II/III
ε Scl	ε		10830	8209	01h 45m 38.65s	−25° 03′ 08.8″	5.29	3.10	89	F2IV	suspected variable
μ Scl	μ		222433	116820	23h 40m 38.21s	−32° 04′ 22.8″	5.30	0.55	291	K0III	suspected variable, Vmax = 5.30m, Vmin = 5.33m
κ2 Scl	κ2		720	930	00h 11m 34.42s	−27° 47′ 59.2″	5.41	−0.85	581	K2III
κ1 Scl	κ1		493	761	00h 09m 21.02s	−27° 59′ 16.5″	5.42	1.24	224	F3V
HD 9525			9525	7213	01h 32m 56.05s	−36° 51′ 54.7″	5.49	0.94	265	K1/K2III
σ Scl	σ		6178	4852	01h 02m 26.38s	−31° 33′ 07.4″	5.50	1.29	227	A1/A2IV	α2 CVn variable
HD 3059			3059	2661	00h 33m 41.06s	−29° 33′ 29.5″	5.55	−0.37	497	K1III
ξ Scl	ξ		6055	4770	01h 01m 18.23s	−38° 54′ 59.9″	5.59	−0.83	628	K1III
BU Scl		BU	224630	118277	23h 59m 27.90s	−29° 29′ 06.6″	5.59	−1.56	879	K5III	slow irregular variable
HD 218434			218434	114254	23h 08m 21.10s	−28° 49′ 24.8″	5.60	0.89	285	G8III
HD 220096			220096	115312	23h 21m 15.51s	−26° 59′ 12.3″	5.65	0.63	329	G5IV	suspected variable
HD 1187			1187	1288	00h 16m 08.79s	−31° 26′ 46.8″	5.66	0.08	427	K2III
HD 344			344	655	00h 08m 03.52s	−33° 31′ 45.6″	5.67	0.67	325	K1III
τ Scl	τ		9906	7463	01h 36m 08.43s	−29° 54′ 26.8″	5.69	1.73	202	F2V
HD 10538			10538	7941	01h 42m 03.02s	−36° 49′ 56.2″	5.70	0.85	304	A0V
R Scl		R	8879	6759	01h 26m 58.10s	−32° 32′ 35.2″	5.72		1545	C	semiregular variable
HD 9377			9377	7118	01h 31m 43.25s	−30° 16′ 58.5″	5.79	0.95	304	K0III
HD 8498			8498	6502	01h 23m 30.97s	−30° 56′ 43.8″	5.84	−1.34	888	M0III	variable star, ΔV = 0.009m, P = 10.62 d
HD 218619			218619	114366	23h 09m 44.62s	−28° 05′ 18.9″	5.88	−0.73	685	K2III
λ2 Scl	λ2		4211	3456	00h 44m 11.92s	−38° 25′ 19.1″	5.90	0.61	372	K1III
HD 9228			9228	7016	01h 30m 22.88s	−26° 12′ 28.3″	5.92	0.25	444	K2III
HD 942			942	1096	00h 13m 42.22s	−26° 01′ 19.8″	5.94	−1.52	1012	K5III	suspected variable, Vmax = 5.93m, Vmin = 5.96m
HD 10142			10142	7643	01h 38m 27.49s	−36° 31′ 40.6″	5.94	0.96	323	K0III
AI Scl		AI	7312	5661	01h 12m 45.37s	−37° 51′ 23.1″	5.95	1.62	239	A9IV: (+F/G)	δ Sct variable, Vmax = 5.89m, Vmin = 5.98m
HD 2363			2363	2159	00h 27m 14.69s	−25° 32′ 49.7″	5.99	−0.58	671	K0III
λ1 Scl	λ1		4065	3356	00h 42m 42.89s	−38° 27′ 48.5″	6.05	0.44	432	B9.5V
AL Scl		AL	224113	117931	23h 55m 16.57s	−31° 55′ 17.3″	6.09	−1.41	1032	B6/B7	Algol variable, Vmax = 6.06m, Vmin = 6.33m, P = 2.45 d
HD 5445			5445	4363	00h 55m 55.53s	−27° 46′ 33.0″	6.11	−2.67	1863	M1/M2III	variable star, ΔV = 0.014m, P = 1.08 d
HD 9742			9742	7361	01h 34m 50.83s	−31° 53′ 32.0″	6.11	0.85	368	K0/K1III	suspected variable
HD 943			943	1099	00h 13m 44.38s	−26° 17′ 05.9″	6.14	−0.73	771	K4III
HD 1089			1089	1195	00h 14m 58.21s	−34° 54′ 15.1″	6.17	−0.61	739	K3III
HD 10481			10481	7886	01h 41m 27.28s	−38° 07′ 58.7″	6.20	3.09	137	F3/F5IV/V
S Scl		S	1115	1236	00h 15m 22.27s	−32° 02′ 43.0″	6.20		1100	M7/M8IIIe	Mira variable, Vmax = 5.5m, Vmin = 13.6m, P = 367 d
HD 222872			222872	117107	23h 44m 29.10s	−26° 14′ 47.7″	6.23	2.07	222	F3/F5V
HD 219580			219580	114969	23h 17m 08.73s	−28° 26′ 16.9″	6.24	−0.99	911	M1/M2III	suspected variable
HD 224350			224350	118076	23h 57m 08.12s	−26° 37′ 24.6″	6.26	−1.62	1226	K3III	suspected variable
HD 6269			6269	4932	01h 03m 17.76s	−29° 31′ 32.8″	6.28	1.03	365	G8IIICN...
HD 220929			220929	115833	23h 28m 00.69s	−35° 32′ 40.2″	6.34	−0.14	644	K2III
HD 223991			223991	117860	23h 54m 21.39s	−27° 02′ 34.5″	6.34	1.51	301	A2V+...
HD 219912			219912	115178	23h 19m 43.12s	−33° 42′ 28.7″	6.35	0.13	572	K2III
HD 9151			9151	6971	01h 29m 42.79s	−25° 37′ 04.0″	6.37	0.09	588	K1III
HD 225200			225200	345	00h 04m 20.30s	−29° 16′ 07.8″	6.38	0.83	421	A1V
HD 3074			3074	2663	00h 33m 43.85s	−35° 00′ 03.0″	6.41	3.62	118	F8/G0V
HD 3605			3605	3056	00h 38m 48.75s	−25° 06′ 28.0″	6.43	−0.32	729	K4III
HD 6403			6403	5042	01h 04m 32.61s	−33° 31′ 58.0″	6.44	0.44	517	K0III
HD 223466			223466	117510	23h 49m 49.61s	−25° 19′ 52.6″	6.44	1.02	396	A3V
HD 219823			219823	115121	23h 19m 03.28s	−28° 23′ 16.3″	6.49	−0.31	748	K5III
AV Scl		AV	1909	1830	00h 23m 12.61s	−31° 02′ 08.8″	6.56		563	B9IVmn	α2 CVn variable
HD 6619		AW	6619	5193	01h 06m 26.58s	−35° 39′ 38.4″	6.61		494	A1V	α2 CVn variable
Z Scl		Z	3735	3142	00h 39m 57.82s	−33° 57′ 41.2″	6.69		130.9	F8V	suspected variable
HD 9770		BB	9770	7372	01h 35m 01.04s	−29° 54′ 37.0″	7.10		70.50	K1V+M2V	eclipsing binary, Vmax = 7.1m, Vmin = 7.17m, P = 0.48 d
HD 4208			4208	3479	00h 44m 26.65s	−26° 30′ 56.4″	7.79	5.22	107	G7V	Cocibolca, has a planet (b)
HD 4113			4113	3391	00h 49m 12.60s	−37° 58′ 57.5″	7.91	4.69	144	G5V	has a planet (b)
HD 9578			9578	7240	01h 33m 17.14s	−38° 14′ 42.1″	8.20	4.41	187	G1V	has a planet (b)
HD 6532		AP	6532	5150	01h 05m 55.70s	−26° 43′ 44.0″	8.40		531	A5p	rapidly oscillating Ap star
Gliese 1			225213	439	00h 05m 24.43s	−37° 21′ 26.5″	8.63		14.148	M1.5	suspected BY Dra variable, ΔV = 0.02m
HD 1097		AU	1097	1210	00h 15m 07.97s	−29° 00′ 23.0″	9.05		1150	A4mF4Sr	δ Sct variable
WASP-8					23h 59m 36.07s	−35° 01′ 52.9″	9.89	6.45	159	G6	has a transiting planet (b)
RT Scl		RT			00h 36m 28.09s	−25° 40′ 22.9″	10.31			A5N+F3	β Lyr variable, Vmax = 10.18m, Vmin = 10.89m, P = 0.51 d
WASP-173 A					23h 36m 40.0s	−34° 36′ 41″	11.3			G3	has a transiting planet (b)
CD -38 245				3635	00h 46m 36.19s	−37° 39′ 33.6″	12.00			K1Ivw	very metal-poor star
WASP-45					00h 20m 57.00s	−35° 59′ 53.8″	12.00			K2V	has a transiting planet (b)
SY Scl		SY			00h 07m 36.25s	−25° 29′ 39.9″	12.15			M8:	Mira variable, Vmax = 10.4m, Vmin = <14.6m, P = 411 d
VY Scl		VY			23h 29m 00.48s	−29° 46′ 45.9″				O...	prototype VY Scl star
GD 659					00h 53m 17.44s	−32° 59′ 56.6″	13.36			DA1.4	white dwarf
BX Scl		BX			23h 43m 54.45s	−28° 18′ 34.5″	13.56			A	SX Phe variable, Vmax = 13.42m, Vmin = 13.71m, P = 0.037 d
WD 0137-349					01h 39m 42.85s	−34° 42′ 39.3″	15.33			DA	white dwarf, has a brown dwarf companion
VZ Scl		VZ			23h 50m 09.25s	−26° 22′ 52.7″	15.6			B9IVmn	VY Scl variable and eclipsing binary, Vmax = 15.6m, Vmin = 18.4m, P = 0.14 d
BW Scl		BW			23h 53m 00.86s	−38° 51′ 46.6″	16.20			CV	WZ Sge variable and ZZ Cet variable, Vmax = 8.9m, Vmin = 17.2m, P = 0.054 d
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 (celestial coordinates)|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

• List of stars by constellation

References

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• Kostjuk, N. D. (2002). "HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index". http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/Cat?IV/27. Retrieved 2006-12-26. 
• Roman, N. G. (1987). "Identification of a Constellation from a Position". http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/Cat?VI/42. Retrieved 2006-12-26. 
• Gould, B. A.. "Uranometria Argentina". Reprinted and updated by Pilcher, F. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20120227032716/http://www.uranometriaargentina.com/. Retrieved 2010-07-16. 
• "AAVSO Website". American Association of Variable Star Observers. http://www.aavso.org. Retrieved 9 March 2014.