List of stars in Pictor

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

Name

B

Var

HD

HIP

RA

Dec

Dist. (ly)

Notes

α

50241

32607

06^h 48^m 11.54^s

−61° 56′ 31.1″

3.30

0.83

99

A7IV

β Pic

β

39060

27321

05^h 47^m 17.08^s

−51° 04′ 00.2″

3.85

2.42

63

A5V

δ Sct variable, V_max = 3.80^m, V_min = 3.86^m, P = 0.026260 d; has a protoplanetary disk and has two planets (b & c)

γ Pic

γ

39523

27530

05^h 49^m 49.58^s

−56° 09′ 59.4″

4.50

0.87

174

K1III

δ Pic

δ

42933

29276

06^h 10^m 17.91^s

−54° 58′ 07.2″

4.72

−3.81

1655

B0.5IV

β Lyr variable, V_max = 4.65^m, V_min = 4.9^m, P = 1.672541 d

HD 42540

42540

28991

06^h 07^m 03.36^s

−62° 09′ 15.9″

5.04

−0.37

394

K2/K3III

47 G. Pic or μ Dor

η² Pic

η²

33042

23649

05^h 04^m 57.95^s

−49° 34′ 40.2″

5.05

−0.76

474

M2IIIvar

suspected variable, V_max = 5.00^m, V_min = 5.1^m

HD 39640

39640

27621

05^h 50^m 53.22^s

−52° 06′ 31.3″

5.16

0.61

264

G8III

HD 46355

46355

30932

06^h 29^m 28.54^s

−56° 51′ 10.2″

5.20

0.29

312

K0III

HD 40292

40292

27947

05^h 54^m 50.11^s

−52° 38′ 09.9″

5.29

2.58

114

F0Ve...

λ Pic

λ

30185

21914

04^h 42^m 46.46^s

−50° 28′ 53.1″

5.30

0.19

343

K0/K1III

HD 38871

38871

27243

05^h 46^m 27.37^s

−46° 35′ 50.0″

5.31

−0.44

460

K0/K1II

η¹ Pic

η¹

32743

23482

05^h 02^m 48.73^s

−49° 09′ 05.3″

5.37

3.28

85

F2V

ζ Pic

ζ

35072

24829

05^h 19^m 22.11^s

−50° 36′ 23.5″

5.44

2.65

118

F7III-IV

HD 36553

36553

25768

05^h 30^m 09.46^s

−47° 04′ 38.4″

5.46

2.26

143

G3IV

ι Pic A

ι

31203

22531

04^h 50^m 55.39^s

−53° 27′ 42.2″

5.58

2.73

121

F0IV...

ν Pic

ν

45229

30342

06^h 22^m 55.87^s

−56° 22′ 11.7″

5.60

2.09

164

Am

HD 41214

41214

28484

06^h 00^m 49.20^s

−51° 12′ 59.6″

5.65

1.65

206

A1m...

μ Pic

μ

46860

31137

06^h 31^m 58.31^s

−58° 45′ 13.8″

5.69

−1.04

724

B9V

suspected variable

HD 45557

45557

30463

06^h 24^m 13.88^s

−60° 16′ 53.0″

5.78

1.06

287

A0V

HD 40733

40733

28287

05^h 58^m 37.56^s

−44° 02′ 04.5″

5.81

−2.13

1264

G8II

HD 45984

45984

30703

06^h 27^m 04.14^s

−58° 00′ 07.6″

5.82

−0.53

606

K3III

HD 36734

36734

25887

05^h 31^m 35.99^s

−45° 55′ 31.5″

5.86

0.07

468

K3III

HD 39937

39937

27737

05^h 52^m 20.18^s

−57° 09′ 21.6″

5.93

0.41

415

F7IV

HD 34347

34347

24384

05^h 13^m 53.33^s

−52° 01′ 50.6″

6.03

−0.63

701

K3III

HD 35765

35765

25317

05^h 24^m 55.58^s

−44° 13′ 32.5″

6.09

0.03

532

K1III

κ Pic

κ

35580

25098

05^h 22^m 22.15^s

−56° 08′ 04.0″

6.10

−0.71

749

B8/B9V

TX Pic

TX

37434

26300

05^h 36^m 02.85^s

−47° 18′ 49.4″

6.10

0.08

522

K2III

RS CVn variable, V_max = 6.08^m, V_min = 6.12^m

HD 40200

40200

27937

05^h 54^m 41.12^s

−49° 37′ 37.4″

6.11

−1.53

1101

B3V

HD 50571

50571

32775

06^h 50^m 01.01^s

−60° 14′ 57.9″

6.11

3.51

108

F7III-IV

has a planet (b)

AE Pic

AE

46792

31068

06^h 31^m 10.65^s

−61° 52′ 46.5″

6.15

−1.58

1148

B3V

β Lyr variable

HD 39110

39110

27317

05^h 47^m 13.33^s

−54° 21′ 38.6″

6.19

−1.68

1221

K3III

AK Pic

AK

48189

31711

06^h 38^m 00.42^s

−61° 32′ 00.8″

6.18

4.47

71

G1/G2V

T Tau star, ΔV = 0.05^m, P = 2.60 d

HD 33116

33116

23653

05^h 05^m 00.61^s

−54° 24′ 26.7″

6.26

−0.40

700

M2III

semiregular variable

θ Pic

θ

35860

25303

05^h 24^m 46.29^s

−52° 18′ 58.2″

6.26

0.19

534

A0V

HD 45796

45796

30524

06^h 24^m 55.81^s

−63° 49′ 41.4″

6.26

−0.43

710

B6V

suspected variable

HD 45461

45461

30352

06^h 23^m 01.48^s

−63° 40′ 59.4″

6.30

−1.28

1069

M1III

HD 39547

39547

27583

05^h 50^m 28.83^s

−52° 46′ 04.5″

6.32

−0.84

883

K0/K1III

R Pic

R

30551

22170

04^h 46^m 09.55^s

−49° 14′ 45.1″

6.35

6700

M2.5:IIe

semiregular variable, V_max = 6.35^m, V_min = 10.1^m, P = 168 d

HD 38458

38458

27001

05^h 43^m 41.12^s

−45° 49′ 59.2″

6.38

1.82

266

F0IIIn

suspected variable, named ε by Lacaille but dropped by Gould

HD 39312

39312

27512

05^h 49^m 34.13^s

−44° 52′ 31.5″

6.38

−1.79

1405

K1III

ι Pic B

ι

31204

22534

04^h 50^m 56.58^s

−53° 27′ 35.7″

6.42

3.89

105

F0IV

HD 37226

37226

26079

05^h 33^m 44.30^s

−54° 54′ 08.3″

6.42

2.67

183

F8V

HD 37781

37781

26515

05^h 38^m 17.42^s

−50° 38′ 27.7″

6.43

0.41

522

A0V

HD 44120

44120

29788

06^h 16^m 18.84^s

−59° 12′ 45.8″

6.44

3.64

119

G1V

SW Pic

SW

41586

28596

06^h 02^m 09.32^s

−60° 05′ 48.7″

6.45

−0.61

825

M4III

semiregular variable, ΔV = 0.12^m

HD 29805

29805

21666

04^h 39^m 04.29^s

−51° 40′ 22.1″

6.45

−0.07

656

K2III

HD 45701

45701

30480

06^h 24^m 26.57^s

−63° 25′ 43.1″

6.45

3.94

104

G3III/IV

HD 45450

45450

30423

06^h 23^m 46.92^s

−58° 32′ 38.2″

6.47

1.52

319

A3V

HD 34587

34587

24520

05^h 15^m 38.80^s

−52° 10′ 56.0″

6.48

−0.62

856

K2III

HD 40665

40665

28180

05^h 57^m 14.36^s

−53° 25′ 32.5″

6.48

−0.24

720

K5/M0III

S Pic

S

33894

24126

05^h 10^m 57.25^s

−48° 30′ 25.45″

6.50

1330

M7e

Mira variable, V_max = 6.5^m, V_min = 14.0^m, P = 422 d

HD 33331

TU

33331

23833

05^h 07^m 25.93^s

−44° 49′ 18.0″

6.93

964

B5III

slowly pulsating B star, ΔV = 0.03^m, P = 1.14686 d

HD 40307

40307

27887

05^h 54^m 04.24^s

−60° 01′ 24.4″

7.17

6.63

42

K2.5V

has six planets (b, c, d, e, f and g)

TV Pic

TV

30861

22370

04^h 48^m 57.47^s

−47° 08′ 04.3″

7.44

634

A2V

rotating ellipsoidal variable, V_max = 7.37^m, V_min = 7.53^m, P = 0.851994 d

HD 41004

41004

28393

05^h 59^m 49.65^s

−48° 14′ 22.9″

8.65

5.48

140

K1V+M2

double star, has a planet (Ab) and a brown dwarf (Bb)

HD 41248

41248

28460

06^h 00^m 33.0^s

−56° 09′ 43″

8.82

171

G2V

has two planets (b and c)

Kapteyn's Star

VZ

33793

24186

05^h 11^m 40.58^s

−45° 01′ 26.3″

8.89

10.92

13

M1V

nearest halo star; BY Dra variable; has two planets (b and c)

AB Pic

AB

44627

30034

06^h 19^m 12.91^s

−58° 03′ 15.5″

9.21

5.87

148

K2V

T Tau star, ΔV = 0.045^m, P = 3.853 d has a planet or a brown dwarf (b)

RR Pic

RR

31481

06^h 35^m 36.06^s

−62° 38′ 24.3″

12.50

nova, V_max = 1.0^m, V_min = 12.65^m, P = 0.145025 d

TW Pic

TW

05^h 34^m 50.58^s

−58° 01′ 40.7″

nova-like star

PSR J0437-4715

04^h 37^m 15.81^s

−47° 15′ 08.6″

509.8

closest known millisecond pulsar

WISE 0647-6232

06^h 47^m 23.23^s

−62° 32′ 39.7″

Y1

brown dwarf

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

ESA (1997). "The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues". Retrieved 2006-12-26.
Kostjuk, N. D. (2002). "HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index". Retrieved 2006-12-26.
Roman, N. G. (1987). "Identification of a Constellation from a Position". Retrieved 2006-12-26.
Gould, B. A. "Uranometria Argentina". Reprinted and updated by Pilcher, F. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
"AAVSO Website". American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 9 March 2014.

See also

References