List of stars in Apus Facts for Kids

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

Name

Var

Dist. (ly)

Notes

α Aps

129078

72370

14^h 47^m 51.73^s

−79° 02′ 41.0″

3.83

−1.67

411

K5III

γ Aps

147675

81065

16^h 33^m 27.46^s

−78° 53′ 49.1″

3.86

0.41

159

K0IV SB

β Aps

149324

81852

16^h 43^m 05.42^s

−77° 30′ 59.7″

4.23

0.81

158

K0III

double star

δ¹ Aps

δ¹

145366

80047

16^h 20^m 20.84^s

−78° 41′ 44.4″

4.68

−2.17

765

M4-M5III

visual double star with δ² Aps; semiregular variable, V_max = 4.66^m, V_min = 4.87^m

ζ Aps

156277

84969

17^h 21^m 59.53^s

−67° 46′ 14.3″

4.76

−0.14

312

K1III

η Aps

123998

69896

14^h 18^m 13.97^s

−81° 00′ 27.4″

4.89

1.73

140

A2m...

ε Aps

124771

70248

14^h 22^m 23.20^s

−80° 06′ 32.1″

5.06

−1.08

551

B4V

γ Cas variable

δ² Aps

δ²

145388

80057

16^h 20^m 26.86^s

−78° 40′ 02.7″

5.27

−1.27

663

K3III

visual double star with δ¹ Aps

R Aps

131109

73223

14^h 57^m 53.16^s

−76° 39′ 45.4″

5.37

−0.22

428

K4III

not variable despite designation

ι Aps

156190

84979

17^h 22^m 05.88^s

−70° 07′ 23.4″

5.39

−2.34

1144

B8/B9Vn...

binary star

κ¹ Aps

κ¹

137387

76013

15^h 31^m 30.82^s

−73° 23′ 22.4″

5.52

-2.31

1200

B1npe

double star; γ Cas variable, V_max = 5.43^m, V_min = 5.61^m

HR 6135

148488

81141

16^h 34^m 19.37^s

−70° 59′ 17.0″

5.50

−1.80

942

K1IIICN...

HD 130458

130458

72833

14^h 53^m 13.54^s

−73° 11′ 24.6″

5.59

0.63

320

G5III

double star

κ² Aps

κ²

138800

76750

15^h 40^m 21.36^s

−73° 26′ 47.9″

5.64

−1.12

734

B8IVe

triple star

θ Aps

122250

68815

14^h 05^m 20.10^s

−76° 47′ 48.0″

5.69

0.67

328

M6.5III

semiregular variable, V_max = 4.65^m, V_min = 6.20^m, P = 111.0 d

HD 143346

143346

78868

16^h 05^m 55.88^s

−72° 24′ 03.9″

5.70

0.97

288

K1IIICNII

NO Aps

156513

85760

17^h 31^m 27.47^s

−80° 51′ 32.5″

5.83

−1.15

811

M3III

semiregular variable, V_max = 5.71^m, V_min = 5.95^m

HD 164712

164712

89115

18^h 11^m 15.76^s

−75° 53′ 26.9″

5.86

1.41

253

K3III

double star

HD 165259

165259

89234

18^h 12^m 34.17^s

−73° 40′ 18.4″

5.86

2.80

133

F5V

double star

HD 131425

131425

73415

15^h 00^m 11.34^s

−77° 09′ 37.9″

5.92

−1.23

876

G8II

HD 138867

138867

76877

15^h 41^m 54.70^s

−76° 04′ 54.7″

5.95

0.64

377

B9V

HD 122862

122862

69090

14^h 08^m 27.71^s

−74° 51′ 02.6″

6.02

3.73

G1V

HD 133981

133981

74421

15^h 12^m 34.01^s

−72° 46′ 14.0″

6.02

−1.06

849

B8/B9III

HD 126209

126209

70874

14^h 29^m 37.07^s

−76° 43′ 44.5″

6.06

0.04

522

K0/K1III

HD 161988

161988

87926

17^h 57^m 41.68^s

−76° 10′ 40.6″

6.08

−0.23

595

K2III

double star

HD 121439

121439

68431

14^h 00^m 32.85^s

−78° 35′ 23.9″

6.09

−0.65

728

B9III

HD 138289

138289

76664

15^h 39^m 18.62^s

−77° 55′ 03.7″

6.19

1.10

339

K2II

HD 131551

131551

73394

14^h 59^m 55.77^s

−75° 01′ 57.4″

6.20

0.15

529

B9V

double star

HD 154556

154556

84158

17^h 12^m 19.85^s

−70° 43′ 15.2″

6.21

1.99

228

K1IVCN...

HD 154972

154972

84510

17^h 16^m 35.70^s

−74° 31′ 58.4″

6.24

1.25

324

A0V

HD 128294

128294

71870

14^h 41^m 59.76^s

−77° 00′ 41.1″

6.34

0.05

592

B9III

HD 162337

162337

88599

18^h 05^m 26.74^s

−81° 29′ 11.2″

6.37

−0.89

924

K3/K4III

HD 137366

137366

75959

15^h 30^m 49.19^s

−71° 39′ 14.7″

6.39

−1.15

1052

B3V

HD 141846

141846

78360

15^h 59^m 55.14^s

−78° 01′ 37.6″

6.40

1.76

276

F3IV

double star

HD 124639

124639

70418

14^h 24^m 22.18^s

−82° 50′ 53.6″

6.42

−0.74

881

B8V

emission-line star

HD 129899

129899

72670

14^h 51^m 30.07^s

−77° 10′ 33.4″

6.44

−0.76

898

Ap...

HD 152010

152010

82944

16^h 57^m 01.06^s

−71° 06′ 41.6″

6.46

−2.08

1663

A5IV/V

double star

HD 124099

124099

69778

14^h 16^m 55.17^s

−77° 39′ 51.2″

6.48

−2.82

2362

K2IIp

semiregular variable, V_max = 6.46^m, V_min = 6.49^m, P = 528 d

HD 159558

159558

86510

17^h 40^m 44.57^s

−67° 51′ 14.8″

6.48

1.15

379

G8III

HD 134606

134606

74653

15^h 15^m 15^s

-70° 31′ 11″

6.85

4.74

G6IV

has three planets (b, c & d)

HD 137509

137509

76011

15^h 31^m 27.12^s

−71° 03′ 43.7″

6.87

0.41

638

α² CVn variable, V_max = 6.86^m, V_min = 6.92^m, P = 4.4928 d

HD 131664

131664

73408

15^h 00^m 06.07^s

-73° 32′ 07.2″

8.13

4.38

183.5

G3V

has a stellar companion, initially thought to be a planet (B)

HD 137388

137388

76351

15^h 35^m 40^s

-80° 12′ 17″

8.71

5.81

124

K0/K1V

Karaka, has a planet (b)

S Aps

133444

74179

15^h 09^m 24.53^s

−72° 03′ 45.2″

9.60

-1.28

4900

C+

R CrB variable, V_max = 9.54^m, V_min = 17.0^m, P = 66.03 d

HD 138403

138403

15^h 37^m 11.18^s

−71° 54′ 52.9″

10.47

O8(f)ep

central star of planetary nebula Hen 2-131

Z Aps

14^h 06^m 54.81^s

−71° 22′ 16.8″

11.07

RV Tau variable, V_max = 10.7^m, V_min = 12.7^m, P = 37.89 d

L 19-2

14^h 33^m 07.60^s

−81° 20′ 14.5″

13.75

DA4.1

ZZ Cet variable, ΔV = 0.05^m

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.]

List of stars in Apus facts for kids

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