List of stars in Centaurus


This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Centaurus, sorted by decreasing brightness.
NameBG.VarHDHIPRADecvis.
mag.
abs.
mag.
Dist. Sp. classNotes
α Cen Aα36312862071683−0.014.344.36G2VRigil Kentaurus; nearest star system; 4th brightest star; a component of the triple Alpha Centauri star system
β Cenβ304122451687020.61−5.42525B1IIIHadar, Agena; β Cep variable,
α Cen Bα364128621716811.355.704.36K1VToliman, 21st brightest star; a component of the triple Alpha Centauri star system; has a planet
θ Cen
θ314123139689332.060.7061K0IIIbMenkent
γ Cenγ134110304619322.20−0.81130A1IVMuhlifain; binary period 89.3 y
ε Cenε245118716666572.29−3.02376B1IIIβ Cep variable,
η Cenη356127972713522.33−2.55308B1Vn + Aγ Cas variable,
ζ Cenζ289121263680022.55−2.81384B2.5IVAlnair; spectroscopic binary
δ Cenδ94105435591962.58−2.84395B2IVneγ Cas variable,
ι Cenι204115892651092.751.4859A2V
λ Cenλ46100841565613.11−2.39410B9II:
κ Cenκ385132200733343.13−2.96539B2IVsuspected variable
ν Cenν272120307674643.41−2.41475B2IVrotating ellipsoidal variable and β Cep variable,
μ Cenμ273120324674723.47−2.57527B2IV-Veγ Cas variable,
φ Cenφ296121743682453.83−1.94465B2IV
τ Cenτ131109787616223.850.82132A2V
υ1 Cenυ1297121790682823.87−1.67417B2IV-V
π Cenπ2498718554253.90−1.07321B5Vnbinary star
d Cend227117440659363.90−4.031254G8II/III
σ Cenσ121108483608233.91−1.76443B3V
ρ Cenρ101105937594493.97−1.13342B3V
b Cenb368129116718654.01−0.85305B2.5V
ψ Cenψ338125473700904.05−0.35247A0IV
c1 Cenc1371129456720104.060.07205K3III
HD 10235065102350574394.11−1.51434G0IICepheid variable
2 Ceng274120323674574.190.51177M5IIIV806 Cen; semiregular variable,
1 Ceni265119756671534.232.8163F3V
n Cenn150111968628964.250.86155A4IV
ξ2 Cenξ2173V1261 113791640044.27−1.24412B1.5V
j Cenj69102776576694.30−1.44459B3Vsuspected variable
v Cenv336125288700694.30−3.501185B6Ib
3 Cen Ak280V983120709676694.32−0.48297B5V983 Cen; double star; possible eclipsing binary,
e Cene149111915628674.33−0.51303K3/K4III
υ2 Cenυ2303122223685234.34−1.35448F6II
χ Cenχ311122980688624.36−1.32446B2Vβ Cep variable,
V761 Cena342V761125823703004.41−1.13418B2VBidelman's Helium Variable Star; SX Ari variable,
V863 Cen92V863105382591734.46−0.85376B2IIIneBe star; variable,
B CenB71102964578034.47−1.30464K4III
J CenJ208116087652714.52−0.66354B3V
m Cenm214116243653874.520.04257G5III-IV
V831 Cen183V831114529644254.58−0.55346B8Vellipsoidal variable,
A CenA42100673564804.62−1.14463B9V
l Cenl132110073617894.63−0.55355B8II/III
M CenM266119834672344.640.16257G8/K0III
w Cenw136110458620124.660.85188K0III
f Cenf171113703639454.71−0.81414B5V
294 G. Cen294121474681914.710.68209K4III
321 G. Cen321123569691914.741.01182G8IIIdouble star
4 Cenh284120955677864.75−1.81669B4IV
340 G. Cen340125628702644.760.07282G8/K1 + F/Gquadruple star
G CenG119108257607104.82−0.62400B3Vn
ξ1 Cenξ1165113314637244.830.71218A0V
185 G. Cen185114613644084.853.2967G3IVhas a planet
HR 452366102365574434.895.0630G3/G5Vhas a planet
p Cenp143111597626834.90−0.48389B9V
191 G. Cen191114837645834.903.6259F7IV
c2 Cenc2372129685721044.920.91207A0V
58 G. Cen58101570569864.93−1.82729G3Ib
Q CenQ250118991668214.990.39271B8Vn+...binary star
26 G. Cen2698993555885.00−2.10858K4III
V810 Cen61V810101947571755.00−4.482567F9Iasemiregular variable,
F CenF108107079600595.01−0.33381M1III
V1019 Cen376V1019131120728005.02−0.34384B7II/IIIlong-period pulsating variable,
V795 Cen328V795124367696185.03−0.84486B4Vneγ Cas variable,
K CenK224117150658105.04−0.91504A0V
ο1 Cenο137100261562435.07−4.913228G0Iasemiregular variable,
r Cenr195115310648035.100.70247K0III
217 G. Cen217116713655355.111.09207Kp...
ο2 Cenο238100262562505.12−4.973396A3Iaα Cyg variable,
128 G. Cen128109536614685.122.43113A7III
34 G. Cen3499803560005.14−1.27625B9V
52 G. Cen52101021566565.140.89231K1III
V815 Cen4V81596616543605.150.45283Ap SrCrEuα² CVn variable,
54 G. Cen54101189567545.150.35297B9IV
88 G. Cen88104731588035.153.2379F6V
z Cenz267119921672445.15−0.44428A0V
H CenH156V945112409632105.17−0.67479B8VV945 Cen; long-period pulsating variable,
31 G. Cen3199453557795.182.9989F7V
29 G. Cen2999322557565.210.54280K0III
33 G. Cen3399556558315.22−3.171552B3IV
334 G. Cen334125158700355.221.80158Am
182 G. Cen182114474643485.241.09221K1/K2III
C2 CenC245100825565735.261.44189A7m
N CenN277120642677035.260.03363B9Vn
64 G. Cen64102232573715.28−1.62782B6III
D CenD103106321596545.31−0.89566K3IIIbinary star
x1 Cenx1113107832604495.32−0.17409B8/B9V
215 G. Cen215116457654795.322.35128F2III
381 G. Cen381131625730495.320.92247A0V
E CenE93105416591845.34−0.95590A1V
9 G. Cen997495547465.371.88163A2III
251 G. Cen251118978668495.38−1.11647B9IV
41 G. Cen41100493563915.390.13368A2IV/V
V918 Cen68V918102461575125.42−1.59821K5IIIsemiregular variable,
u Cenu122U108541608555.45−0.13427B8/B9V
C3 CenC353101067567005.460.23363K2III
152 G. Cen152112213630665.46−0.87601M0III
269 G. Cen269119971673045.46−0.26454K2III
V964 Cen202V964115823651125.470.05396B6Vβ Lyr variable,
43 G. Cen43100708564975.501.48207K1III/IV
V817 Cen96V817105521592325.51−3.522090B3IVγ Cas variable,
HD 120987286120987678195.532.03163F3Vquintuple star system
324 G. Cen324124147694625.53−3.992608K5III+...
59 G. Cen59101615570135.541.50209A0V
74 G. Cen74103101578705.560.46341B4III
341 G. Cen341125745702435.57−2.311230B8V
172 G. Cen172113778639725.590.51339K0II/III
248 G. Cen248118799666565.61−0.41522K2/K3III
330 G. Cen330124433695985.61−0.09449G8III
176 G. Cen176113852640035.631.39229A0V
235 G. Cen235118261664385.632.88116F6V
39 G. Cen39100378563195.64−0.47544M1III
C1 CenC144V763100733565185.64−0.87652M3IIIV763 Cen; semiregular variable,
288 G. Cen288121190679735.660.56342B8V
367 G. Cen367128974717835.67−0.61588Ap Si
70 G. Cen70102878577415.68−4.193075A3Iab
221 G. Cen221116835655935.69−3.262012K3III
142 G. Cen142111588627035.700.35382A5V
177 G. Cen177113902640535.700.71324B8V
x2 Cenx2118108114606105.710.16420B9IV/V
V744 Cen246V744118767666665.74−0.37543M8IIIsemiregular variable,
359 G. Cen359128207714535.740.19419B8V
13 G. Cen1397651548405.750.07446K2III
V788 Cen95V788105509592295.750.75326A3IIIAlgol variable,
127 G. Cen127109409613795.763.5092G4IV
205 G. Cen205115912651445.760.44377K1III
11 G. Cen1197576548115.77−1.29840K5/M0III
102 G. Cen102106231596075.77−3.212037B4III
278 G. Cen278120640676635.77−2.011173B2Vp
129 G. Cen129109573614985.781.65219A0V
181 G. Cen181114435643325.780.97299F7IV
114 G. Cen114107860604635.790.68342B8/B9V
243 G. Cen243118666666815.791.59226F3III-IV
32 G. Cen3299574558495.80−0.61625K0III+...
209 G. Cen209116084652475.81−5.195175B2.5Ib
27 G. Cen2799022555815.82−0.69653A4:p
196 G. Cen196115331648225.821.99190Am
293 G. Cen293121416680795.821.12284K0IV
V767 Cen285V767120991678615.83B2IIIeγ Cas variable,
50 G. Cen50100929566065.84−2.421462B2.5IV
133 G. Cen133110287619165.84−1.10797K3II
193 G. Cen193114971646235.841.34259K0IV
380 G. Cen380131432729595.85−1.10801K2III
30 G. Cen3099333557635.87−0.23541M3III
140 G. Cen140111032623605.870.52384K3III
283 G. Cen283120908678365.87−1.971203B5III
357 G. Cen357127971713535.880.68358B6V
388 G. Cen388132604734935.880.51387K2/K3III
79 G. Cen79103516581035.89−3.592567A3Ib
151 G. Cen151112164630335.892.89130G2IV
375 G. Cen375130328724325.890.19449M5III
189 G. Cen189114772645155.900.88329B9V
373 G. Cen373130055722965.90−0.25554K3III
148 G. Cen148111884628615.910.59379K3III
190 G. Cen190114835645805.910.80344K0/K1III
239 G. Cen239118354664545.910.52389B8V
268 G. Cen268119938672925.922.03196A3m...
298 G. Cen298121853683335.920.86335G8/K0III
305 G. Cen305122438686705.93−0.13530K2III
337 G. Cen337125283699955.931.75223A1V
V914 Cen57V914101541569705.95−1.621065M1IIIirregular variable,
236 G. Cen236118338664275.960.65376G8/K0III
256 G. Cen256119250669245.960.79352K0III
258 G. Cen258119361669845.96−2.481590B8III
V869 Cen320V869123515691745.96−0.17548B9IVspectroscopic binary; unique variable,
60 G. Cen60101883571655.98−0.34598K3III
174 G. Cen174113823640335.98−1.911235B9IV+...
145 G. Cen145111774627865.990.22465B7/B8V
351 G. Cen351127193709875.990.86346K1III
V928 Cen123V928108759609796.00−1.25918M2II/IIIsemiregular variable,
203 G. Cen203115842651296.00B0.5Ia
242 G. Cen242118520665756.00−1.891235G5Ib
253 G. Cen253119159669256.00−3.853047B0.5III
291 G. Cen291121384681016.003.09124G8V
162 G. Cen162112935634906.013.00131F3V
85 G. Cen85104081584536.04−1.04849K1/K2II
361 G. Cen361128488715816.04−0.38627K3III
76 G. Cen76103400580416.05−2.071370A0/A1III
V824 Cen179V824114365643206.050.94343Apα² CVn variable,
3 Cen Bk2811207106.06component of the 3 Cen system
383 G. Cen383131774731076.06−0.08551K3III
97 G. Cen97105776593536.071.79234A5V
352 G. Cen352127624711546.070.56412K0III
V828 Cen307V828122532686736.08−0.06552B8 Siα² CVn variable,
V716 Cen325V716124195694916.09−1.551101B5Vβ Lyr variable,
25 G. Cen2598892555286.100.99344G8III
62 G. Cen62101995572116.100.68396A2III/IV
HD 108063117108063605916.102.49172F9.5IVExtremely metal-rich
282 G. Cen282120759676966.112.46175F5/F6V
10 G. Cen1097550547836.12−0.72760G8II/III
302 G. Cen302122210684936.12−0.84805K1III
28 G. Cen2899171556676.13−3.743075B2IV-V
80 G. Cen80103637581776.130.27484K0III
358 G. Cen358128152714296.130.69400K1III
229 G. Cen229117597660196.140.91363K1III
290 G. Cen290121336680806.140.37466A1V
106 G. Cen106106922599506.150.27488A0V
67 G. Cen67102397574976.160.34475G8III
192 G. Cen192114873645576.161.00351K5II
194 G. Cen194115050646516.170.40464K1III
213 G. Cen213116278653116.17−0.58731M2III
HD 121056287121056678516.172.13215K0IIIhas two planet
384 G. Cen384132096732796.170.92365K1III
V790 CenV7901160726.18B2.5Vnβ Cep variable,
186 G. Cen186114630644786.183.18130G0V
198 G. Cen198115529649336.18−0.30644A0V
211 G. Cen211116197652886.18−1.24994A4V
306 G. Cen306122510686416.183.27125F6V
312 G. Cen312123004688726.180.00561G8III
187 G. Cen187114707644726.19−0.24629K0III
319 G. Cen319123445691136.19−0.51713B9V
200 G. Cen200115778651086.200.80392F3/F5II
V992 Cen309V992122844688426.200.62425A5III/IVβ Lyr variable,
389 G. Cen389132763735596.210.81393A8/A9III/IV
15 G. Cen1597866549296.22−2.401725K4III
100826565506.23−4.424405A0Ib
100 G. Cen100105920594396.232.59174G6III+...
20 G. Cen2098161551306.241.96234A1V
104 G. Cen104106572597856.241.10347K0III
116 G. Cen116107998605496.240.32498K2/K3III
V789 Cen167V789113523638206.24−1.541173M3/M4IIIirregular variable,
120 G. Cen120108309607296.254.1287G5IV-V
63 G. Cen63102150573226.260.24521K1III
81 G. Cen81103746582426.262.60176F3IV-V
141 G. Cen141111519626556.260.04571A0V
147 G. Cen147111790628216.26−1.361090G8Ib/II
7 G. Cen797413547186.271.29322A1V
222 G. Cen222116862656306.27−2.982312B3IV
2 G. Cen296407542646.280.77412G6IV
V809 Cen36V809100198562016.28−4.494657A3Iaeα Cyg variable,
V765 Cen247V765118781666456.29−1.391120M3/M4IIIirregular variable,
19 G. Cen1998096550686.302.58181F3V
49 G. Cen49100911566326.300.69432A1V
365 G. Cen365128713717466.30−1.151006K0/K1II
377 G. Cen377131117727726.303.29130G0/G1V
3 G. Cen396484542916.311.05367K2II
144 G. Cen144111775627996.310.48479A0IV
220 G. Cen220116836656066.31−1.271069A0III/IV
332 G. Cen332124580696716.314.6969F9V
101545569616.32−3.362810O9.5Ib
180 G. Cen180114461643956.32F0II
232 G. Cen232117919662366.32−0.42726B8III
347 G. Cen347126386705806.331.41314K3III
279 G. Cen279120672676486.342.45195F6V
V883 Cen318V883123335691226.34−1.241069B5IVeclipsing binary,
84 G. Cen84104080584526.360.49487B8/B9V
348 G. Cen348126475706266.360.62458B9V
382 G. Cen382131752731166.360.96393A0/A1V
210 G. Cen210116226653036.37−2.331791B6IV
126 G. Cen126109312613286.382.24220F5IV-V
138 G. Cen138110653621286.38−0.99973B8/B9V
369 G. Cen369129161718536.38−1.221079Asp...
112 G. Cen112107833604546.391.01389F2V
310 G. Cen310122879689026.39B0Ia
313 G. Cen313123151690656.391.03384G8/K0III
R Cen331R1246016.39Mira variable, ; H2O maser
350 G. Cen350127152709666.39−1.151048K3III
354 G. Cen354127724713336.390.03609K2III
130 G. Cen130109675615576.401.19359A0V
223 G. Cen223116873656216.400.69452G8/K0III
V766 Cen264V766119796672616.40−6.3611643A7VS Doradus variable,
329 G. Cen329124454696556.40−0.99979K3III
238 G. Cen238118384665216.410.60472K1III
263 G. Cen263119727671996.421.35337A1V
137 G. Cen137110575620816.432.15235A7III
V1154 Cen169V1154113602638836.43−1.211101M1IIIsemiregular variable,
254 G. Cen254119193669236.43−0.89948M0III
HD 120457275120457675376.431.17367K1IIIhas a planet
317 G. Cen317123247690116.431.41330B9V
5 G. Cen596660543806.440.29553K3III
168 G. Cen168113537638496.441.20364F5III
V827 Cen259V827119419670366.441.18367A0pα² CVn variable,
V808 Cen35V80899953560506.45−4.454939B2Iaα Cyg variable,
316 G. Cen316123227690126.453.42132G3V
386 G. Cen386132238733416.450.03626B8V
22 G. Cen2298176551336.461.01401A0V
V871 CenV871101205567696.46O8varβ Lyr variable,
77 G. Cen77103437580576.463.12152F7V
233 G. Cen233118010662546.46−0.75903K2III
349 G. Cen349126610707986.46A0II/III
90 G. Cen90104839588596.481.10388B9V
155 G. Cen155112381632046.481.46329A0p
116338653726.480.91424G8III
237 G. Cen237118319664056.480.47519K0III
299 G. Cen299121901684136.492.42213F1III-IV
99145556456.500.32561M0III
89 G. Cen89104747587996.513.17152F7V
T Cen252T119090668256.58−2.432063M3esemiregular variable,
HD 114729188114729644596.693.97114G3Vhas a planet
HD 117253117253658916.75444K0IIIhas a planet
HD 115470115470648926.80408B9.5Vhas a planet
HD 116434116434654267.0136A2Vhas a planet
HD 117618117618660477.184.28124G2VDofida, has two planets
HD 117207117207658087.264.67108G8IV-Vhas a planet
HD 102117102117572917.474.35137G6VUklun, has a planet
HD 121504121504681627.544.29145G2Vhas a planet
Przybylski's StarV816101065567098.02410B5pV816 Cen; chemically peculiar star; δ Sct variable,
HD 109749109749615958.104.24192G3Vhas a planet
HD 101930101930571728.215.7999K1Vhas a planet
HD 114386114386642958.736.4991K3Vhas two planets
HD 113538113538638339.0252K9Vhas two planets
HD 125595125595701709.0389K4Vhas a planet
HD 108236108236606899.2211K4Vhas four planets
HD 103197103197579319.415.94161K1Vp...has a planet
HD 120411120411675229.9415has a planet
HD 124448124448696199.991531B3pPopper's Star; EHe star
PSR B1259-6310.08B2ePulsar in binary system
WASP-13110.1815G0has a transiting planet
WASP-16710.51243F1 Vhas a transiting planet
WASP-87 A10.7783F5has a transiting planet
WASP-1510.91005F7Nyamien, has a transiting planet
WASP-17211.0F1Vhas a transiting planet
Proxima CentauriV6457089011.0515.494.22M5.5Vα Cen C, V645 Cen; nearest star; flare star; a component of the triple Alpha Centauri star system
WASP-13011.1587G6has a transiting planet
WASP-10811.2718F9has a transiting planet
WASP-4111.6587G8Vhas two transiting planets
1A 1118-6112.12O9.5III/Vehigh-mass X-ray binary
WASP-12912.3802G1has a transiting planet
WASP-12812.51376G0Vhas a transiting planet
WASP-18412.92087G0has a transiting planet
WASP-171132524has a transiting planet
Krzeminski's StarV77913.2526000O6.5IIV779 Cen; optical component of X-ray binary star Centaurus X-3; eclipsing binary,
BPM 37093V88613.9613.0250DAV886 Cen; nicknamed Lucy; white dwarf; ZZ Cet variable,
2M120720.15192M8V2MASSW J1207334-393254; brown dwarf; has a planet 2M1207b