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List of stars in Apus

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

Name B G. Var HD HIP RA Dec vis.
mag. 		abs.
mag. 		Dist. (ly) Sp. class Notes
α Aps α 14 129078 72370 14 47 51.73 −79° 02′ 41.0″ 3.83 −1.67 411 K5III
γ Aps γ 44 147675 81065 16 33 27.46 −78° 53′ 49.1″ 3.86 0.41 159 K0IV SB
β Aps β 47 149324 81852 16 43 05.42 −77° 30′ 59.7″ 4.23 0.81 158 K0III double star
δ Aps δ 40 145366 80047 16 20 20.84 −78° 41′ 44.4″ 4.68 −2.17 765 M4-M5III visual double star with δ Aps; semiregular variable, Vmax = 4.66, Vmin = 4.87
ζ Aps ζ 60 156277 84969 17 21 59.53 −67° 46′ 14.3″ 4.76 −0.14 312 K1III
η Aps η 6 123998 69896 14 18 13.97 −81° 00′ 27.4″ 4.89 1.73 140 A2m...
ε Aps ε 9 124771 70248 14 22 23.20 −80° 06′ 32.1″ 5.06 −1.08 551 B4V γ Cas variable
δ Aps δ 41 145388 80057 16 20 26.86 −78° 40′ 02.7″ 5.27 −1.27 663 K3III visual double star with δ Aps
R Aps 18 R 131109 73223 14 57 53.16 −76° 39′ 45.4″ 5.37 −0.22 428 K4III not variable despite designation
ι Aps ι 58 156190 84979 17 22 05.88 −70° 07′ 23.4″ 5.39 −2.34 1144 B8/B9Vn... binary star
κ Aps κ 29 137387 76013 15 31 30.82 −73° 23′ 22.4″ 5.52 -2.31 1200 B1npe double star; γ Cas variable, Vmax = 5.43, Vmin = 5.61
HR 6135 45 148488 81141 16 34 19.37 −70° 59′ 17.0″ 5.50 −1.80 942 K1IIICN...
HD 130458 17 130458 72833 14 53 13.54 −73° 11′ 24.6″ 5.59 0.63 320 G7IIIa double star
κ Aps κ 33 138800 76750 15 40 21.36 −73° 26′ 47.9″ 5.64 −1.12 734 B8IVe triple star
θ Aps θ 4 122250 68815 14 05 20.10 −76° 47′ 48.0″ 5.69 0.67 328 M6.5III semiregular variable, Vmax = 4.65, Vmin = 6.20, P = 111.0 d
HD 143346 38 143346 78868 16 05 55.88 −72° 24′ 03.9″ 5.70 0.97 288 K1IIICNII
NO Aps 59 NO 156513 85760 17 31 27.47 −80° 51′ 32.5″ 5.83 −1.15 811 M3III semiregular variable, Vmax = 5.71, Vmin = 5.95
HD 164712 66 164712 89115 18 11 15.76 −75° 53′ 26.9″ 5.86 1.41 253 K3III double star
HD 165259 67 165259 89234 18 12 34.17 −73° 40′ 18.4″ 5.86 2.80 133 F5V double star
HD 131425 19 131425 73415 15 00 11.34 −77° 09′ 37.9″ 5.92 −1.23 876 G8II
HD 138867 34 138867 76877 15 41 54.70 −76° 04′ 54.7″ 5.95 0.64 377 B9V
HD 122862 5 122862 69090 14 08 27.71 −74° 51′ 02.6″ 6.02 3.73 93 G1V
HD 133981 25 133981 74421 15 12 34.01 −72° 46′ 14.0″ 6.02 −1.06 849 B8/B9III
HD 126209 11 126209 70874 14 29 37.07 −76° 43′ 44.5″ 6.06 0.04 522 K0/K1III
HD 161988 63 161988 87926 17 57 41.68 −76° 10′ 40.6″ 6.08 −0.23 595 K2III double star
HD 121439 3 121439 68431 14 00 32.85 −78° 35′ 23.9″ 6.09 −0.65 728 B9III
HD 138289 32 138289 76664 15 39 18.62 −77° 55′ 03.7″ 6.19 1.10 339 K2II
HD 131551 20 131551 73394 14 59 55.77 −75° 01′ 57.4″ 6.20 0.15 529 B9V double star
HD 154556 55 154556 84158 17 12 19.85 −70° 43′ 15.2″ 6.21 1.99 228 K1IVCN...
HD 154972 56 154972 84510 17 16 35.70 −74° 31′ 58.4″ 6.24 1.25 324 A0V
HD 128294 12 128294 71870 14 41 59.76 −77° 00′ 41.1″ 6.34 0.05 592 B9III
HD 162337 65 162337 88599 18 05 26.74 −81° 29′ 11.2″ 6.37 −0.89 924 K3/K4III
HD 137366 27 137366 75959 15 30 49.19 −71° 39′ 14.7″ 6.39 −1.15 1052 B3V
HD 141846 35 141846 78360 15 59 55.14 −78° 01′ 37.6″ 6.40 1.76 276 F3IV double star
HD 124639 8 124639 70418 14 24 22.18 −82° 50′ 53.6″ 6.42 −0.74 881 B8V emission-line star
HD 129899 15 129899 72670 14 51 30.07 −77° 10′ 33.4″ 6.44 −0.76 898 Ap...
HD 152010 50 152010 82944 16 57 01.06 −71° 06′ 41.6″ 6.46 −2.08 1663 A5IV/V double star
HD 124099 7 124099 69778 14 16 55.17 −77° 39′ 51.2″ 6.48 −2.82 2362 K2IIp semiregular variable, Vmax = 6.46, Vmin = 6.49, P = 528 d
HD 159558 61 159558 86510 17 40 44.57 −67° 51′ 14.8″ 6.48 1.15 379 G8III
HD 134606 134606 74653 15 15 15 −70° 31′ 11″ 6.85 4.74 86 G6IV has three planets (b, c & d)
HD 137509 31 NN 137509 76011 15 31 27.12 −71° 03′ 43.7″ 6.87 0.41 638 B8 α CVn variable, Vmax = 6.86, Vmin = 6.92, P = 4.4928 d
HD 131664 131664 73408 15 00 06.07 −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 35 40 −80° 12′ 17″ 8.71 5.81 124 K0/K1V Karaka, has a planet (b)
S Aps S 133444 74179 15 09 24.53 −72° 03′ 45.2″ 9.60 -1.28 4900 C+ R CrB variable, Vmax = 9.54, Vmin = 17.0, P = 66.03 d
HD 138403 138403 15 37 11.18 −71° 54′ 52.9″ 10.47 O8(f)ep central star of planetary nebula Hen 2-131
Z Aps Z 14 06 54.81 −71° 22′ 16.8″ 11.07 RV Tau variable, Vmax = 10.7, Vmin = 12.7, P = 37.89 d
L 19-2 MY 14 33 07.60 −81° 20′ 14.5″ 13.75 DA4.1 ZZ Cet variable, ΔV = 0.05
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 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

See also

References

  1. "New Zealand". NameExoWorlds. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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