This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Pictor, sorted by decreasing brightness.
Name | B | Var | HD | HIP | RA | Dec | vis. mag. |
abs. mag. |
Dist. (ly) | Sp. class | Notes | ||||
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α Pic | α | 50241 | 32607 | 06h 48m 11.54s | −61° 56′ 31.1″ | 3.30 | 0.83 | 99 | A7IV | ||||||
β Pic | β | 39060 | 27321 | 05h 47m 17.08s | −51° 04′ 00.2″ | 3.85 | 2.42 | 63 | A5V | δ Sct variable, Vmax = 3.80m, Vmin = 3.86m, P = 0.026260 d; has a protoplanetary disk and has two planets (b & c) | |||||
γ Pic | γ | 39523 | 27530 | 05h 49m 49.58s | −56° 09′ 59.4″ | 4.50 | 0.87 | 174 | K1III | ||||||
δ Pic | δ | 42933 | 29276 | 06h 10m 17.91s | −54° 58′ 07.2″ | 4.72 | −3.81 | 1655 | B0.5IV | β Lyr variable, Vmax = 4.65m, Vmin = 4.9m, P = 1.672541 d | |||||
HD 42540 | 42540 | 28991 | 06h 07m 03.36s | −62° 09′ 15.9″ | 5.04 | −0.37 | 394 | K2/K3III | 47 G. Pic or μ Dor | ||||||
η2 Pic | η2 | 33042 | 23649 | 05h 04m 57.95s | −49° 34′ 40.2″ | 5.05 | −0.76 | 474 | M2IIIvar | suspected variable, Vmax = 5.00m, Vmin = 5.1m | |||||
HD 39640 | 39640 | 27621 | 05h 50m 53.22s | −52° 06′ 31.3″ | 5.16 | 0.61 | 264 | G8III | |||||||
HD 46355 | 46355 | 30932 | 06h 29m 28.54s | −56° 51′ 10.2″ | 5.20 | 0.29 | 312 | K0III | |||||||
HD 40292 | 40292 | 27947 | 05h 54m 50.11s | −52° 38′ 09.9″ | 5.29 | 2.58 | 114 | F0Ve... | |||||||
λ Pic | λ | 30185 | 21914 | 04h 42m 46.46s | −50° 28′ 53.1″ | 5.30 | 0.19 | 343 | K0/K1III | ||||||
HD 38871 | 38871 | 27243 | 05h 46m 27.37s | −46° 35′ 50.0″ | 5.31 | −0.44 | 460 | K0/K1II | |||||||
η1 Pic | η1 | 32743 | 23482 | 05h 02m 48.73s | −49° 09′ 05.3″ | 5.37 | 3.28 | 85 | F2V | ||||||
ζ Pic | ζ | 35072 | 24829 | 05h 19m 22.11s | −50° 36′ 23.5″ | 5.44 | 2.65 | 118 | F7III-IV | ||||||
HD 36553 | 36553 | 25768 | 05h 30m 09.46s | −47° 04′ 38.4″ | 5.46 | 2.26 | 143 | G3IV | |||||||
ι Pic A | ι | 31203 | 22531 | 04h 50m 55.39s | −53° 27′ 42.2″ | 5.58 | 2.73 | 121 | F0IV... | ||||||
ν Pic | ν | 45229 | 30342 | 06h 22m 55.87s | −56° 22′ 11.7″ | 5.60 | 2.09 | 164 | Am | ||||||
HD 41214 | 41214 | 28484 | 06h 00m 49.20s | −51° 12′ 59.6″ | 5.65 | 1.65 | 206 | A1m... | |||||||
μ Pic | μ | 46860 | 31137 | 06h 31m 58.31s | −58° 45′ 13.8″ | 5.69 | −1.04 | 724 | B9V | suspected variable | |||||
HD 45557 | 45557 | 30463 | 06h 24m 13.88s | −60° 16′ 53.0″ | 5.78 | 1.06 | 287 | A0V | |||||||
HD 40733 | 40733 | 28287 | 05h 58m 37.56s | −44° 02′ 04.5″ | 5.81 | −2.13 | 1264 | G8II | |||||||
HD 45984 | 45984 | 30703 | 06h 27m 04.14s | −58° 00′ 07.6″ | 5.82 | −0.53 | 606 | K3III | |||||||
HD 36734 | 36734 | 25887 | 05h 31m 35.99s | −45° 55′ 31.5″ | 5.86 | 0.07 | 468 | K3III | |||||||
HD 39937 | 39937 | 27737 | 05h 52m 20.18s | −57° 09′ 21.6″ | 5.93 | 0.41 | 415 | F7IV | |||||||
HD 34347 | 34347 | 24384 | 05h 13m 53.33s | −52° 01′ 50.6″ | 6.03 | −0.63 | 701 | K3III | |||||||
HD 35765 | 35765 | 25317 | 05h 24m 55.58s | −44° 13′ 32.5″ | 6.09 | 0.03 | 532 | K1III | |||||||
κ Pic | κ | 35580 | 25098 | 05h 22m 22.15s | −56° 08′ 04.0″ | 6.10 | −0.71 | 749 | B8/B9V | ||||||
TX Pic | TX | 37434 | 26300 | 05h 36m 02.85s | −47° 18′ 49.4″ | 6.10 | 0.08 | 522 | K2III | RS CVn variable, Vmax = 6.08m, Vmin = 6.12m | |||||
HD 40200 | 40200 | 27937 | 05h 54m 41.12s | −49° 37′ 37.4″ | 6.11 | −1.53 | 1101 | B3V | |||||||
HD 50571 | 50571 | 32775 | 06h 50m 01.01s | −60° 14′ 57.9″ | 6.11 | 3.51 | 108 | F7III-IV | has a planet (b) | ||||||
AE Pic | AE | 46792 | 31068 | 06h 31m 10.65s | −61° 52′ 46.5″ | 6.15 | −1.58 | 1148 | B3V | β Lyr variable | |||||
HD 39110 | 39110 | 27317 | 05h 47m 13.33s | −54° 21′ 38.6″ | 6.19 | −1.68 | 1221 | K3III | |||||||
AK Pic | AK | 48189 | 31711 | 06h 38m 00.42s | −61° 32′ 00.8″ | 6.18 | 4.47 | 71 | G1/G2V | T Tau star, ΔV = 0.05m, P = 2.60 d | |||||
HD 33116 | 33116 | 23653 | 05h 05m 00.61s | −54° 24′ 26.7″ | 6.26 | −0.40 | 700 | M2III | semiregular variable | ||||||
θ Pic | θ | 35860 | 25303 | 05h 24m 46.29s | −52° 18′ 58.2″ | 6.26 | 0.19 | 534 | A0V | ||||||
HD 45796 | 45796 | 30524 | 06h 24m 55.81s | −63° 49′ 41.4″ | 6.26 | −0.43 | 710 | B6V | suspected variable | ||||||
HD 45461 | 45461 | 30352 | 06h 23m 01.48s | −63° 40′ 59.4″ | 6.30 | −1.28 | 1069 | M1III | |||||||
HD 39547 | 39547 | 27583 | 05h 50m 28.83s | −52° 46′ 04.5″ | 6.32 | −0.84 | 883 | K0/K1III | |||||||
R Pic | R | 30551 | 22170 | 04h 46m 09.55s | −49° 14′ 45.1″ | 6.35 | 6700 | M2.5:IIe | semiregular variable, Vmax = 6.35m, Vmin = 10.1m, P = 168 d | ||||||
HD 38458 | 38458 | 27001 | 05h 43m 41.12s | −45° 49′ 59.2″ | 6.38 | 1.82 | 266 | F0IIIn | suspected variable, named ε by Lacaille but dropped by Gould | ||||||
HD 39312 | 39312 | 27512 | 05h 49m 34.13s | −44° 52′ 31.5″ | 6.38 | −1.79 | 1405 | K1III | |||||||
ι Pic B | ι | 31204 | 22534 | 04h 50m 56.58s | −53° 27′ 35.7″ | 6.42 | 3.89 | 105 | F0IV | ||||||
HD 37226 | 37226 | 26079 | 05h 33m 44.30s | −54° 54′ 08.3″ | 6.42 | 2.67 | 183 | F8V | |||||||
HD 37781 | 37781 | 26515 | 05h 38m 17.42s | −50° 38′ 27.7″ | 6.43 | 0.41 | 522 | A0V | |||||||
HD 44120 | 44120 | 29788 | 06h 16m 18.84s | −59° 12′ 45.8″ | 6.44 | 3.64 | 119 | G1V | |||||||
SW Pic | SW | 41586 | 28596 | 06h 02m 09.32s | −60° 05′ 48.7″ | 6.45 | −0.61 | 825 | M4III | semiregular variable, ΔV = 0.12m | |||||
HD 29805 | 29805 | 21666 | 04h 39m 04.29s | −51° 40′ 22.1″ | 6.45 | −0.07 | 656 | K2III | |||||||
HD 45701 | 45701 | 30480 | 06h 24m 26.57s | −63° 25′ 43.1″ | 6.45 | 3.94 | 104 | G3III/IV | |||||||
HD 45450 | 45450 | 30423 | 06h 23m 46.92s | −58° 32′ 38.2″ | 6.47 | 1.52 | 319 | A3V | |||||||
HD 34587 | 34587 | 24520 | 05h 15m 38.80s | −52° 10′ 56.0″ | 6.48 | −0.62 | 856 | K2III | |||||||
HD 40665 | 40665 | 28180 | 05h 57m 14.36s | −53° 25′ 32.5″ | 6.48 | −0.24 | 720 | K5/M0III | |||||||
S Pic | S | 33894 | 24126 | 05h 10m 57.25s | −48° 30′ 25.45″ | 6.50 | 1330 | M7e | Mira variable, Vmax = 6.5m, Vmin = 14.0m, P = 422 d | ||||||
HD 33331 | TU | 33331 | 23833 | 05h 07m 25.93s | −44° 49′ 18.0″ | 6.93 | 964 | B5III | slowly pulsating B star, ΔV = 0.03m, P = 1.14686 d | ||||||
HD 40307 | 40307 | 27887 | 05h 54m 04.24s | −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 | 04h 48m 57.47s | −47° 08′ 04.3″ | 7.44 | 634 | A2V | rotating ellipsoidal variable, Vmax = 7.37m, Vmin = 7.53m, P = 0.851994 d | ||||||
HD 41004 | 41004 | 28393 | 05h 59m 49.65s | −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 | 06h 00m 33.0s | −56° 09′ 43″ | 8.82 | 171 | G2V | has two planets (b and c) | |||||||
Kapteyn's Star | VZ | 33793 | 24186 | 05h 11m 40.58s | −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 | 06h 19m 12.91s | −58° 03′ 15.5″ | 9.21 | 5.87 | 148 | K2V | T Tau star, ΔV = 0.045m, P = 3.853 d has a planet or a brown dwarf (b) | |||||
RR Pic | RR | 31481 | 06h 35m 36.06s | −62° 38′ 24.3″ | 12.50 | nova, Vmax = 1.0m, Vmin = 12.65m, P = 0.145025 d | |||||||||
TW Pic | TW | 05h 34m 50.58s | −58° 01′ 40.7″ | nova-like star | |||||||||||
PSR J0437-4715 | 04h 37m 15.81s | −47° 15′ 08.6″ | 509.8 | closest known millisecond pulsar | |||||||||||
WISE 0647-6232 | 06h 47m 23.23s | −62° 32′ 39.7″ | Y1 | brown dwarf | |||||||||||
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