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s in the constellation

Constellation

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Sculptor
Sculptor (constellation)
Sculptor is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky. It represents a sculptor. It was introduced by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in the 18th century. He originally named it Apparatus Sculptoris , but the name was later shortened.-Notable features:No stars brighter than 3rd magnitude are...

, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name	B Bayer designation A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek letter, followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name...	G. Gould designation Gould designations for stars are similar to Flamsteed designations in the way that they number stars within a constellation in increasing order of right ascension. Each star is assigned an integer , followed by " G. " , and then the Latin genitive of the constellation it lies in...	HD Henry Draper Catalogue The Henry Draper Catalogue is an astronomical star catalogue published between 1918 and 1924, giving spectroscopic classifications for 225,300 stars; it was later expanded by the Henry Draper Extension , published between 1925 and 1936, which gave classifications for 46,850 more stars, and by the...	HIP	vis. mag. Apparent magnitude The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...	abs. mag. Absolute magnitude Absolute magnitude is the measure of a celestial object's intrinsic brightness. it is also the apparent magnitude a star would have if it were 32.6 light years away from Earth...	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class Stellar classification In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are most prominent in the light, giving an objective measure...	Notes
α Scl Alpha Sculptoris Alpha Sculptoris is a star in the constellation Sculptor.Alpha Sculptoris is a blue-white B-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.30. It is approximately 680 light years from Earth...	α	92	5737	4577	4.30	−2.27	672	B7IIIp	SX Arietis-type SX Arietis variable SX Arietis variables are a class of variable stars. They are high-temperature analogues of Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variables and exhibit strong magnetic fields and intense He I and Si III spectral lines. They have brightness fluctuations of approximately 0.1 magnitudes with periods of... variable star Variable star A star is classified as variable if its apparent magnitude as seen from Earth changes over time, whether the changes are due to variations in the star's actual luminosity, or to variations in the amount of the star's light that is blocked from reaching Earth...
β Scl Beta Sculptoris Beta Sculptoris is a star in the constellation Sculptor.Beta Sculptoris is a blue-white B-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +4.38. It is approximately 178 light years from Earth....	β	16	221507	116231	4.38	0.69	178	B9.5IVMNpe.
γ Scl Gamma Sculptoris Gamma Sculptoris is a star in the constellation Sculptor.Gamma Sculptoris is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.41. It is approximately 179 light years from Earth....	γ	7	219784	115102	4.41	0.72	179	K1III
δ Scl Delta Sculptoris Delta Sculptoris is a triple star system in the constellation Sculptor. It is approximately 143 light years from Earth....	δ	27	223352	117452	4.59	1.37	143	A0V
η Scl Eta Sculptoris Eta Sculptoris is a star in the constellation Sculptor.Eta Sculptoris is a red M-type red giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.86. It is approximately 548 light years from Earth. It is classified as an irregular variable and its magnitude fluctuates between +4.80 and +4.90....	η	71	2429	2210	4.86	−1.27	548	M2/M3III
ζ Scl Zeta Sculptoris Zeta Sculptoris is a binary star in the constellation Sculptor. It is approximately 510 light years from Earth.The primary component, Zeta Sculptoris A, is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.04. It has a 13th magnitude companion, Zeta Sculptoris B, 3...	ζ	42	224990	183	5.04	−0.93	509	B4V
ι Scl Iota Sculptoris Iota Sculptoris is a star in the constellation Sculptor.Iota Sculptoris is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.18. It is approximately 311 light years from Earth....	ι	62	1737	1708	5.18	0.29	310	K0III
θ Scl Theta Sculptoris Theta Sculptoris is a star in the constellation Sculptor.Theta Sculptoris is a yellow-white F-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.24. It is approximately 71.1 light years from Earth....	θ	53	739	950	5.24	3.55	71	F3/F5V
π Scl Pi Sculptoris Pi Sculptoris is a star in the constellation Sculptor.Pi Sculptoris is an orange K-type bright giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.25. It is approximately 217 light years from Earth....	π	128	10537	7955	5.25	1.13	217	K1II/III
ε Scl Epsilon Sculptoris Epsilon Sculptoris is a star system in the constellation Sculptor. It is approximately 89.5 light years from Earth.The primary component, Epsilon Sculptoris A, is a yellow-white F-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +5.29...	ε	131	10830	8209	5.29	3.10	89	F2IV
μ Scl Mu Sculptoris Mu Sculptoris is a star in the constellation Sculptor.Mu Sculptoris is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.30. It is approximately 291 light years from Earth....	μ	23	222433	116820	5.30	0.55	291	K0III
κ² Scl Kappa Sculptoris The Bayer designation Kappa Sculptoris is shared by two star systems, κ¹ Sculptoris and κ² Sculptoris, in the constellation Sculptor. They are separated by 0.53° in the sky.-κ¹ Sculptoris:...	κ²	52	720	930	5.41	−0.85	581	K2III
κ¹ Scl Kappa Sculptoris The Bayer designation Kappa Sculptoris is shared by two star systems, κ¹ Sculptoris and κ² Sculptoris, in the constellation Sculptor. They are separated by 0.53° in the sky.-κ¹ Sculptoris:...	κ¹	51	493	761	5.42	1.24	224	F3V
		119	9525	7213	5.49	0.94	265	K1/K2III
σ Scl Sigma Sculptoris Sigma Sculptoris is a star in the constellation Sculptor.Sigma Sculptoris is a white A-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +5.50. It is approximately 227 light years from Earth. It is classified as an Alpha-2 Canum Venaticorum type variable star and its brightness varies by 0.03...	σ	96	6178	4852	5.50	1.29	227	A1/A2IV	α² CVn-type Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variable An Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variable is a type of variable star. These stars are chemically peculiar main sequence stars of spectral class B8p to A7p. They have strong magnetic fields and strong silicon, strontium, or chromium spectral lines... variable star
		77	3059	2661	5.55	−0.37	497	K1III
ξ Scl Xi Sculptoris Xi Sculptoris is a star in the constellation Sculptor.Xi Sculptoris is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.59. It is approximately 628 light years from Earth....	ξ	94	6055	4770	5.59	−0.83	628	K1III
BU Scl		38	224630	118277	5.59	−1.56	879	K5III
		2	218434	114254	5.60	0.89	285	G8III
		11	220096	115312	5.65	0.63	329	G5IV
		58	1187	1288	5.66	0.08	427	K2III
		50	344	655	5.67	0.67	325	K1III
τ Scl Tau Sculptoris Tau Sculptoris is a binary star in the constellation Sculptor. It is approximately 202 light years from Earth.The primary component, Tau Sculptoris A, is a yellow-white F-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +6.0. The companion is a magnitude +7.1 star which is 1.1 arcseconds,...	τ	121	9906	7463	5.69	1.73	202	F2V
		129	10538	7941	5.70	0.85	304	A0V
		118	9377	7118	5.79	0.95	304	K0III
		109	8498	6502	5.84	−1.34	888	M0III
		3	218619	114366	5.88	−0.73	685	K2III
λ² Scl Lambda Sculptoris The Bayer designation Lambda Sculptoris is shared by two star systems, λ¹ Sculptoris and λ² Sculptoris, in the constellation Sculptor. They are separated by 0.29° on the sky.-λ¹ Sculptoris:...	λ²	84	4211	3456	5.90	0.61	372	K1III
		116	9228	7016	5.92	0.25	444	K2III
		55	942	1096	5.94	−1.52	1012	K5III
		122	10142	7643	5.94	0.96	323	K0III
AI Scl		102	7312	5661	5.95	1.62	239	A9IV: (+F/G)	δ Sct variable Delta Scuti variable A Delta Scuti variable is a variable star which exhibits variations in its luminosity due to both radial and non-radial pulsations of the star's surface. Typical brightness fluctuations are from 0.003 to 0.9 magnitudes in V over a period of a few hours, although the amplitude and period of the...
		69	2363	2159	5.99	−0.58	671	K0III
λ¹ Scl Lambda Sculptoris The Bayer designation Lambda Sculptoris is shared by two star systems, λ¹ Sculptoris and λ² Sculptoris, in the constellation Sculptor. They are separated by 0.29° on the sky.-λ¹ Sculptoris:...	λ¹	83	4065	3356	6.05	0.44	432	B9.5V
AL Scl		34	224113	117931	6.09	−1.41	1032	B6/B7	spectroscopic binary
		90	5445	4363	6.11	−2.67	1863	M1/M2III
		120	9742	7361	6.11	0.85	368	K0/K1III
		56	943	1099	6.14	−0.73	771	K4III
		57	1089	1195	6.17	−0.61	739	K3III
		127	10481	7886	6.20	3.09	137	F3/F5IV/V
		26	222872	117107	6.23	2.07	222	F3/F5V
		6	219580	114969	6.24	−0.99	911	M1/M2III
		36	224350	118076	6.26	−1.62	1226	K3III
		97	6269	4932	6.28	1.03	365	G8IIICN...	HR 300
		13	220929	115833	6.34	−0.14	644	K2III
		33	223991	117860	6.34	1.51	301	A2V+...
		10	219912	115178	6.35	0.13	572	K2III
		115	9151	6971	6.37	0.09	588	K1III
		45	225200	345	6.38	0.83	421	A1V
		78	3074	2663	6.41	3.62	118	F8/G0V
		81	3605	3056	6.43	−0.32	729	K4III
		98	6403	5042	6.44	0.44	517	K0III
		29	223466	117510	6.44	1.02	396	A3V
		9	219823	115121	6.49	−0.31	748	K5III
R Scl		113	8879	6759	6.57	−1.81	1545	C	carbon star Carbon star A carbon star is a late-type star similar to a red giant whose atmosphere contains more carbon than oxygen; the two elements combine in the upper layers of the star, forming carbon monoxide, which consumes all the oxygen in the atmosphere, leaving carbon atoms free to form other carbon compounds,...
HD 4208 HD 4208 HD 4208 is an 8th magnitude star located approximately 106 light years away in the constellation of Sculptor. Its spectral type is G5V. It is a yellow dwarf similar to our Sun, only slightly cooler and dimmer. It is not visible to the unaided eye, but with binoculars or small telescope it should be...			4208	3479	7.79	5.22	107	G7V	has a planet Extrasolar planet An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet outside the Solar System. A total of such planets have been identified as of . It is now known that a substantial fraction of stars have planets, including perhaps half of all Sun-like stars... (b HD 4208 b The extrasolar planet, designated as HD 4208 b, was discovered by the California and Carnegie Planet Search team using the Keck telescope. The planet is probably somewhat less massive than Jupiter, although only its minimum mass is known. It orbits the star at a distance of 1.67 AU,... )
HD 4113 HD 4113 HD 4113 is an 8th magnitude metal rich G5V star located approximately 144 light-years away in the constellation Sculptor. This star is similar to our Sun and has one planet.- Planetary system :...			4113	3391	7.91	4.69	144	G5V	has a planet (b HD 4113 b HD 4113 b is a jovian planet located approximately 144 light-years away in the constellation of Sculptor, orbiting the star HD 4113. This planet has a very eccentric orbit with a 527 day period at 1.28 AU from the parent star. At periastron, the distance is 0.124 AU and at apastron, the distance is... )
HD 9578 HD 9578 HD 9578 is a star located approximately 187 light-years away in the constellation of Sculptor. It is a Sun-like star that in 2009 has been found to host an extrasolar planet.- Planetary system :...			9578	7240	8.20	4.41	187	G1V	has a planet (b)
WASP-8 WASP-8 WASP-8 is a magnitude 9.9 main sequence yellow dwarf star. It is reported to be a G type star of temperature 5600 K, mass of 0.93 solar masses, radius of 0.93 solar radius, and a luminosity of 0.79 of solar luminosity.- Planetary system :...					9.89	6.45	159	G6	has a transiting planet (b WASP-8b WASP-8b is an extrasolar planet discovered in the SuperWASP batch -6b to -15b. On 1 April 2008, Dr. Don Pollacco of Queen’s University Belfast announced them at the RAS National Astronomy Meeting .... )
WASP-45					12.00			K2V	has a transiting planet (b)

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