Spacedog
Spacedog
The Southern Summer

SPACEDOG - Reticulum
Reticulum reh TICK you lum The Net
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Alpha Reticuli 4h 14' 25.5
-62° 28' 26 		163 3.33 G7III Yellow
Giant
Beta Reticuli 3h 44' 12
-64° 48' 26 		100 3.84 K0IV Orange
Sub Giant
Gamma Reticuli 4h 0' 53.8
-62° 9' 34 		490 4.48 M4III Red
Giant
Delta Reticuli 3h 58' 44.7
-61° 24' 1 		530 4.56 M2III Red
Giant
Epsilon Reticuli 4h 16' 28.9
-59° 18' 7 		59 4.44 K2IV Orange
Sub Giant
Zeta 1 Reticuli
Zeta Reticuli
Zeta 2 Reticuli
3h 17' 46.1
-62° 34' 32 		40
39 		5.53
5.24 		G2V
G2V 		Yellow
Main Sequence
Wide Binary 		Home
of the
Grays
3h 18' 12.8
-62° 30' 23
Eta Reticuli 4h 21' 53.4
-63° 23' 11 		380 5.24 G7III Yellow
Giant
Theta Reticuli 4h 17' 39.7
-63° 15' 19 		460 5.88 B+ Blue
Main Sequence
Iota Reticuli 4h 1' 18.2
-61° 4 44 		330 4.97 K4III Orange
Giant
Kappa Reticuli 3h 29' 22.6
-62° 56' 16 		70 4.71 F5IV-V White
Sub Giant




SPACEDOG - Horologium
Horologium hor oh LO gee um The Clock
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Alpha
Horologii 		4h 14' 0.1
-42° 17' 40 		117 3.85 K1 III Orange Giant
Beta
Horologii 		2h 58' 47.8
-64° 4' 16 		310 4.98 A5 III Blue White Giant
Gamma
Horologii 		2h 45' 27.5
-63° 42' 16 		179 5.73 G8 III-IV Yellow Giant
Delta
Horologii 		4h 10' 50.5
-41° 59' 37 		175 4.93 A9 V Blue White
Main Sequence
Zeta
Horologii 		2h 40' 39.6
-54° 33' 0 		159 5.21 F4 IV White
Main Sequence
Eta
Horologii 		2h 37' 24.2
-52° 32' 36 		145 5.3 A6 V Blue White
Main Sequence
Iota
Horologii 		2h 42' 33.4
-50° 48' 1 		56 5.4 G3 IV Yellow
Sub Giant
Lambda
Horologii 		2h 24' 53.9
-60° 18' 43 		160 5.36 F2 III White Giant
Mu
Horologii 		3h 3' 36.8
-59° 44' 16 		138 5.12 F0 IV White Sub Giant
Nu
Horologii 		2h 49' 1.5
-62° 48' 24 		165 5.25 A2 V Blue White
Main Sequence




SPACEDOG - Dorado
Dorado door AH doh The Goldfish
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Alpha Doradus 4h 33' 59.8
-55° 2' 42 		176 3.3 A0 III Blue White
Giant
Beta Doradus 5h 33' 37.5
-62° 29' 24 		1040 3.76 - 5 F6 Ia White
Supergiant 		Cephid Variable
9.8 day period
Gamma Doradus 4h 16' 1.6
-51° 29' 12 		66 4.26 F4 III White Giant
Delta Doradus 5h 44' 46.5
-65° 44' 8 		145 4.34 A7 V Blue White
Main Sequence
Zeta
Doradus 		5h 5' 30.6
-57° 28' 22 		38 4.71 F7V White
Main Sequence
HR 2102 5h 54' 6.2
-63° 5' 23 		90 4.65 K1III/IV Orange Giant




SPACEDOG - Pictor
Pictor PICK tor The Easel
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
The Captain
Kapteyn's Star
- 12.7 9 M Red Dwarf 2nd Largest
Proper Motion
414 years per 1°
Alpha Pictoris 6h 48' 11.4
-61° 56' 29 		99 3.24 A7IV Blue White
Sub Giant
Beta Pictoris 5h 47' 17.1
-51° 3' 59 		63 3.85 A5V Blue White
Main Sequence
Gamma Pictoris 5h 49' 49.6
-56° 10' 0 		174 4.50 K1III Orange
Giant
Delta Pictoris 6h 10' 17.9
-54° 58' 7 		1650 4.72 B3III
+O9V 		Blue Giant &
Main Sequence
Zeta Pictoris 5h 19' 22
-50° 36' 22 		118 5.44 F7III-IV White
Sub Giant
Eta 1 Pictoris 5h 2' 48.6
-49° 9' 5 		85 5.37 F2V White
Main Sequence
Eta 2 Pictoris 5h 4' 57.9
-49° 34' 41 		470 5.05 M2III Red Giant
Theta Pictoris 5h 24' 46.1
-52° 18' 59 		530 6.26 A0V Blue White
Main Sequence
Iota 1 Pictoris 4h 50' 55.1
-53° 27' 41 		121 5.58 F0IV White
Sub Giant
Iota 2 Pictoris 4h 50' 56.3
-53° 27' 35 		121 6.42 F4V Blue White
Main Sequence
Kappa Pictoris 5h 22' 22.2
-56° 8' 4 		750 6.1 B8/9V Blue
Main Sequence
Lambda Pictoris 4h 42' 46.3
-50° 28' 52 		340 5.3 K0/K1III Red Giant
Mu Pictoris 6h 31' 58.4
-58° 45' 15 		720 5.69 B9V Blue
Main Sequence
Nu Pictoris 6h 22' 55.8
-56° 22' 12 		164 5.61 A White
Main Sequence




SPACEDOG - Columba
Columba koh LUM bah The Dove
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Phakt
Arabic: "dove"
Alpha Columbae
5h 39' 38.9
-34° 4' 27 		270 2.65 B7 IV Blue
Sub Giant
Wazn
Arabic: "weight"
Beta Columbae
5h 50' 57.5
-35° 46' 6 		86 3.1 K1.5 III Orange
Giant
Omicron
Columbae 		5h 17' 29
-34° 53' 43 		110 4.81 K0-K1
III-IV 		Orange
Giant




SPACEDOG - Caelum
Caelum SEE lum The Chisel
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Alpha
Caeli 		4h 40' 34
-41° 51' 50 		66 4.5 F2 V White
Main Sequence
Beta
Caeli 		4h 42' 4
-37° 8' 40 		90 5 F1 V White
Main Sequence
Gamma 1 Caeli 5h 4' 24
-35° 29' 0 		185 4.6 K3 III Orange Giant
Gamma 2 Caeli 5h 4' 26
-35° 42' 19 		330 6 F1 III White Giant
Delta Caeli 4h 30' 50
-44° 57' 14 		710 5 B2 IV-V Blue
Main Sequence
Zeta Caeli 4h 47' 49.6
-30° 1' 13 		515 6.35 K0III Orange
Giant




SPACEDOG - Fornax
Fornax FOR nax The Furnace
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Alpha
Fornacis 		3h 12' 4.2
-28° 59' 14 		46 3
4.04 + 7.19
F8 V
G7 V 		White + Yellow
Main Seq Binary
Beta
Fornacis 		2h 49' 5.4
-32° 24' 22 		169 4.45 G8 III Yellow
Giant
Gamma 1
Fornacis 		2h 49' 50.9
-24° 33' 37 		360 6.14 K1 III Orange Giant
Gamma 2
Fornacis 		2h 49' 54.1
-27° 56' 31 		550 5.39 A1 V Blue White
Main Sequence
Delta
Fornacis 		3h 42' 14.9
-31° 56' 18 		730 4.99 B5 III Blue Giant
Epsilon
Fornacis 		3h 1' 37.6
-28° 5' 29 		99 5.88 G8/K0V Orange Yellow
Main Sequence
Zeta
Fornacis 		2h 59' 36.1
-25° 16' 27 		105 5.69 F3V White
Main Sequence
Iota 1
Fornacis 		2h 36' 9.2
-30° 2' 41 		650 5.74 G8/K0III Yellow Orange
Main Sequence
Iota 2
Fornacis 		2h 38' 18.6
-30° 11' 40 		116 5.84 F5V White
Main Sequence
Kappa
Fornacis 		2h 22' 32.5
-23° 48' 59 		71 5.19 G2 V Yellow
Main Sequence
Lambda 1
Fornacis 		2h 33' 7
-34° 39' 0 		380 5.91 K0III Orange Giant
Lambda 2
Fornacis 		2h 36' 58.5
-34° 34' 42 		83 5.78 G1 V Yellow
Main Sequence




SPACEDOG - Cetus
Cetus SEE tuss The Whale
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Menkar
Arabic: "nostrils, nose"
Alpha Ceti
3h 2' 16.7
+4° 5' 23 		220 2.54 M2 III Red
Giant 		Ceti Alpha 5
was featured in
- Star Trek II -
The Wrath of Khan
Diphda
aka - Deneb Kaitos
"the sea-monster's tail"
Beta Ceti
0h 43' 35.3
-17° 59' 12 		96 2.04 K0 III Orange
Giant
Kaffaljidhma
"sea-monster's head"
Gamma Ceti
2h 43' 18
+3° 14' 9 		82 3.47
3.7 + 6.4
A3 V
F7
Blue White
and White
Main Sequence
Delta Ceti 2h 39' 28.9
+0° 19' 43 		650 4.08 B2 IV Blue
Sub Giant
Epsilon Ceti 2h 39' 33.7
-11° 52' 20 		88 4.83 F5 V
F6 V 		Binary White
Main Sequence
Baiten Kaitos
Zeta Ceti
1h 51' 27.5
-10° 20' 6 		260 3.74 K0 III Orange Giant
Eta Ceti 1h 8' 35.3
-10° 10' 56 		118 3.46 K2 III Orange Giant
Theta Ceti 1h 24' 1.3
-8° 11' 1 		115 3.60 K0 III Orange Giant
Iota Ceti 0h 19' 25.6
-8° 49' 26 		290 3.56 K2 III Orange Giant
Kappa 1
Ceti 		3h 19' 21.6
+3° 22' 13 		30 4.84 G5 V Yellow
Main Sequence
Kappa 2
Ceti 		3h 21' 6.7
+3° 40' 32 		290 5.70 G8.5 III Yellow Giant
Mu Ceti 2h 44' 56.5
+10° 6' 51 		84 4.27 F1 III-IV White
Giant
Mira
Omicron Ceti
2h 19' 20.7
-2° 58' 39 		420 3.45
( 2 - 10 )
M6 III Red Giant Variable Star
331.65 Day Cycle
Star Trek - the spores
Sigma Ceti 2h 32' 5.1
-15° 14' 41 		84 4.74 F5V White
Main Sequence
Tau Ceti
1h 44' 4
-15° 56' 15 		11.9 3.49 G8 V Yellow
Dwarf 		18th Nearest - and
most similar to ours
of all nearby stars
Phi 1 Ceti 0h 44' 11.3
-10° 36' 34 		210 4.77 K0 III Orange
Giant
Phi 2 Ceti 0h 50' 7.5
-10° 38' 40 		51 5.17 F7 IV-V White
Sub Giant
Phi 3 Ceti 0h 56' 1.4
-11° 16' 0 		520 5.35 K4 III Orange
Giant
Phi 4 Ceti 0h 58' 43.8
-11° 22' 49 		315 5.62 G7 III Yellow
Giant
Chi Ceti 1h 49' 35
-10° 41' 1 		77 4.66 F3 III White
Giant
6 Ceti
HR 33
0h 11' 15.8
-15° 28' 5 		62 4.89 F7 V White
Main Sequence
9 Ceti
HR 88
0h 22' 51.7
-12° 12' 34 		66 5.39 G3V Yellow
Main Sequence
13 Ceti
HR 142
0h 35' 14.8
-3° 35' 34 		69 5.20 F8V White
Main Sequence
18 Ceti
HR 203
0h 45' 28.6
-12° 52' 51 		104 6.15 G2 V Yellow
Main Sequence
37 Ceti
HR 366
1h 14' 24
-7° 55' 23 		79 5.14 F5 V White
Main Sequence
40 Ceti 1h 16' 59
-2° 16' 44 		97 6.52 F8 White Dwarf
79 Ceti 2h 35' 19.9
-3° 33' 38 		117 6.83 G5 IV Yellow
Sub Giant
84 Ceti
HR 790
2h 41' 13.9
-0° 41' 45 		70 5.72 F7 IV White
Sub Giant
94 Ceti
HR 962
3h 12' 46.4
-1° 11' 46 		73 5.07 F8 V White
Main Sequence




SPACEDOG - Eridanus
Eridanus eh RID en us The River
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Achernar
means: "river's end"
Alpha Eridani
1h 37' 42.9
-57° 14' 12 		144 .5 B3 V Blue
Main Sequence 		only visible
south of 30° N
Cursa
"giant's footstool"
Beta Eridani
5h 7' 50.9
-5° 5' 11 		89 2.8 A3 III Blue White
Giant
Zurak
means "boat"
Gamma Eridani
3h 58' 1.7
-13° 30' 3 		220 3 M1 III Red
Giant
Rana
Delta Eridani
3h 43' 14.8
-9° 45' 48 		29.5 3.5 K0 IV Orange
Sub Giant
Epsilon
Eridani
3h 32' 55.8
-9° 27' 30 		10.5 3.72 K2 V Orange
Main Sequence 		9th Closest
Zibal
means "ostriches"
Zeta Eridani
3h 15' 49.9
-8° 49' 11 		120 4.8 A5 Blue White
Azha
means "ostrich nest"
Eta Eridani
2h 56' 25.6
-8° 53' 53 		133 3.89 K1 III-IV Orange Giant
Theta 1 Eridani
Acamar
means "River's End"
Theta 2 Eridani
2h 58' 15.6
-40° 18' 17 		161 3.28
4.36 		A4 III
A1 V 		Blue White
Giant + Main Seq 		Wide Orbital
Binary System
2h 58' 16.2
-40° 18' 16
Iota Eridani 2h 40' 40
-39° 51' 19 		145 4.11 K0 III Orange Giant
Beid
Omicron 1 Eridani
4h 11' 51.9
-6h 50' 16 		125 4.04 F2 II-III Blue White
Bright Giant
Omicron 2
Eridani
4h 15' 16.3
-7° 39' 10 		16.4 4.43 K1V Orange
Main Sequence 		One of the
Closest Stars
Tau 1
Eridani 		2h 45' 6.1
-18° 34' 21 		46 4.47 F 5/6 V White
Main Sequence
Tau 3
Eridani 		3h 2' 23.5
-23° 37' 28 		86 4.08 A4 V Blue White
Main Sequence
Tau 6
Eridani 		3h 46' 50.8
-23° 14' 59 		58.4 4.22 F3/5 V White
Main Sequence
Chi Eridani 1h 55' 57.4
-51° 36' 32 		57 3.69 G8.5 IV Yellow
Sub Giant
53 Eridani 4h 38' 10.7
-14° 18' 15 		109 3.86 K2 III Orange
Giant
58 Eridani 4h 47' 36.2
-16° 56' 4 		43 5.49 G1 V Yellow
Main Sequence
82 Eridani
e Eridani
3h 19' 55.7
-43° 4' 11 		20 4.26 G8 V Yellow
Main Sequence 		One of the
Closest Stars
p Eridani
1h 39' 47.2
-56° 11' 44 		27 5.76 K0 V Orange
Main Sequence 		One of the
Closest Stars
q1 Eridani 1h 42' 29.4
-53° 44' 26 		57 5.52 F8 V White
Main Sequence




SPACEDOG - Lepus
Lepus LEE pus The Hare
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Arneb
means: "hare"
Alpha Leporis
5h 32' 43.7
-17° 49' 20 		1280 2.58 F0 Ib White Supergiant
Nihal
"drinking camels"
Beta Leporis
5h 28' 14.7
-20° 45' 34 		159 2.81 G5 II Yellow
Giant
Gamma A Leporis 5h 44' 27.8
-22° 26' 54 		29 3.8 F6 V White
Main Sequence 		Wide
Orbital
Binary
Gamma B Leporis 5h 44' 26.5
-22° 25' 18 		6.4 K2 V Orange
Main Sequence
Delta
Leporis 		5h 51' 19.2
-20° 52' 45 		112 3.76 G8 III Yellow Giant
Epsilon
Leporis 		5h 5' 27.6
-22° 22' 16 		230 3.19 K5 III Orange Giant
Zeta
Leporis 		5h 46' 57.3
-14° 49' 19 		70 3.55 A2 V Blue White
Main Sequence
Eta
Leporis 		5h 56' 24.2
-14° 10' 4 		49 3.71 F1 V White
Main Sequence
Theta
Leporis 		6h 6' 9.3
-14° 56' 7 		170 4.71 A1 V Blue White
Main Sequence
Iota
Leporis 		5h 12' 17.8
-11° 52' 9 		184 3.29 B9 IV Blue
Sub Giant
Mu
Leporis 		5h 12' 55.8
-16° 12' 20 		184 3.29 B9 Blue
Main Sequence
Crimson Star
R Leporis
4h 59' 36.4
-14° 28' 21 		820 ~ 8
5.5 - 10.5
C7 Rare Carbon Star
- 432 day Variable -




SPACEDOG - Monoceros
Monoceros mon O se rose The Unicorn
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Alpha
Monocerotis 		7h 41' 14.8
-9° 33' 4 		280 3.94 K0III Orange Giant

·
Beta
Monocerotis
Beta Mon A
Beta Mon B
Beta Mon C
Beta Mon D
6h 28' 48.9
-7° 1' 59 		690 3.8

4.63
4.90
5.38
12
B3V Blue Main
Sequence 		Trinary System
with at least one
Faint Companion
6h 28' 49.4
-7° 2' 4
6h 28' 49.4
-7° 2' 4
-
Gamma
Monocerotis 		6h 14' 51.3
-6° 16' 29 		650 3.99 K3III Orange Giant
· Delta
Monocerotis 		7h 11' 51.8
-0° 29' 34 		375 4.15 A2V Blue White
Main Sequence 		Wide
Unrelated
Binocular
Double
Epsilon 1
Monocerotis 		6h 23' 46
+4° 35' 34 		128 4.39 A5IV Blue White
Sub Giant
Epsilon 2
Monocerotis 		6h 23' 46.5
+4° 35' 44 		79 6.72 F5V White
Main Sequence
Zeta
Monocerotis 		8h 8' 35.6
-2° 59' 2 		1900 4.36 G2Ib Yellow
Supergiant
V474
1 Monocerotis 		5h 59' 1
-9° 22' 56 		320 6.15 F2IV White
Sub Giant
2 Monocerotis 5h 59' 4.3
-9° 33' 30 		330 5.04 A6 Blue White
Main Sequence
3 Monocerotis 6h 1' 50.3
-10° 35' 53 		980 4.92 B5III Blue
Giant
13 Monocerotis 6h 32' 54.2
+7° 19' 58 		1500 4.47 A0Ib Blue White
Supergiant
S (15) Monocerotis 6h 40' 58.6
+9° 53' 44 		1020 4.66 O7 Blue
Main Sequence 		brightest member of
the star cluster
NGC 2264
18 Monocerotis 6h 47' 51.6
+2° 24' 44 		370 4.48 K0III Orange
Giant
V637
19 Monocerotis 		7h 2' 54.6
-4° 14' 21 		1100 4.99 B1V Blue
Main Sequence
20 Monocerotis 7h 10' 13.6
-4° 14' 14 		210 4.91 K0III Orange
Giant
V571
21 Monocerotis 		7h 11' 23.5
-0° 18' 7 		260 5.44 F2V White
Main Sequence
23 Monocerotis 7h 13' 18.3
-0° 15' 34 		11000s 6.68 F0 White
Main Sequence
V645
28 Monocerotis 		8h 1' 13.2
-1° 23' 33 		470 4.69 K4III Orange
Giant
T Monocerotis 6h 25' 13
+7° 5' 9 		4300s 5.59 F7Iab
K1Iab 		White Supergiant
Orange Supergiant




SPACEDOG - Canis Major
Canis Major KAY nis MAY jor The Greater Dog
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.

•
Sirius
say: "SEE-ree-us"
aka - Isis - Dog Star
Alpha
Canis Majoris
6h 45' 9
-16° 42' 58 		8.6 -1.5 A1 V Blue-White
Sub-Giant
1 Companion
White Dwarf 		Brightest Star
5th Closest
shone bright Red
only 2000 yrs. ago
Sirius B
"The Pup"
aka - The Dogon Star
- . . . Close orbiting
White Dwarf 		50 year orbit of Sirius
Dogon tribe of Africa
has ancient knowledge of
Mirzam
Nose of the Dog
Beta Canis Majoris
6h 22' 42
-17° 57' 22 		499 2 B1 II-III Blue Giant slightly variable
Muliphen
Ear of the Dog
Gamma Canis Majoris
7h 3' 45
-15° 38' 0 		403 4.1 B8 II Blue Giant
Wezen
means: "the weight"
Delta Canis Majoris
7h 8' 23
-26° 23' 35 		1800 1.8 F8 Ia White
Supergiant
Adhara
means: "the virgins"
Epsilon Canis Majoris
6h 58' 37
-28° 58' 20 		430 1.5 B2 II Blue Giant
Zeta Canis Majoris 6h 20' 19
-30° 3' 48 		340 3 B2.5 V Blue
Main Sequence
Aludra
means: "virginity"
Tail of the Dog
Eta Canis Majoris
7h 24' 6
-29° 18' 11 		3200 2.4 B5 Ia Blue
Supergiant
Theta
Canis Majoris 		6h 54' 11
-12° 2' 19 		250 4 K4III Orange
Giant
Lambda
Canis Majoris 		6h 28' 10
-32° 34' 49 		410 4 B4 V Blue
Main Sequence
Mu Canis Majoris 6h 56' 6
-14° 2' 37 		910 5 G5III
A2 		Yellow Giant
Blue White MS
Nu 1A
Canis Majoris 		6h 36' 23
-18° 39' 36 		280 5 G8
K0 III 		Yellow MS
Orange Giant
Nu 1B
Canis Majoris 		6h 36' 22
-18° 19' 38 		400 8 F3 IV-V White
Main Sequence
Nu 2
Canis Majoris 		6h 36' 41
-19° 15' 22 		65 4 K1 III+ Orange
Giant
Nu 3
Canis Majoris 		6h 37' 53
-18° 14' 15 		465 4.5 K1 III Orange
Giant
Pi Canis Majoris 6h 55' 37
-20° 8' 11 		95 4.6 F2 IV-V White
Main Sequence




SPACEDOG - Canis Minor
Canis Minor KAY nis MY nor The Lesser Dog
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
•
Procyon
say: "pro-SIGH-on"
Alpha Canis Minoris
7h 39' 18.1
+5° 13' 30 		11.3 .4 F5 IV Yellow-White
Sub-Giant
1 Companion
White Dwarf 		8th Brightest
star in the sky
14th Nearest known
Gomeisa
say: "go-MAY-sa"
Beta Canis Minoris
7h 27' 9
+8° 17' 21 		170 2.89 B8 V Blue
Main Sequence
Gamma
Canis Minoris 		7h 28' 9.7
+8° 55' 32 		400 4.33 K3 III Orange Giant




SPACEDOG - Orion
Orion oh RYE in The Hunter
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
*..*.
Betelgeuse
BET el jooze
- not "Beetle Juice"
"House of the Twins"
Alpha Orionis
5h 55' 10.3
+7° 24' 55 		430 0.45 M2Ib Red
Supergiant 		Eastern Shoulder
Among Brightest
Larger in diameter
than the orbit of Venus
5 Very Faint
Companions
.
..
Rigel
Arabic der.: "Foot"
Beta Orionis
5h 14' 32.3
-8° 12' 6 		770 0.18 B8Ia Blue
Supergiant 		Among Brightest
3 Very Faint
Companions
Bellatrix
Amazon Warrior's name
Gamma Orionis
5h 25' 7.8
+6° 20' 59 		240 1.64 B2III Blue
Giant 		Western Shoulder
Delta 1 Orionis
Mintaka
Arabic "belt"
Delta 2 Orionis
5h 32' 0.3
-0° 17' 57 		920 2.25 09.5II+ Blue
Bright Giant 		Double Star
Unrelated
Spectroscopic Binary
Western Star in
Orion's Belt
5h 32' 0.4
-0° 17' 4 		920s 6.77 B2V Blue
Main Sequence
Alnilam
"String of Pearls"
Epsilon Orionis
5h 36' 12.7
-1° 12' 7 		1300 1.69 B0Iae Blue
Supergiant 		Middle Star in
Orion's Belt
Alnitak
Arabic "Belt"
Zeta Orionis
5h 40' 45.5
-1° 56' 34 		820 1.82 O9.5Ib Blue
Supergiant 		Eastern Star
in Orion's Belt
3.95 B0III Blue
Giant
Eta Orionis 5h 24' 28.6
-2° 23' 49 		900 3.35 B1V
B2 		Blue
Main Sequence 		Tight Binary



Theta 1A
Theta 1B
Theta 1C
Theta 1D
Theta 1 Orionis
The Trapezium
Theta 2 Orionis
Theta 2A
Theta 2B
5h 35' 16.4
-5° 23' 23 		1500s 4.96 O6 Blue
Main Sequence 		The Trapezium
is a multiple
star grouping
surrounded by
the Orion Nebula
- M42 and M43 -
and outlines the
Sword of Orion
5h 36' 16
-5° 23' 7 		7.49v B0V
A5 		Blue & Blue White
Main Sequence
5h 35' 17.2
-5° 23' 13 		6.35 B0.5V Blue
Main Sequence
5h 35' 15.8
-5° 23' 14 		7.20 O7 Blue
Main Sequence
5h 35' 22.8
-5° 24' 58 		1900s 4.98 O9.5V Blue
Main Sequence
5h 35' 26.3
-5° 24' 58 		6.02 B1V Blue
Main Sequence
Iota Orionis 5h 35' 25.9
-5° 54' 36 		1300 2.75 O9III Blue
Giant
Saiph
Kappa Orionis
5h 47' 45.3
-9° 40' 11 		720 2.07 B0.5Ia Blue
Supergiant
Lambda 1
Meissa
Lambda Orionis
Lambda 2
5h 35' 8.2
+9° 56' 3 		1060 3.50 O8 Blue
Main Sequence
5h 35' 8.4
+9° 56' 6 		5.45 B0.5V Blue
Main Sequence
Mu Orionis 6h 2' 23
+9° 38' 51 		152 4.12 A Blue White
Main Sequence
Nu Orionis 6h 7' 34.3
+14° 46' 6 		530 4.42 B3V Blue
Main Sequence
Xi Orionis 6h 11' 56.4
+14° 12' 31 		630 4.45 B3IV Blue
Sub Giant
Omicron 1
Orionis 		4h 52' 31.9
+14° 15' 2 		540 4.71 M3 Red
Main Sequence
Omicron 2
Orionis 		4h 56' 22.2
+13° 30' 52 		169 4.06 K2III Orange
Giant
Pi 1 Orionis 4h 54' 53.7
+10° 9' 3 		121 4.64 A0V Blue White
Main Sequence 		marking the
Bow of Orion
Pi 2 Orionis 4h 50' 36.7
+8° 54' 1 		194 4.35 A1V Blue White
Main Sequence
Pi 3 Orionis 4h 49' 50.3
+6° 57' 41 		260 3.19 F6V White
Main Sequence
Pi 4 Orionis 4h 51' 12.3
+5° 36' 18 		1300 3.68 B2III
B2IV 		Blue Giant and Blue
Main Sequence
Pi 5 Orionis 4h 54' 15
+2° 26' 26 		1340 3.71 B3III
B0V 		Blue Giant
and Blue
Main Sequence
Pi 6 Orionis 4h 58' 32.8
+1° 42' 51 		950 4.47 K2II Orange
Bright Giant
Rho Orionis 5h 13' 17.4
+2° 51' 40 		340 4.67 K3III Orange
Giant
Sigma Orionis 5h 38' 44.7
-2° 36' 0 		1150 3.77 O9.5V Blue
Main Sequence
Tau Orionis 5h 17' 36.3
-6° 50' 40 		550 3.59 B5III Blue
Giant
Upsilon Orionis 5h 31' 55.8
-7° 18' 6 		1550 4.62 B0V Blue
Main Sequence
Phi 1 Orionis 5h 34' 49.2
+9° 29' 22 		1000 4.39 B0IV Blue
Main Sequence
Phi 2
Orionis 		5h 36' 54.3
+9° 17' 26 		116 4.09 G8III-IV Yellow
Giant
Chi 1
Orionis 		5h 54' 22.9
+20° 16' 34 		28 4.39 G0V Yellow
Main Sequence
Chi 2 Orionis 6h 3' 55.2
+20° 8' 18 		2300s 4.64 B2Ia Blue
Supergiant
Psi 1 Orionis 5h 24' 44.8
+1° 50' 47 		1100 4.89 B1V Blue
Main Sequence
Psi 2 Orionis 5h 26' 50.2
+3° 5' 44 		1400 4.59 B2IV Blue
Sub Giant
Omega Orionis 5h 39' 11.1
+4° 7' 17 		1600 4.50 B3III Blue
Giant
13 Orionis 5h 7' 38.3
+9° 28' 19 		92 6.15 G1IV Yellow
Sub Giant
29 Orionis 5h 23' 56.8
-7° 48' 29 		174 4.13 G8III Yellow
Giant
27 Orionis 5h 24' 28.9
-0° 53' 29 		172 5.07 K0III Orange
Giant
71 Orionis 6h 14' 50.8
+19° 9' 23 		69 5.20 F6V White
Main Sequence
74 Orionis 6h 16' 26.6
+12° 16' 20 		64 5.04 F5IV-V White
Sub Giant




SPACEDOG - Gemini
Gemini GEM in eye The Twins
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.


Castor
Alpha 1 Geminorum
Alpha 2 Geminorum
Alpha 3 Geminorum
7h 34' 35.9
+31° 53' 18 		52 1.6
1.93
2.97
9.83v
A2 V
A1 V
M1 V 		2 pairs of
Blue White
Sub Giants
and 1 pair of
Red Dwarfs 		Triple Binary Syatem
Six stars total
- in a complex
orbital pattern
7h 34' 37.6
+31° 52' 11
Pollux
Beta Geminorum
7h 45' 18.9
+28° 1' 34 		33.7 1.16 K0 III Orange Giant
Alhena
Gamma Geminorum
6h 37' 42.7
+16° 23' 57 		105 1.93 A0 IV Blue White
Sub Giant
•
Wasat
Delta Geminorum
7h 20' 7.3
+21° 58' 56 		59 3.5
8
F0 IV
?
White Sub Giant
1 Faint Companion 		Pluto discovered
near this star, 1930
Mebsuta
Epsilon Geminorum
6h 44' 20.4
+25° 07' 25.6 		900 3 A6-A9 Blue White
Mekbuda
Zeta Geminorum
7h 04' 30.5
+20° 33' 34.8 		1168 4 G3Ibv Yellow
Supergiant
Propus
Eta Geminorum
6h 15' 16.9
+22° 30' 14.8 		350 3.38 M3 III Red
Giant
Lambda
Geminorum 		7h 18' 5.5
+16° 32' 25 		94 3.58 A3 V Blue White
Main Sequence
Xi
Geminorum 		6h 45' 17.3
+12° 53' 44 		57 3.35 F5 IV White
Sub Giant
Rho
Geminorum 		7h 29' 6.6
+31° 47' 4 		60 4.16 F0 V White
Main Sequence
Sigma
Geminorum 		7h 43' 18.7
+28° 53' 0 		122 4.23 K1 III Orange Giant
37 Geminorum 6h 55' 18.6
+25° 22' 32 		56 5.74 G0 V Yellow
Main Sequence
38 Geminorum 6h 54' 38.6
+13° 10' 40 		91 4.73 F0 V White
Main Sequence




SPACEDOG - Taurus
Taurus TOR us The Bull
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
*
Aldebaran
al DEB er on
"the follower"
Alpha Tauri
4h 35' 55.2
+16° 30' 33 		65 0.87
13
K5 III Orange Red Giant
1 Faint Companion 		Adjacent to
but not part of
The Hyades
El Nath
"the butting one"
Beta Tauri
5h 26' 17.5
+28° 36' 27 		131 1.65 B7 III Blue Giant Often Considered
part of Auriga
Tip of Northern Horn
Zeta Tauri 5h 37' 38.6
+21° 8' 33 		420 2.97 B4III Blue
Giant 		Tip of Southern Horn
Lambda Tauri 4h 0' 40.8
+12° 29' 25 		370 3.41 B3V
A4IV 		Blue Main Seq
Blue White Sub Giant
Mu Tauri 4h 15' 32
+8° 53' 32 		430 4.27 B3IV Blue
Sub Giant
Nu Tauri 4h 3' 9.3
+5° 59' 22 		129 3.01 A1V Blue White
Main Sequence
Psi Tauri 4h 7' 0.4
+29° 0' 5 		90 5.21 F1V White
Main Sequence
5 Tauri 3h 30' 52.3
+12° 56' 12 		360 4.14 K0II-III Orange
Bright Giant
10 Tauri 3h 36' 52.3
+0° 24' 6 		45 4.29 F9V White
Main Sequence
39 Tauri 4h 5' 20.2
+22° 0' 32 		55 5.90 G5V Yellow
Main Sequence
104 Tauri 5h 7' 27
+18° 38' 42 		52 4.91 G4V Yellow
Main Sequence
111 Tauri 5h 24' 25.4
+17° 23' 0 		48 5.0 F8V White
Main Sequence
The Hyades HIGH uh deez The Nymphs
Gamma Tauri 4h 19' 47.5
+15° 37' 39 		154 3.65 G8III Yellow Giant Vertex of the V
of the Hyades

Dela 1 Tauri
Dela 2 Tauri
Dela 3 Tauri 		4h 22' 56
+17° 32' 33 		153 3.77 G8III Yellow
Giant
4h 24' 5.7
+17° 26' 38 		148 4.80 A7V Blue White
Main Sequence
4h 25' 29.3
+17° 55' 41 		148 4.30 A2IV Blue White
Sub Giant
Ain
"bull's eye"
Epsilon Tauri
4h 28' 36.9
+19° 10' 49 		155 3.53 K0 III Orange Giant Opposite Aldebaran
in the V of Hyades
Theta 1 Tauri 4h 28' 34.4
+15° 57' 44 		158 3.84 G7III Yellow
Giant 		possible wide
orbital binary
Theta 2 Tauri 4h 28' 39.7
+15° 52' 15 		149 3.40 A7III Blue White
Giant
Sigma 1 Tauri
Sigma 1 Tauri 		4h 39' 9.2
+15° 47' 59 		152 5.08 A4 Blue White
Main Sequence
4h 39' 16.4
+15° 55' 5 		159 4.67 A5V Blue White
Main Sequence
Pi Tauri 4h 26' 36.4
+14° 42' 49 		450 4.69 G7III Yellow
Giant
The Pleiades PLEE uh deez The 7 Sisters
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Alcyone
Eta Tauri
3h 47' 29
+24° 6' 18 		370 2.85 B7III Blue
Giant 		Brightest star
of the Pleiades
Celaeno
16 Tauri
3h 44' 48.1
+24° 17' 22 		370 5.45 B7IV Blue
Sub Giant 		M 45

Stellar Nursery
about 415 ly away
an
excellent example
of how some stars
are likely formed
and
one of the most
beautiful naked
eye objects
in the sky.

Appearing as
a Tiny Dipper,
most people can
make out five or six,
but it actually contains
hundreds of baby stars
9 of which are named
- the Seven Sisters
and their parents
- from Greek
Mythology.

The entire cluster
is enveloped in
a faint blue nebulosity,
the remains of the cloud
from which they formed.
Electra
17 Tauri
3h 44' 52.5
+24° 6' 48 		330 3.72 B6III Blue
Giant
18 Tauri 3h 45' 9.7
+24° 50' 21 		370 5.66 B8V Blue
Main Sequence
Taygeta
19 Tauri
3h 45' 12.4
+24° 28' 2 		370 4.30 B6V Blue
Main Sequence
Maia
20 Tauri
3h 45' 49.5
+24° 22' 4 		360 3.87 B8III Blue
Giant

Asterope
21 Tauri
3h 45' 54.3
+24° 33' 17 		390 5.76 B8V Blue
Main Sequence
22 Tauri 3h 46' 2.8
+24° 31' 41 		350 6.43 A0V Blue
Main Sequence
Merope
23 Tauri
3h 46' 19.5
+23° 56' 54 		360 4.18 B6IV Blue
Sub Giant

Atlas
The Father
27 Tauri
3h 49' 9.7
+24° 3' 12 		380 3.62 B8III Blue
Giant
Pleione
The Mother
BU (28) Tauri
3h 49' 11.1
+24' 8' 12 		390 5.05 B8V Blue
Main Sequence




SPACEDOG - Aries
Aries AIR ease The Ram
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Hamal
say: "ha MALL"
means: "lamb"
Alpha Arietis
2h 7' 10
+23° 27' 45 		66 2.01 K2 III Orange Giant Forms flat
scalene triangle
with Beta and Gamma
Sheratan
means: "two signs"
Beta Arietis
1h 54' 38
+20° 48' 29 		60 2.64 A5 V Blue White
Main Sequence
Gamma 1 Arietis
Mesarthim
Gamma 2 Arietis
1h 53' 32
+19° 17' 40 		205 3.88
4.58 		B9 V
A1 		Blue - Blue White
Main Sequence 		Orbital
Binary
Botein
Delta Arietis 		3h 11' 37.7
+19° 43' 36 		168 4.35 K2III Orange Giant
Epsilon 1 Arietis
Epsilon 2 Arietis 		2h 59' 12.6
+21° 20' 25 		290 5.20
5.50 		A2V
A2V 		Blue White
Main Seq. Binary
Zeta Arietis 3h 14' 54
+21° 2' 40 		340 4.87 A1V Blue White
Main Sequence
Eta Arietis 2h 12' 48
+21° 12' 39 		98 5.23 F5V White
Main Sequence
Rho Arietis 2h 56' 26.1
+18° 1' 23 		115 5.58 F6V White
Main Sequence
23 Arietis 2h 19' 8.7
+19° 41' 16 		110 6.82 F8 White
Dwarf
29 Arietis 2h 32' 54.1
+15° 2' 5 		94 6.00 F8V White
Main Sequence
31 Arietis 2h 36' 37.8
+12° 26' 52 		115 5.64 F7V White
Main Sequence
47 Arietis 2h 58' 5.2
+20° 40' 8 		104 5.80 F5IV White
Sub Giant
51 Arietis 3h 2' 26
+26° 36' 34 		69 6 G8V Yellow
Main Sequences
S 326 A
S 326 B 		2h 55' 39
+26° 52' 25 		75 7.5
10 		K2 V
K7 V 		2 Orange
Main Sequences