Named Stars
24 entries in the Named Stars, Part 4 compendium.
Sigma LibraeA red giant variable star in Libra, also known as Brachium.HD 38283A metal-deficient F-type star with a Saturnian planet in a 363-day orbit.Xi AquariiA binary star system in Aquarius, visible to the naked eye.CanopusSecond-brightest star in the night sky, a white giant in Carina.CapellaA quadruple star system and the sixth-brightest star in the night sky.Beta CassiopeiaeA Delta Scuti variable star in Cassiopeia.Upsilon2 CassiopeiaeA yellow giant star with the IAU-approved name Castula.Beta OphiuchiAn orange K-type giant in Ophiuchus, also known as Cebalrai.HD 63454A K-type star with a hot Jupiter discovered on Valentine’s Day 2005.Mu AraeA Sun-like star with four planets named after Don Quixote characters.Kappa CassiopeiaeA runaway star with a vast bow shock in Cassiopeia.47 Ursae MajorisA yellow dwarf with three planets, including the first long-period exoplanet.WASP-50An older G-type star spun up by a close giant planet.Theta LeonisA white-hot, chemically peculiar Am star in Leo.HD 1502A K-type subgiant in Pisces with a named super-Jupiter planet.HD 4208A yellow G-type star with one known exoplanet in Sculptor.Omega HerculisA binary star with a chemically peculiar primary and variable brightness.AtutahiA tapu star of Māori lore, solitary outside the Milky Way.ChaxiraxiSun Mother goddess of the Guanche people, linked to Canopus.Old Man of the South PoleTaoist deification of Canopus, symbol of happiness and longevity.TW Piscis AustriniA variable star and companion to Fomalhaut in a triple system.PolarisThe current northern pole star and closest Cepheid variable.SunThe Sun is the central star of the Solar System.FomalhautBrightest star in Piscis Austrinus, anchor for stellar classification.
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