List of stars in Corona Australis explained

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

NameBVarHDHIPRADecvis.
mag.
abs.
mag.
Dist. (ly)Sp. classNotes
β 178345 94160 4.10 −1.86 508 K0II/IIICN. suspected variable
α 178253 94114 4.11 1.11 130 A0/A1V Meridiana (traditionally Alphekka Meridiana, Alfecca Meridiana)
γ 177474 93825 4.23 2.97 58 F7IV-V double star
δ 177873 94005 4.57 0.93 175 K1III
θ 170845 90982 4.62 −2.50 867 G5III
ζ 176638 93542 4.74 0.99 184 A0Vn
ε 175813 93174 4.83 2.45 98 F3IV/V W UMa variable,
165189 88726 4.92 1.71 143 A5V
γ 177475 4.99 component of the γ CrA system
168592 90037 5.09 −0.85 503 K4/K5III
λ 172777 91875 5.11 1.15 202 A0/A1V suspected variable,
170642 90887 5.16 1.02 220 A3V
μ 173540 92226 5.20 −0.20 393 G5/G6III
168905 90200 5.24 −0.79 524 B2.5Vn suspected variable
175219 92953 5.35 0.46 310 G6III-IV
V686 175362 92989 5.36 −0.22 425 B3V α2 CVn variable,
172991 91989 5.40 −2.64 1320 K1/K2III+..
V718 171967 91494 5.42 −1.58 817 M2III slow irregular variable
167096 89507 5.45 0.87 268 G8/K0III
η1 173715 92308 5.46 0.33 347 A2Vn
V692 166596 89290 5.47 −3.06 1655 B2.5III SX Ari variable,
η2 173861 92382 5.60 −0.75 607 B9IV
169853 90541 5.63 −0.29 498 A2m...
κ2 170868 90968 5.67 −2.94 1716 B9.5
170521 90842 5.71 −2.20 1244 K2III
V701 CrAV701 176723 93552 5.73 1.68 211 F2III/IV δ Sct variable,
166114 89099 5.86 1.28 269 F0Vn suspected variable
178322 94157 5.86 −1.14 817 B5V suspected variable
179433 94556 5.91 1.12 296 G8III
170384 90759 6.02 1.55 255 A3V
177565 93858 6.15 4.98 56 G8V has a planet (b)
176425 93470 6.21 1.04 352 A0V
170773 90936 6.22 3.43 118 F5V
175395 93049 6.27 −0.43 712 B9V
175529 93074 6.29 2.34 201 A5IV/V
167756 89726 6.30 B0.5Ia suspected variable,
κ1 170867 90969 6.31 0.43 489 B8
178628 94243 6.34 −3.19 2629 B7II/III
169943 90597 6.36 0.38 512 G8III
176270 93371 6.44 2.00 252 B9.5IV:
178254 94130 6.44 1.29 350 K0III
168357 89920 6.46 −2.76 2280 K2II
174407 92608 6.47 −0.13 682 K3III
175093 92866 6.48 0.91 424 K1III
175855 93209 6.49 0.62 486 B9.5V
174152 92487 6.50 −2.18 1772 B5III
V693 6.50 nova,
V394 7.50 recurrent nova and eclipsing binary,
V694 166473 7.92 A5p rapidly oscillating Ap star and α2 CVn variable
166724 89354 9.31 138 K0IV has a planet (b)
TY 9.39 B8e Orion and Algol variable,
V 173539 92207 9.40 R... R Coronae Borealis variable,
S 10.49 G0Ve+K0Ve Orion variable in nebula,
R 93449 11.50 79.64 A5IIev Orion variable in nebula
T 11.67 F0e Orion variable in nebula,
V691 15.10 Low-mass X-ray binary (pulsar) and eclipsing binary
25.7 400 closest known neutron star to Earth; possible quark star
Y 166813 M6 Z Andromedae variable
RU Coronae AustralisRU CrA RU 180206 [WC3/4] slow irregular variable; central star of planetary nebula IC 1297

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