List of stars in Dorado explained

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

NameBG.VarHDHIPRADecvis.
mag.		abs.
mag.		Dist. (ly)Sp. classNotes
α 8 29305 21281 3.30 −0.36 176 A0IIIp(Si) double star
α2 CVn variable,
β 29 37350 26069 3.76 −3.76 1038 F4-G4Ia-II Cepheid variable,
γ 3 27290 19893 4.26 2.72 66 F0V-F5V prototype γ Dor variable,
δ 33 39014 27100 4.34 1.10 145 A7V
36 40409 27890 4.65 2.47 89 K1III/IV
ζ 20 33262 23693 4.71 4.38 38 F7V variable star,
θ 22 34649 24372 4.81 −1.31 546 K2III
η2 40 43455 29353 5.01 −1.56 671 M2.5III semiregular variable,
ν 39 43107 29134 5.06 0.42 277 B8V
ε 34 39844 27534 5.10 −0.88 512 B6V suspected variable
λ 23 36189 25429 5.14 −0.64 467 G6III
21 WZ 33684 23840 5.19 −1.23 627 M3III semiregular variable,
κ 12 30478 22040 5.28 1.11 222 A8/A9III/IV suspected δ Sct variable,
G 28 37297 26001 5.34 1.08 232 G8/K0III spectroscopic binary
π2 42 46116 30565 5.37 0.81 266 G8III
π1 38 45669 30321 5.56 −0.75 595 K5III
9 R 29712 21479 5.59 1.61 203 M8IIIe semiregular variable,
η1 41 42525 28909 5.72 0.68 332 A0V
24 36584 25482 6.02 1.62 248 F0IV/V double star
4 27604 20109 6.08 1.73 242 A8V+... double star
18 31746 22844 6.11 3.66 101 F3V
27 36876 25781 6.19 0.75 400 F0IV double star
6 28255 20552 6.28 4.12 88 G4V+... triple star
31 AZ 37935 26368 6.28 −0.82 856 B9.5V Be star,
43 46730 30973 6.28 1.34 317 F0III variable star,
30 37501 26190 6.32 1.18 348 G5IV
35 39963 27660 6.35 −1.32 1116 G8III
19 31754 22737 6.43 −1.30 1148 M0/M1III semiregular variable,
1 24863 18275 6.46 1.31 349 A4V suspected variable,
13 30610 22081 6.46 0.73 456 K0/K1III suspected variable,
2 XY 25470 18691 6.52 1250 M1III semiregular variable,
XZ 31009 22381 6.55 1450 M2III slow irregular variable,
AB 36705 25647 7.00 49 K0V triple-star system
T Tau star, ; member of the AB Doradus moving group
28254 20606 7.71 3.96 183 G5V has a planet (b)
30177 21850 8.41 179 G8V has two planets (b and c)
33579 23718 9.14 160000 A4Ia in LMC; yellow hypergiant
S 35343 9.72 A0-5eq in LMC; prototype luminous blue variable, ; one of the most luminous stars known
10.3 1566 F7 Naledi; has a transiting planet (b)
38282 10.50 160000 WN5-6h+WN6-6h in LMC; Wolf–Rayet binary; both components among the most luminous stars known
37974 10.96 160000 Be in LMC; blue hypergiant; α Cyg variable,, one of the most luminous stars known
10.96 160000 O3If/WN in LMC; one of the most luminous stars known
AA 269696 11.14 sdB+dM Algol variable,
RW 269320 24763 11.16 307.5 G4/5V W UMa variable,
269445 11.46 160000 Bep in LMC; luminous blue variable, one of the most luminous stars known
36402 11.62 160000 WC4+O8I in LMC; Wolf–Rayet star
11.63 160000 G2:Iabv... in LMC; Cepheid variable,
34664 11.70 160000 B0Iab:e in LMC; Be star
19394 11.81 48.88 M3.5 has 3 planets
11.97 160000 O7Iap in LMC; one of the most luminous stars known
12.02 160000 WN6h in LMC; Wolf–Rayet star; one of the most luminous stars known
269227 12.04 160000 WN9h in LMC; Wolf–Rayet star
38489 12.22 160000 B[e] in LMC; Be star
269810 12.28 160000 OB in LMC; one of the most luminous and most massive stars known
12.5 160000 WN in LMC; Wolf–Rayet star; one of the most luminous stars known
12.77 160000 WN5h in R136; most massive and most luminous star known as of 2014
12.86 160000 WN5h in R136; one of the most massive and most luminous stars known
12.93 160000 Wn5h in R136; one of the most massive and most luminous stars known
38344 13.07 160000 WR: in LMC; Wolf–Rayet star; one of the most luminous stars known
13.1 160000 O3IIIf+O6v in LMC
13.27 160000 WN9h in LMC; Wolf–Rayet star
13.38 160000 Wn5h in R136; one of the most massive and most luminous stars known
13.5 160000 WN... in LMC; high-mass X-ray binary; companion star is one of the most luminous stars known
13.63 160000 B0Iae+O9.5V in LMC; most extreme heartbeat star known
13.66 160000 WN9ha in R136; Wolf–Rayet star
13.73 160000 O3Iab: in R136; one of the most massive and most luminous stars known
13.8 160000 B0.5IIIe in LMC; high-mass X-ray binary
13.88 160000 O2V(f*) in LMC; O2 spectral type standard; runaway star
14.0 160000 O8III in LMC; high-mass X-ray binary
14.13 160000 O3If*/WN6 in LMC; Wolf–Rayet binary; one of the most luminous stars known
BB 14.3 VY Scl variable,
269858 14.5 160000 O8(f)p in LMC; luminous blue variable
14.5 160000 O8(f)p in LMC; high-mass X-ray binary
269908 14.71 160000 WR in LMC; Wolf–Rayet star; one of the most luminous stars known
15.36 160000 WR: in LMC; Wolf–Rayet star; one of the most luminous stars known
15.81 160000 Omp+... in LMC; fastest-rotating known star
16.08 160000 WN5h in LMC; one of the most massive and most luminous stars known
16.3 200000 BV hypervelocity star
17.2 160000 B2.5Ve in LMC; high-mass X-ray binary
18.46 160000 M7.5 in LMC; one of the largest known stars
160000 in LMC; X-ray binary
160000 O8(f)p in LMC; pulsar
160000 O8(f)p in LMC; pulsar
160000 in LMC; soft gamma repeater

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