List of stars in Mensa explained

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

Name	B	Var	HD	HIP	RA	Dec	vis. mag.	abs. mag.	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class	Notes
	α		43834	29271			5.08	5.05	33	G5V
	γ		37763	25918			5.18	2.73	101	K4III	double star
	β		33285	23467			5.30	−1.17	642	G8III
	θ		54239	33384			5.45	0.26	356	B9.5/A0III/IV
	κ		40953	27566			5.46	0.87	270	B9V
	η		32440	22871			5.47	−1.23	712	K6III	suspected variable
	μ		30612	21949			5.53	−0.32	483	B9IV
	ε		60816	36039			5.54	−0.24	466	K2/K3III
	ζ		50506	31897			5.61	0.14	404	A5III
	π		39091	26394			5.65	4.35	59	G3IV	has two planet (b & c)
	δ		28525	20049			5.67	0.19	408	K2/K3III+..	double star
			22676	16290			5.68	0.81	307	G8III
	ν		29116	20297			5.78	2.13	175	F0/F2III
		WX	37993	26169			5.79	−1.74	1045	M2/M3III	semiregular variable,
	ξ		34172	23148			5.84	0.69	349	G8III	variable star,
	ι		38602	26264			6.04	−0.90	795	B8III	rotating ellipsoidal variable,
			30479	21611			6.05	−0.46	655	K2III
		TZ	39780	25776			6.18	1.03	349	A1III + B9V:	Algol variable,
			33875	23737			6.26	0.69	423	A0V
			31975	22717			6.28	3.72	106	F8V
			23474	16827			6.29	−0.65	795	K2III
			33519	23251			6.29	−1.30	1072	K5/M0III	optical double
			35184	24507			6.49	1.28	359	A6V
	λ		39810	27369			6.54	1.17	386	K0III
			38283	26380			6.70		123	F9.5V	Bubup,^[1] has a planet (b)
		YY	32918	23106			8.05		942	K2III	FK Com Variable,
			39194	27080			8.08		84	K0V	has three planets (b, c and d)
		UX	37513	25760			8.24		332	F8V	Algol variable,
		TY	37909	25472			8.26		569	A3/A4V	W UMa Variable,
			42936	28941			9.1		159	K0IV	has a planet (b)
		AO	45081	29964			9.95	7.02	126	K3:V:
			269006	23428			10.55		160000	OB	in LMC, luminous blue variable
			268835	22989			10.66		160000	B8Ie	in LMC; blue hypergiant
		TU					11.6				SU UMa Variable,
							12.50		160000	K5-M3	in LMC, Cepheid variable
		AH					13.15				Nova-like star,
		W					13.8		160000	F8:Iab:p	in LMC; R CrB variable
							17		160000	Ss	in LMC, X-ray binary
							18.0		160000		in LMC, Low-mass X-ray binary
							21.15		160000		microlensing event source in LMC lensed by red dwarf
									160000		in LMC, X-ray binary

See also

• List of stars by constellation

References

• Web site: ESA . European Space Agency . The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues . 1997 . 2006-12-26 .
• Web site: Kostjuk . N. D. . HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index . 2002 . 2006-12-26 .
• Web site: Roman . N. G. . Identification of a Constellation from a Position . 1987 . 2006-12-26 .
• Web site: SIMBAD Astronomical Database . Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg . 2007-01-04 .
• Web site: Samus . N. N. . Durlevich. O. V.. etal . Combined General Catalogue of Variable Stars (GCVS4.2) . 2004 . 2007-01-04 .
• Web site: Gould . B. A. . Uranometria Argentina . Reprinted and updated by Pilcher, F . 2010-07-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120227032716/http://www.uranometriaargentina.com/ . 2012-02-27 .
• Web site: AAVSO Website . American Association of Variable Star Observers . 9 March 2014 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Australia. NameExoWorlds. en. 2019-12-30.