List of stars in Pictor explained

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

Name	B	Var	HD	HIP	RA	Dec	vis. mag.	abs. mag.	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class	Notes
	α		50241	32607			3.30	0.83	99	A7IV
	β		39060	27321			3.85	2.42	63	A5V	δ Sct variable, ; has a protoplanetary disk and has two planets (b & c)
	γ		39523	27530			4.50	0.87	174	K1III
	δ		42933	29276			4.72	−3.81	1655	B0.5IV	β Lyr variable,
			42540	28991			5.04	−0.37	394	K2/K3III	47 G. Pic or μ Dor
	η^2		33042	23649			5.05	−0.76	474	M2IIIvar	suspected variable,
			39640	27621			5.16	0.61	264	G8III
			46355	30932			5.20	0.29	312	K0III
			40292	27947			5.29	2.58	114	F0Ve...
	λ		30185	21914			5.30	0.19	343	K0/K1III
			38871	27243			5.31	−0.44	460	K0/K1II
	η^1		32743	23482			5.37	3.28	85	F2V
	ζ		35072	24829			5.44	2.65	118	F7III-IV
			36553	25768			5.46	2.26	143	G3IV
	ι		31203	22531			5.58	2.73	121	F0IV...
	ν		45229	30342			5.60	2.09	164	Am
			41214	28484			5.65	1.65	206	A1m...
	μ		46860	31137			5.69	−1.04	724	B9V	suspected variable
			45557	30463			5.78	1.06	287	A0V
			40733	28287			5.81	−2.13	1264	G8II
			45984	30703			5.82	−0.53	606	K3III
			36734	25887			5.86	0.07	468	K3III
			39937	27737			5.93	0.41	415	F7IV
			34347	24384			6.03	−0.63	701	K3III
			35765	25317			6.09	0.03	532	K1III
	κ		35580	25098			6.10	−0.71	749	B8/B9V
		TX	37434	26300			6.10	0.08	522	K2III	RS CVn variable,
			40200	27937			6.11	−1.53	1101	B3V
			50571	32775			6.11	3.51	108	F7III-IV	style=text-align:left;	has a planet (b)
		AE	46792	31068			6.15	−1.58	1148	B3V	β Lyr variable
			39110	27317			6.19	−1.68	1221	K3III
AK Pic		AK	48189	31711			6.18	4.47	71	G1/G2V	T Tau star,
			33116	23653			6.26	−0.40	700	M2III	semiregular variable
	θ		35860	25303			6.26	0.19	534	A0V
			45796	30524			6.26	−0.43	710	B6V	suspected variable
			45461	30352			6.30	−1.28	1069	M1III
			39547	27583			6.32	−0.84	883	K0/K1III
R Pic		R	30551	22170			6.35		6700	M2.5:IIe	semiregular variable,
			38458	27001			6.38	1.82	266	F0IIIn	suspected variable, named ε by Lacaille but dropped by Gould
			39312	27512			6.38	−1.79	1405	K1III
	ι		31204	22534			6.42	3.89	105	F0IV
			37226	26079			6.42	2.67	183	F8V
			37781	26515			6.43	0.41	522	A0V
			44120	29788			6.44	3.64	119	G1V
SW Pic		SW	41586	28596			6.45	−0.61	825	M4III	semiregular variable,
			29805	21666			6.45	−0.07	656	K2III
			45701	30480			6.45	3.94	104	G3III/IV
			45450	30423			6.47	1.52	319	A3V
			34587	24520			6.48	−0.62	856	K2III
			40665	28180			6.48	−0.24	720	K5/M0III
		S	33894	24126			6.50		1330	M7e	Mira variable,
		TU	33331	23833			6.93		964	B5III	slowly pulsating B star,
			40307	27887			7.17	6.63	42	K2.5V	style=text-align:left;	has six planets (b, c, d, e, f and g)
		TV	30861	22370			7.44		634	A2V	rotating ellipsoidal variable,
			41004	28393			8.65	5.48	140	K1V+M2	double star, has a planet (Ab) and a brown dwarf (Bb)
			41248	28460			8.82		171	G2V	has two planets (b and c)
		VZ	33793	24186			8.89	10.92	13	M1V	nearest halo star; BY Dra variable; has two planets (b and c)
		AB	44627	30034			9.21	5.87	148	K2V	T Tau star, has a planet or a brown dwarf (b)
		RR		31481			12.50				nova,
		TW									nova-like star
									509.8		closest known millisecond pulsar
										Y1	brown dwarf

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: 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 .