List of stars in Scutum explained

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

B	Var	HD	HIP	vis. mag.	abs. mag.	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class	Notes
α		171443	91117	3.85	0.21	174	K2III	suspected variable,
β		173764	92175	4.22	−2.41	689	G5II...
ζ		169156	90135	4.66	0.82	191	K0III
γ		170296	90595	4.67	−0.09	291	A1IV/V
δ		172748	91726	4.70 (4.60–4.79)	0.91	187	F2IIIp d Del	triple star prototype Delta Scuti variable,
η		175751	93026	4.83	0.82	207	K1III
ε		173009	91845	4.88	−1.14	522	G8II
		175156	92814	5.08	−3.46	1663	B3II
		171391	91105	5.12	0.38	290	G8III	suspected variable
	R	173819	92202	5.38 (4.5–8.2)	−2.79	1405	K0Ibpvar	RV Tauri variable,
	V450	170975	90913	5.47	−2.48	1268	K3Iab	semiregular variable
		173638	92136	5.69			F2Ib-II	suspected irregular variable,
		169033	90096	5.71	−0.66	612	B5V
		171130	90991	5.74	1.68	211	A0/A1V
		170740	90804	5.77	−0.87	694	B2V	double star suspected variable
		172348	91532	5.82	−0.22	527	K4III
		174464	92488	5.82	−2.51	1509	F2Ib
		174208	92391	5.99	−2.31	1489	K2Ib
	V432	170397	90651	6.02	1.32	284	Ap	α² CVn variable,
		172831	91751	6.13	1.77	243	K0.5III
		170547	90692	6.27	0.02	579	G8II-III
		174866	92674	6.27	1.23	332	A7Vn
		169370	90238	6.28	1.61	281	K0
		173093	91880	6.30	2.09	227	F7V
		169009	90083	6.32	1.21	343	B9.5V	suspected variable
		170902	90884	6.36	2.01	241	A4/A5IV/V
		171149	90967	6.36	1.07	373	A0Vn
		172594	91677	6.40	−4.34	4592	F2/F3Ib/II
		174328	92456	6.48	−2.03	1638	K1II/III
		171957	91369	6.49	−0.15	694	B8II/III
		174005	92296	6.49	0.45	527	A2
		169913	90437	6.50	1.51	325	K0
	V430	169454	90281	6.64			B1Ia	α Cyg variable,
	S	174325	92442	6.80		1260	C	semiregular variable,
	V496			7.10				nova,
	RZ	169753	90382	7.53		2260	B3Ib	Algol variable,
	V447	173219	91946	7.88			B1:V:npe	Be star,
	SS	173058	91867	7.90			F8	Cepheid variable,
	EW	171955	91342	7.96		1450	G5	double-mode Cepheid variable,
	V475							nova,
	RU	172730	91697	8.84		801	G5	Cepheid variable,
	RY	169515	90303	9.12			B1IIIpe	Beta Lyrae variable,
	V455	173637	92128	9.29			B1IV	γ Cas variable
	EV		91239	9.90			G0II	Cepheid variable,
	RS		92340	9.95		860	G0	Beta Lyrae variable,
	V452		91477	10.01		32600	A3:Ia	α Cyg variable; candidate luminous blue variable
	X		90791	10.07		1330	F5...	Cepheid variable,
	V443			10.48				nova,
	UY			10.56			M2-4Ia-Iab	One of the largest known stars; semiregular variable
	UZ				10.91	176.35275	G0 D	Yellow giant.
	CM		91738	10.93				Cepheid variable,
	TY		91706	11.00		733	F8	Cepheid variable,
	V476			11.10				nova,
	V479			11.23			O(f)N6.5V	High-mass X-ray binary microquasar; gamma-ray emitter;
	V367			11.58			F5II	double-mode Cepheid variable,
	FR		90115	11.60			M1:II	slow irregular variable Algol variable
	V431		90617	11.60			Bpe	α² CVn variable,
	BX			11.70			F6	Cepheid variable,
				15.46		3001	G2V	style=text-align:left;	has a transiting planet (b)
				21.00		22500		Low-mass X-ray binary
								massive young star
	V445						K2/K3:II/III:	semiregular variable
	V437						M	Mira variable
							n/a	pulsar
								pulsar
								pulsar
								pulsar; possible planetary companion
								pulsar
								magnetar in supernova remnant
	EU							nova
	V368							nova
	V373							nova

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 .

List of stars in Scutum explained

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References