List of stars in Volans explained

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

NameBG.VarHDHIPRADecvis.
mag.
abs.
mag.
Dist. (ly)Sp. classNotes
γ2 9 55865 34481 3.62 0.59 142 G8IIIvar double star with γ1 Vol; suspected variable,
β 29 71878 41312 3.77 1.17 108 K2IIIvar suspected variable,
ζ 16 63295 37504 3.93 0.86 134 K0III
δ 10 57623 35228 3.97 −2.56 660 F6II
α 46 78045 44382 4.00 1.09 124 A5Vm
ε 22 68520 39794 4.35 −2.12 560 B6IV
24 70514 40680 5.06 0.27 296 K1III
6 53501 33682 5.18 0.44 290 K3III
θ 35 74405 42425 5.19 0.86 239 A0V
η 27 71576 41003 5.28 0.09 356 A0/A1IV/V
κ1 25 71046 40817 5.33 −0.06 390 B9III/IV part of the κ Vol triple star system
43 76143 43414 5.34 1.74 171 F5IV
ι 5 51557 32912 5.41 −0.76 558 B7IV
30 72337 41451 5.51 0.80 285 A0V
κ2 26 71066 40834 5.63 0.21 395 A0p part of the κ Vol triple star system; suspected variable,
γ1 8 55864 34473 5.68 2.41 147 F2 double star with γ2 Vol
19 64484 38210 5.78 0.04 458 B9V
45 77887 44283 5.89 −0.95 762 M1III slow irregular variable,
28 71863 41321 5.95 0.75 358 G8/K0III
41 75171 42895 6.03 2.12 198 A9V
4 50002 32332 6.10 −0.33 629 K3III
44 76270 43351 6.10 −3.84 3165 A3m... suspected variable
33 73468 41907 6.11 0.77 381 G8III
18 63584 37720 6.16 0.70 403 A0IV/V
15 62153 36914 6.33 −1.01 959 B9IV + B9IV double star
20 66920 39041 6.33 0.84 409 A3III
40 75116 42850 6.33 −1.21 1052 K3III:
3 49947 32222 6.36 0.81 420 G8III
17 63513 37773 6.37 −0.12 648 G6/G8III
12 60150 36346 6.38 −0.22 681 K5III
7 55151 34270 6.47 0.54 501 K0III
11 59640 35946 6.49 2.04 253 A3V
2 49268 31977 6.50 0.88 433 K1IIICN...
13 61312 36735 6.59 0.42 547 A1/2V
1 G. Vol 1 49306 32106 6.70 1.08 445 B9.5/A0V
32 73391 41837 6.71 0.61 688 K0/1III suspected variable
21 67559 39406 6.74 -0.42 961 B8III
31 72719 41478 6.81 1.58 357 A2V
14 61950 37007 6.87 -1.23 1343 B8V
76920 43803 7.8 603 K1III has a planet (b)
76700 43686 8.13 4.25 195 G6V has a planet (b)
R 8.70 -0.91 2728 CVIIe+ Carbon star and Mira variable,
68402 39589 9.11 254 G5IV/V has a planet (b)
S 12.97 3.06 3130.7 M4IIIe Mira variable,
14.09 25.822 DA9.0 one of the closest known white dwarfs
RR 15.932.78 12102.28 A9V Algol variable
UY 16.9 2.39 26,000 M X-ray burster and eclipsing binary,

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