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Bright stars in Centaurus - Full list

The table below lists all the stars in the Centaurus constellation which are brighter than magnitude 6.5 (approximate). The list includes 279 stars. Click on each star to see more details about it.

HR Number(*) Star designation Proper name Visual magnitude Color Notes
HR5459 α1 Centauri Rigil Kentaurus or Toliman -0.01 ⬤ Multiple;
HR5267 β Centauri Hadar 0.61 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR5288 θ Centauri Menkent 2.06 ⬤ Double;
HR4819 γ Centauri 2.17 ⬤ Multiple;
HR5132 ε Centauri 2.3 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR5440 η Centauri 2.31 ⬤ Variable;
HR5231 ζ Centauri 2.55 ⬤
HR4621 δ Centauri 2.6 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR5028 ι Centauri 2.75 ⬤
HR5193 μ Centauri 3.04 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR5576 κ Centauri 3.13 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR4467 λ Centauri 3.13 ⬤ Double;
HR5190 ν Centauri 3.41 ⬤ Variable;
HR5248 φ Centauri 3.83 ⬤ Variable;
HR4802 τ Centauri 3.86 ⬤
HR5249 υ1 Centauri 3.87 ⬤
HR5089 3.88 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR4390 π Centauri 3.89 ⬤ Double;
HR4743 σ Centauri 3.91 ⬤
HR4638 ρ Centauri 3.96 ⬤
HR5471 4 ⬤
HR5485 4.05 ⬤
HR5367 ψ Centauri 4.05 ⬤ Double;
HR4522 4.11 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR5192 2 Centauri 4.19 ⬤ Variable;
HR5168 1 Centauri 4.23 ⬤ Variable;
HR4889 4.27 ⬤
HR4942 ξ2 Centauri 4.27 ⬤ Double;
HR4537 4.32 ⬤ Variable;
HR4888 4.33 ⬤
HR5358 4.33 ⬤
HR5260 υ2 Centauri 4.34 ⬤
HR5285 χ Centauri 4.36 ⬤ Variable;
HR5378 4.42 ⬤ Variable;
HR4546 4.46 ⬤
HR4618 4.47 ⬤ Multiple;
HR5041 4.53 ⬤
HR5035 4.53 ⬤ Multiple;
HR4975 4.6 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR4460 4.62 ⬤
HR4817 4.64 ⬤ Variable;
HR5172 4.65 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR4831 4.66 ⬤
HR4940 4.71 ⬤ Double;
HR5241 4.71 ⬤
HR5221 4 Centauri 4.73 ⬤ Double;
HR5297 4.75 ⬤ Double;
HR4732 4.82 ⬤ Double;
HR4979 4.85 ⬤
HR4933 ξ1 Centauri 4.85 ⬤
HR4523 4.91 ⬤
HR4874 4.91 ⬤ Double;
HR4989 4.92 ⬤ Double;
HR5371 4.92 ⬤ Multiple;
HR5489 4.92 ⬤
HR4499 4.94 ⬤
HR4682 5 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR4396 5 ⬤ Double;
HR5141 5.01 ⬤ Double;
HR4511 5.03 ⬤ Variable;
HR5543 5.03 ⬤
HR5071 5.06 ⬤
HR5316 5.07 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR4423 5.08 ⬤ Double;
HR5058 5.09 ⬤
HR5006 5.1 ⬤
HR4794 5.13 ⬤ Variable;
HR4441 ο1 Centauri 5.13 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR4600 5.15 ⬤
HR4327 5.15 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR4475 5.15 ⬤
HR4487 5.15 ⬤
HR5174 5.15 ⬤ Double;
HR4442 ο2 Centauri 5.15 ⬤ Variable;
HR4913 5.16 ⬤
HR4413 5.17 ⬤
HR4409 5.22 ⬤ Double;
HR5349 5.23 ⬤
HR4973 5.25 ⬤
HR5207 5.25 ⬤ Double;
HR4466 5.25 ⬤
HR4519 5.29 ⬤ Variable;
HR4415 5.3 ⬤ Double;
HR4652 5.31 ⬤ Double;
HR5048 5.31 ⬤ Double;
HR5558 5.32 ⬤ Double;
HR4712 5.32 ⬤
HR4620 5.34 ⬤
HR4350 5.36 ⬤
HR5140 5.38 ⬤
HR4453 5.39 ⬤ Double;
HR4526 5.41 ⬤ Variable;
HR4748 5.44 ⬤
HR4476 5.44 ⬤
HR5176 5.45 ⬤
HR4906 5.47 ⬤
HR5026 5.48 ⬤ Variable;
HR4625 5.48 ⬤ Variable;
HR4462 5.5 ⬤ Variable;
HR5222 5.54 ⬤ Multiple;
HR4502 5.55 ⬤
HR5376 5.56 ⬤
HR5308 5.56 ⬤
HR4551 5.57 ⬤ Multiple;
HR4941 5.59 ⬤ Variable;
HR5136 5.6 ⬤
HR5318 5.61 ⬤
HR5113 5.63 ⬤ Multiple;
HR4447 5.64 ⬤
HR5466 5.67 ⬤
HR5060 5.69 ⬤
HR4541 5.7 ⬤
HR5230 5.71 ⬤
HR4463 5.71 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR4951 5.71 ⬤
HR4724 5.73 ⬤ Variable;
HR4872 5.73 ⬤
HR5449 5.74 ⬤
HR4624 5.75 ⬤ Variable;
HR4360 5.76 ⬤
HR4648 5.76 ⬤
HR5206 5.77 ⬤
HR5029 5.77 ⬤
HR4788 5.77 ⬤ Double;
HR5130 5.79 ⬤
HR4398 5.79 ⬤
HR4970 5.79 ⬤
HR4714 5.79 ⬤
HR4796 5.8 ⬤ Multiple;
HR4354 5.8 ⬤
HR4417 5.81 ⬤ Double;
HR5549 5.82 ⬤ Multiple;
HR5239 5.83 ⬤
HR4472 5.83 ⬤
HR5036 5.83 ⬤
HR5008 5.84 ⬤
HR4818 5.84 ⬤
HR4850 5.86 ⬤ Double;
HR5439 5.87 ⬤ Double;
HR4996 5.89 ⬤
HR4988 5.89 ⬤
HR5217 5.89 ⬤
HR4903 5.89 ⬤
HR5585 5.89 ⬤
HR4411 5.89 ⬤ Double;
HR4985 5.89 ⬤ Double;
HR5121 5.9 ⬤
HR5175 5.91 ⬤
HR5251 5.91 ⬤
HR4563 5.91 ⬤
HR5266 5.92 ⬤
HR4885 5.93 ⬤
HR5357 5.94 ⬤
HR5508 5.94 ⬤
HR4497 5.96 ⬤ Variable;
HR5419 5.97 ⬤
HR5157 5.98 ⬤ Multiple;
HR5155 5.98 ⬤
HR4879 5.98 ⬤ Variable;
HR4508 5.98 ⬤
HR5118 5.98 ⬤
HR4944 5.99 ⬤ Double;
HR5236 6 ⬤ Double;
HR5296 6 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR5134 6 ⬤ Variable;
HR5151 6 ⬤
HR5124 6.01 ⬤ Double;
HR5027 6.02 ⬤ Variable;
HR4755 6.02 ⬤ Variable;
HR4922 6.02 ⬤
HR5456 6.02 ⬤
HR5519 6.04 ⬤ Variable;
HR4582 6.05 ⬤
HR5147 6.05 ⬤ Variable;
HR4556 6.06 ⬤
HR5562 6.06 ⬤
HR4631 6.06 ⬤
HR4965 6.06 ⬤ Variable;
HR5211 3 Centauri 6.06 ⬤ Double;
HR5428 6.09 ⬤ Double;
HR4513 6.1 ⬤
HR5223 6.1 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR4721 6.11 ⬤
HR4353 6.11 ⬤
HR5269 6.11 ⬤ Variable;
HR5311 6.11 ⬤ Variable;
HR5212 6.12 ⬤ Double;
HR4403 6.12 ⬤
HR4393 6.12 ⬤
HR4568 6.13 ⬤
HR5446 6.13 ⬤
HR5259 6.13 ⬤ Double;
HR5234 6.14 ⬤ Multiple;
HR5572 6.15 ⬤
HR4675 6.15 ⬤ Double;
HR5092 6.16 ⬤
HR5038 6.16 ⬤ Double;
HR4991 6.16 ⬤
HR4980 6.16 ⬤ Double;
HR5278 6.17 ⬤
HR4524 6.17 ⬤
HR5294 6.17 ⬤ Double;
HR5034 6.18 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR5024 6.18 ⬤ Double;
HR5268 6.18 ⬤ Double;
HR5016 6.19 ⬤
HR4999 6.19 ⬤
HR5224 6.19 ⬤
HR5286 6.2 ⬤
HR4364 6.21 ⬤
HR5587 6.22 ⬤
HR5043 6.22 ⬤ Variable;
HR4982 6.22 ⬤
HR4612 6.23 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR4637 6.23 ⬤
HR4882 6.24 ⬤ Double;
HR4871 6.24 ⬤
HR4718 6.25 ⬤ Double;
HR4938 6.26 ⬤ Variable;
HR4516 6.26 ⬤
HR4570 6.26 ⬤
HR4734 6.26 ⬤
HR4658 6.26 ⬤
HR5135 6.27 ⬤ Variable;
HR4372 6.27 ⬤
HR5063 6.28 ⬤
HR5542 6.29 ⬤
HR4318 6.3 ⬤
HR5461 6.3 ⬤
HR5061 6.31 ⬤ Double;
HR5325 6.31 ⬤
HR4470 6.31 ⬤
HR4321 6.32 ⬤
HR5398 6.32 ⬤
HR4972 6.33 ⬤
HR4880 6.33 ⬤
HR5103 6.33 ⬤ Double;
HR5292 6.34 ⬤
HR5208 6.35 ⬤
HR5400 6.35 ⬤
HR5561 6.36 ⬤
HR4619 6.37 ⬤ Multiple;
HR5474 6.37 ⬤ Double;
HR4782 6.38 ⬤ Double;
HR4438 6.38 ⬤ Variable;
HR5039 6.38 ⬤
HR5326 6.39 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR4838 6.39 ⬤
HR5319 6.39 ⬤
HR5417 6.39 ⬤
HR4713 6.4 ⬤
HR5432 6.4 ⬤
HR5065 6.4 ⬤ Double;
HR5289 6.4 ⬤
HR5152 6.41 ⬤
HR5281 6.42 ⬤ Variable;
HR5122 6.42 ⬤ Double;
HR4939 6.43 ⬤ Variable;
HR5198 6.44 ⬤
HR5104 6.44 ⬤ Variable;
HR4836 6.44 ⬤
HR5403 6.45 ⬤
HR4557 6.46 ⬤ Double;
HR5158 6.47 ⬤ Variable;
HR5579 6.47 ⬤
HR5046 6.48 ⬤
HR5252 6.49 ⬤
HR5117 6.5 ⬤
HR5237 6.51 ⬤
HR5171 6.51 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR5189 6.53 ⬤ Double;
HR4947 6.54 ⬤
HR5348 6.54 ⬤
HR5337 6.55 ⬤
HR5431 6.6 ⬤
HR4636 6.61 ⬤ Double;
HR4376 6.68 ⬤
HR4577 6.79 ⬤ Double;
HR5421 6.93 ⬤ Variable;

(*) HR stands for Harvard Revised Bright Star Catalogue, which is also known as the Yale Catalogue of Bright Stars.