List of stars in Scutum

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

Name

B

Var

HD

HIP

RA

Dec

Dist. (ly)

Notes

α

171443

91117

18^h 35^m 12.44^s

−08° 14′ 35.9″

3.85

0.21

174

K2III

suspected variable, V_max = 3.81^m, V_min = 3.87^m

β Sct

β

173764

92175

18^h 47^m 10.48^s

−04° 44′ 52.2″

4.22

−2.41

689

G5II...

ζ Sct

ζ

169156

90135

18^h 23^m 39.55^s

−08° 56′ 04.2″

4.66

0.82

191

K0III

γ Sct

γ

170296

90595

18^h 29^m 11.85^s

−14° 33′ 56.9″

4.67

−0.09

291

A1IV/V

δ Sct

δ

172748

91726

18^h 42^m 16.42^s

−09° 03′ 09.2″

4.70
(4.60–4.79)

0.91

187

F2IIIp d Del

triple star; prototype Delta Scuti variable, V_max = 4.6^m, V_min = 4.79^m, P = 0.1937697 d

η Sct

η

175751

93026

18^h 57^m 03.63^s

−05° 50′ 46.4″

4.83

0.82

207

K1III

ε Sct

ε

173009

91845

18^h 43^m 31.24^s

−08° 16′ 30.9″

4.88

−1.14

522

G8II

HD 175156

175156

92814

18^h 54^m 43.12^s

−15° 36′ 10.9″

5.08

−3.46

1663

B3II

HD 171391

171391

91105

18^h 35^m 02.36^s

−10° 58′ 37.9″

5.12

0.38

290

G8III

suspected variable

R Sct

R

173819

92202

18^h 47^m 28.98^s

−05° 42′ 18.3″

5.38
(4.5–8.2)

−2.79

1405

K0Ibpvar

RV Tauri variable, V_max = 4.2^m, V_min = 8.6^m, P = 146.5 d

V450 Sct

V450

170975

90913

18^h 32^m 43.32^s

−14° 51′ 56.4″

5.47

−2.48

1268

K3Iab

semiregular variable

HD 173638

173638

92136

18^h 46^m 43.32^s

−10° 07′ 30.1″

5.69

F2Ib-II

suspected irregular variable, V_max = 5.64^m, V_min = 5.81^m

HD 169033

169033

90096

18^h 23^m 12.17^s

−12° 00′ 52.9″

5.71

−0.66

612

B5V

HD 171130

171130

90991

18^h 33^m 39.00^s

−14° 51′ 12.9″

5.74

1.68

211

A0/A1V

HD 170740

170740

90804

18^h 31^m 25.69^s

−10° 47′ 44.9″

5.77

−0.87

694

B2V

double star; suspected variable

HD 172348

172348

91532

18^h 40^m 00.40^s

−07° 47′ 26.5″

5.82

−0.22

527

K4III

HD 174464

174464

92488

18^h 50^m 58.51^s

−09° 46′ 26.8″

5.82

−2.51

1509

F2Ib

HD 174208

174208

92391

18^h 49^m 40.96^s

−05° 54′ 46.2″

5.99

−2.31

1489

K2Ib

V432 Sct

V432

170397

90651

18^h 29^m 46.75^s

−14° 34′ 55.3″

6.02

1.32

284

Ap

α² CVn variable, ΔV = 0.012^m, P = 2.1912 d

HD 172831

172831

91751

18^h 42^m 36.12^s

−07° 04′ 25.1″

6.13

1.77

243

K0.5III

HD 170547

170547

90692

18^h 30^m 14.30^s

−05° 43′ 26.9″

6.27

0.02

579

G8II-III

HD 174866

174866

92674

18^h 53^m 01.80^s

−09° 34′ 32.0″

6.27

1.23

332

A7Vn

HD 169370

169370

90238

18^h 24^m 42.05^s

−07° 04′ 33.1″

6.28

1.61

281

K0

HD 173093

173093

91880

18^h 43^m 51.22^s

−06° 49′ 04.8″

6.30

2.09

227

F7V

HD 169009

169009

90083

18^h 23^m 02.10^s

−10° 13′ 08.1″

6.32

1.21

343

B9.5V

suspected variable

HD 170902

170902

90884

18^h 32^m 20.66^s

−14° 38′ 39.2″

6.36

2.01

241

A4/A5IV/V

HD 171149

171149

90967

18^h 33^m 22.71^s

−05° 54′ 41.9″

6.36

1.07

373

A0Vn

HD 172594

172594

91677

18^h 41^m 42.46^s

−14° 33′ 51.3″

6.40

−4.34

4592

F2/F3Ib/II

HD 174328

174328

92456

18^h 50^m 31.17^s

−13° 34′ 20.1″

6.48

−2.03

1638

K1II/III

HD 171957

171957

91369

18^h 38^m 04.48^s

−14° 00′ 17.1″

6.49

−0.15

694

B8II/III

HD 174005

174005

92296

18^h 48^m 39.49^s

−06° 00′ 15.8″

6.49

0.45

527

A2

HD 169913

169913

90437

18^h 27^m 08.86^s

−08° 02′ 25.6″

6.50

1.51

325

K0

HD 169454

V430

169454

90281

18^h 25^m 15.19^s

−13° 58′ 42.3″

6.64

B1Ia

α Cyg variable, V_max = 6.5^m, V_min = 6.64^m

S Sct

S

174325

92442

18^h 50^m 20.04^s

−07° 54′ 27.4″

6.80

1260

C

semiregular variable, V_max = 6.6^m, V_min = 7.3^m, P = 149.7 d

V496 Sct

V496

18^h 43^m 45.57^s

−07° 36′ 42.0″

7.10

nova, V_max = 7.10^m, V_min = <19^m

RZ Sct

RZ

169753

90382

18^h 26^m 33.52^s

−09° 12′ 06.0″

7.53

2260

B3Ib

Algol variable, V_max = 7.34^m, V_min = 8.84^m, P = 15.1902079 d

HD 173219

V447

173219

91946

18^h 44^m 33.34^s

−07° 06′ 38.2″

7.88

B1:V:npe

Be star, ΔV = 0.12^m

SS Sct

SS

173058

91867

18^h 43^m 43.51^s

−07° 43′ 51.9″

7.90

F8

Cepheid variable, V_max = 7.9^m, V_min = 8.43^m, P = 3.671253 d

EW Sct

EW

171955

91342

18^h 37^m 51.11^s

−06° 47′ 48.5″

7.96

1450

G5

double-mode Cepheid variable, V_max = 7.6^m, V_min = 8.2^m, P = 5.82363 d

V475 Sct

V475

18^h 49^m 37.60^s

−09° 33′ 15.9″

nova, V_max = 8.4^m, V_min = <16^m

RU Sct

RU

172730

91697

18^h 41^m 56.38^s

−04° 06′ 38.4″

8.84

801

G5

Cepheid variable, V_max = 8.84^m, V_min = 9.96^m, P = 19.7035 d

RY Sct

RY

169515

90303

18^h 25^m 31.48^s

−12° 41′ 24.2″

9.12

B1IIIpe

Beta Lyrae variable, V_max = 9.12^m, V_min = 9.72^m, P = 11.12471 d

HD 173637

V455

173637

92128

18^h 46^m 38.08^s

−07° 55′ 55.1″

9.29

B1IV

γ Cas variable

EV Sct

EV

91239

18^h 36^m 39.60^s

−08° 11′ 05.4″

9.90

G0II

Cepheid variable, V_max = 9.9^m, V_min = 10.32^m, P = 3.09099 d

RS Sct

RS

92340

18^h 49^m 11.25^s

−10° 14′ 27.8″

9.95

860

G0

Beta Lyrae variable, V_max = 9.78^m, V_min = 10.91^m, P = 0.6642384 d

AS 314

V452

91477

18^h 39^m 26.11^s

−13° 50′ 47.2″

10.01

32600

A3:Ia

α Cyg variable; candidate luminous blue variable

X Sct

X

90791

18^h 31^m 19.75^s

−13° 06′ 29.5″

10.07

1330

F5...

Cepheid variable, V_max = 9.5^m, V_min = 10.42^m, P = 4.19807 d

V443 Sct

V443

18^h 49^m 38.95^s

−06° 11′ 15.9″

10.48

nova, V_max = 8.5^m, V_min = <13.2^m

UY Sct

UY

18^h 27^m 36.53^s

−12° 27′ 58.9″

10.56

M2-4Ia-Iab

One of the largest known stars; semiregular variable

UZ Sct

UZ

18^h 31^m 22.37^s

−22° 55′ 43.34″

10.91

176.35275

G0 D

Yellow giant.

CM Sct

CM

91738

18^h 42^m 26.82^s

−05° 20′ 27.0″

10.93

Cepheid variable, V_max = 10.79^m, V_min = 11.49^m, P = 3.916997 d

TY Sct

TY

91706

18^h 42^m 07.92^s

−04° 17′ 36.5″

11.00

733

F8

Cepheid variable, V_max = 10.31^m, V_min = 11.25^m, P = 11.05302 d

V476 Sct

V476

18^h 32^m 04.75^s

−06° 43′ 34.3″

11.10

nova, V_max = 11.1^m, V_min = <17^m

LS 5039

V479

18^h 26^m 15.06^s

−14° 50′ 54.3″

11.23

O(f)N6.5V

High-mass X-ray binary; microquasar; gamma-ray emitter; V_max = 11.22^m, V_min = 11.35^m, P = 3.906 d

V367 Sct

V367

18^h 33^m 35.24^s

−10° 25′ 38.0″

11.58

F5II

double-mode Cepheid variable, V_max = 11.21^m, V_min = 11.91^m, P = 6.29307 d

FR Sct

FR

90115

18^h 23^m 22.79^s

−12° 40′ 51.8″

11.60

M1:II

slow irregular variable; Algol variable

MWC 300

V431

90617

18^h 29^m 25.69^s

−06° 04′ 37.3″

11.60

Bpe

α² CVn variable, V_max = 11.6^m, V_min = 12.1^m, P = 2.1510141 d

BX Sct

BX

18^h 50^m 09.24^s

−04° 22′ 05.2″

11.70

F6

Cepheid variable, V_max = 11.7^m, V_min = 12.62^m, P = 6.41133 d

CoRoT-17

18^h 34^m 47^s

−06° 36′ 44″

15.46

3001

G2V

has a transiting planet (b)

4U 1850-087

18^h 53^m 04.89^s

−08° 42′ 19.7″

21.00

22500

Low-mass X-ray binary

CRL 2136

18^h 22^m 26.59^s

−13° 30′ 15.7″

massive young star

OH 17.7-2.0

V445

18^h 30^m 30.62^s

−14° 28′ 55.8″

K2/K3:II/III:

semiregular variable

OH 26.5+0.6

V437

18^h 37^m 32.51^s

−05° 23′ 59.2″

M

Mira variable

PSR B1829-10

18^h 32^m 40.9^s

−10° 21′ 34″

n/a

pulsar

PSR B1822-09

18^h 25^m 30.55^s

−09° 35′ 22.1″

pulsar

PSR B1823-13

18^h 26^m 13.18^s

−13° 34′ 46.8″

pulsar

PSR B1828-10

18^h 30^m 47.57^s

−10° 59′ 27.9″

pulsar; possible planetary companion

PSR J1833-1034

18^h 33^m 33.57^s

−10° 34′ 07.5″

pulsar

1E 1841-045

18^h 41^m 19.34^s

−04° 56′ 11.16″

magnetar in supernova remnant

EU Sct

EU

18^h 56^m 13.12^s

−04° 12′ 32.3″

nova

V368 Sct

V368

18^h 45^m 43.53^s

−08° 33′ 00.9″

nova

V373 Sct

V373

18^h 55^m 26.71^s

−07° 43′ 05.5″

nova

Table legend:

• Name = Proper name
• B = Bayer designation
• F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation
• Var = Variable star designation
• HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number
• HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number
• RA = Right ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0
• Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0

• vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or m_v), also known as apparent magnitude
• abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (M_v)
• Dist. (ly) = Distance in light-years from Earth
• Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system
• Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.]