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

Notes

29305

21281

04^h 33^m 59.72^s

−55° 02′ 42.0″

3.30

−0.36

176

A0IIIp(Si)

double star; α² CVn variable, V_max = 3.26^m, V_min = 3.30^m, P = 2.95 d

β Dor

37350

26069

05^h 33^m 37.52^s

−62° 29′ 23.5″

3.76

−3.76

1038

F4-G4Ia-II

Cepheid variable, V_max = 3.41^m, V_min = 4.08^m, P = 9.8426 d

γ Dor

27290

19893

04^h 16^m 01.49^s

−51° 29′ 13.5″

4.26

2.72

F0V-F5V

prototype γ Dor variable, V_max = 4.23^m, V_min = 4.27^m, P = 0.7570 d

δ Dor

39014

27100

05^h 44^m 46.42^s

−65° 44′ 07.9″

4.34

1.10

145

A7V

HD 40409

40409

27890

05^h 54^m 05.90^s

−63° 05′ 27.7″

4.65

2.47

K1III/IV

ζ Dor

33262

23693

05^h 05^m 30.69^s

−57° 28′ 22.8″

4.71

4.38

F7V

variable star, ΔV = 0.005^m, P = 3.49614 d

θ Dor

34649

24372

05^h 13^m 45.43^s

−67° 11′ 07.3″

4.81

−1.31

546

K2III

η² Dor

η²

43455

29353

06^h 11^m 15.02^s

−65° 35′ 22.9″

5.01

−1.56

671

M2.5III

semiregular variable, V_max = 4.94^m, V_min = 5.09^m

ν Dor

43107

29134

06^h 08^m 44.34^s

−68° 50′ 36.4″

5.06

0.42

277

B8V

ε Dor

39844

27534

05^h 49^m 53.55^s

−66° 54′ 04.4″

5.10

−0.88

512

B6V

suspected variable

λ Dor

36189

25429

05^h 26^m 19.28^s

−58° 54′ 45.4″

5.14

−0.64

467

G6III

WZ Dor

33684

23840

05^h 07^m 34.01^s

−63° 23′ 58.5″

5.19

−1.23

627

M3III

semiregular variable, ΔV = 0.12^m, P = 40 d

κ Dor

30478

22040

04^h 44^m 21.12^s

−59° 43′ 58.2″

5.28

1.11

222

A8/A9III/IV

suspected δ Sct variable, ΔV = 0.03^m

G Dor

37297

26001

05^h 32^m 59.52^s

−64° 13′ 39.1″

5.34

1.08

232

G8/K0III

spectroscopic binary

π² Dor

π²

46116

30565

06^h 25^m 28.65^s

−69° 41′ 26.8″

5.37

0.81

266

G8III

π¹ Dor

π¹

45669

30321

06^h 22^m 38.23^s

−69° 59′ 02.9″

5.56

−0.75

595

K5III

R Dor

29712

21479

04^h 36^m 45.68^s

−62° 04′ 37.1″

5.59

1.61

203

M8IIIe

semiregular variable, V_max = 4.78^m, V_min = 6.32^m, P = 172 d

η¹ Dor

η¹

42525

28909

06^h 06^m 09.36^s

−66° 02′ 22.9″

5.72

0.68

332

A0V

HD 36584

36584

25482

05^h 26^m 59.82^s

−68° 37′ 21.0″

6.02

1.62

248

F0IV/V

double star

HD 27604

27604

20109

04^h 18^m 39.98^s

−52° 51′ 37.0″

6.08

1.73

242

A8V+...

double star

HD 31746

31746

22844

04^h 54^m 52.92^s

−58° 32′ 52.1″

6.11

3.66

101

F3V

HD 36876

36876

25781

05^h 30^m 15.87^s

−63° 55′ 40.2″

6.19

0.75

400

F0IV

double star

HD 28255

28255

20552

04^h 24^m 12.32^s

−57° 04′ 16.2″

6.28

4.12

G4V+...

triple star

HR 1960

37935

26368

05^h 36^m 54.99^s

−66° 33′ 37.1″

6.28

−0.82

856

B9.5V

Be star, V_max = 6.26^m, V_min = 6.29^m, P = 395.48 d

HD 46730

46730

30973

06^h 30^m 03.01^s

−65° 34′ 06.2″

6.28

1.34

317

F0III

variable star, ΔV = 0.008^m, P = 0.10133 d

HD 37501

37501

26190

05^h 34^m 57.44^s

−61° 10′ 33.5″

6.32

1.18

348

G5IV

HD 39963

39963

27660

05^h 51^m 23.10^s

−64° 02′ 01.0″

6.35

−1.32

1116

G8III

HD 31754

31754

22737

04^h 53^m 30.49^s

−66° 40′ 31.6″

6.43

−1.30

1148

M0/M1III

semiregular variable, V_max = 6.39^m, V_min = 6.43^m

HD 24863

24863

18275

03^h 54^m 33.94^s

−52° 41′ 25.2″

6.46

1.31

349

A4V

suspected variable, V_max = 6.40^m, V_min = 6.47^m

HD 30610

30610

22081

04^h 44^m 57.91^s

−63° 13′ 46.9″

6.46

0.73

456

K0/K1III

suspected variable, V_max = 6.45^m, V_min = 6.48^m

XY Dor

25470

18691

04^h 00^m 15.53^s

−51° 33′ 53.9″

6.52

1250

M1III

semiregular variable, ΔV = 0.07^m

XZ Dor

31009

22381

04^h 49^m 04.75^s

−56° 39′ 59.7″

6.55

1450

M2III

slow irregular variable, ΔV = 0.16^m

AB Dor

36705

25647

05^h 28^m 44.83^s

−65° 26′ 54.9″

7.00

K0V

triple-star system; T Tau star, V_max = 6.74^m, V_min = 7.12^m, P = 0.5139 d; member of the AB Doradus moving group

HD 28254

28254

20606

04^h 24^m 50.71^s

−50° 37′ 19.9″

7.71

3.96

183

G5V

has a planet (b)

HD 30177

30177

21850

04^h 41^m 54.37^s

−58° 01′ 14.7″

8.41

179

G8V

has two planets (b and c)

HD 33579

33579

23718

05^h 05^m 55.51^s

−67° 53′ 10.9″

9.14

160000

A4Ia

in LMC; yellow hypergiant

S Dor

35343

05^h 18^m 14.3^s

−69° 14′ 59″

9.72

A0-5eq

in LMC; prototype luminous blue variable, V_max = 8.8^m, V_min = 10.83^m; one of the most luminous stars known

WASP-62

05^h 48^m 34.0^s

−63° 59′ 18″

10.3

1566

Naledi; has a transiting planet (b)

HD 38282

38282

05^h 38^m 53.39^s

−69° 02′ 00.9″

10.50

160000

WN5-6h+WN6-6h

in LMC; Wolf–Rayet binary; both components among the most luminous stars known

HD 37974

37974

05^h 36^m 25.84^s

−69° 22′ 55.9″

10.96

160000

in LMC; blue hypergiant; α Cyg variable, V_max = 10.85^m, V_min = 11.0^m, one of the most luminous stars known

Melnick 42

05^h 38^m 42.13^s

−69° 05′ 55.3″

10.96

160000

O3If/WN

in LMC; one of the most luminous stars known

AA Dor

269696

05^h 31^m 40.35^s

−69° 53′ 02.2″

11.14

sdB+dM

Algol variable, V_max = 11.13^m, V_min = 11.6^m, P = 0.2615398 d

RW Dor

269320

24763

05^h 18^m 32.54^s

−68° 13′ 32.8″

11.16

307.5

G4/5V

W UMa variable, ΔV = 0.454^m, P = 0.285463 d

R99

269445

05^h 22^m 59.80^s

−68° 01′ 46.6″

11.46

160000

Bep

in LMC; luminous blue variable, one of the most luminous stars known

HD 36402

36402

05^h 26^m 03.94^s

−67° 29′ 57.0″

11.62

160000

WC4+O8I

in LMC; Wolf–Rayet star

HV 883

05^h 00^m 07.51^s

−68° 27′ 00.2″

11.63

160000

G2:Iabv...

in LMC; Cepheid variable, V_max = 11.55^m, V_min = 12.85^m, P = 133.45 d

HD 34664

34664

05^h 13^m 52.99^s

−67° 26′ 54.9″

11.70

160000

B0Iab:e

in LMC; Be star

Gliese 163

19394

04^h 09^m 15.66^s

−53° 22′ 25.3″

11.81

48.88

M3.5

has 3 planets

R139

05^h 38^m 42.35^s

−69° 04′ 58.1″

11.97

160000

O7Iap

in LMC; one of the most luminous stars known

Brey 75

05^h 38^m 40.53^s

−67° 05′ 57.2″

12.02

160000

WN6h

in LMC; Wolf–Rayet star; one of the most luminous stars known

R84

269227

05^h 13^m 54.27^s

−69° 31′ 46.7″

12.04

160000

WN9h

in LMC; Wolf–Rayet star

HD 38489

38489

05^h 40^m 13.33^s

−69° 22′ 46.5″

12.22

160000

B[e]

in LMC; Be star

HD 269810

269810

05^h 35^m 13.91^s

−67° 33′ 27.5″

12.28

160000

in LMC; one of the most luminous and most massive stars known

BAT99-104

05^h 38^m 41.88^s

−69° 06′ 13.7″

12.5

160000

in LMC; Wolf–Rayet star; one of the most luminous stars known

R136a1

05^h 38^m 42.43^s

−69° 06′ 02.2″

12.77

160000

WN5h

in R136; most massive and most luminous star known as of 2014

R136c

05^h 38^m 42.92^s

−69° 06′ 04.9″

12.86

160000

WN5h

in R136; one of the most massive and most luminous stars known

R136a3

05^h 38^m 42.29^s

−69° 06′ 03.5″

12.93

160000

Wn5h

in R136; one of the most massive and most luminous stars known

HD 38344

38344

05^h 39^m 11.32^s

−69° 02′ 01.4″

13.07

160000

WR:

in LMC; Wolf–Rayet star; one of the most luminous stars known

LH54-425

05^h 26^m 24.25^s

−67° 30′ 17.2″

13.1

160000

O3IIIf+O6v

in LMC

BE 381

05^h 35^m 54.37^s

−67° 59′ 07.9″

13.27

160000

WN9h

in LMC; Wolf–Rayet star

R136a2

05^h 36^m 42.45^s

−69° 06′ 02.2″

13.38

160000

Wn5h

in R136; one of the most massive and most luminous stars known

BAT99-116

05^h 38^m 44.25^s

−69° 06′ 05.8″

13.5

160000

WN...

in LMC; high-mass X-ray binary; companion star is one of the most luminous stars known

MACHO 80.7443.1718

05^h 26^m 24.46^s

−68° 47′ 04.94″

13.63

160000

B0Iae+O9.5V

in LMC; most extreme heartbeat star known

R136b

05^h 38^m 42.77^s

−69° 06′ 03.4″

13.66

160000

WN9ha

in R136; Wolf–Rayet star

R136a5

05^h 38^m 42.47^s

−69° 06′ 02.0″

13.73

160000

O3Iab:

in R136; one of the most massive and most luminous stars known

A0538-66

05^h 35^m 41.01^s

−66° 51′ 53.5″

13.8

160000

B0.5IIIe

in LMC; high-mass X-ray binary

BI 253

05^h 37^m 34.46^s

−69° 01′ 10.2″

13.88

160000

O2V(f*)

in LMC; O2 spectral type standard; runaway star

LMC X-4

05^h 32^m 49.54^s

−66° 22′ 13.3″

14.0

160000

O8III

in LMC; high-mass X-ray binary

BAT99-68

05^h 35^m 42.22^s

−69° 11′ 54.24″

14.13

160000

O3If*/WN6

in LMC; Wolf–Rayet binary; one of the most luminous stars known

BB Dor

05^h 29^m 28.66^s

−58° 54′ 46.5″

14.3

VY Scl variable, V_max = 14.3^m, V_min = 19.3^m, P = 0.154095 d

R127

269858

05^h 36^m 43.69^s

−69° 29′ 47.5″

14.5

160000

O8(f)p

in LMC; luminous blue variable

LMC X-1

05^h 39^m 38.84^s

−69° 44′ 35.7″

14.5

160000

O8(f)p

in LMC; high-mass X-ray binary

HD 269908

269908

05^h 38^m 27.70^s

−68° 28′ 58.5″

14.71

160000

in LMC; Wolf–Rayet star; one of the most luminous stars known

BAT99-66

05^h 35^m 29.81^s

−67° 06′ 49.4″

15.36

160000

WR:

in LMC; Wolf–Rayet star; one of the most luminous stars known

VFTS 102

05^h 37^m 39.25^s

−69° 05′ 51.04″

15.81

160000

Omp+...

in LMC; fastest-rotating known star

VFTS 682

05^h 38^m 59.53^s

−69° 04′ 26.72″

16.08

160000

WN5h

in LMC; one of the most massive and most luminous stars known

HE 0437-5439

04^h 38^m 12.77^s

−54° 33′ 11.9″

16.3

200000

hypervelocity star

LMC X-3

05^h 38^m 56.30^s

−64° 05′ 03.0″

17.2

160000

B2.5Ve

in LMC; high-mass X-ray binary

WOH G64

04^h 55^m 10.48^s

−68° 20′ 29.8″

18.46

160000

M7.5

in LMC; one of the largest known stars

CAL-83

05^h 43^m 34.5^s

−68° 22′ 18″

160000

in LMC; X-ray binary

PSR B0540-69

05^h 40^m 11.16^s

−69° 19′ 53.9″

160000

O8(f)p

in LMC; pulsar

PSR J0537-6910

05^h 37^m 47.42^s

−69° 10′ 19.9″

160000

O8(f)p

in LMC; pulsar

SGR 0525-66

05^h 26^m 00.7^s

−66° 04′ 35″

160000

in LMC; soft gamma repeater

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.]

See also

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