List of stars in Columba - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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Star

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s in the constellation

Constellation

In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....

Columba
Columba (constellation)
Columba is a small, faint constellation created in the late sixteenth century. Its name is Latin for dove. It is located just south of Canis Major and Lepus.-History:...

, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name	B Bayer designation A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek letter, followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name...	G. Gould designation Gould designations for stars are similar to Flamsteed designations in the way that they number stars within a constellation in increasing order of right ascension. Each star is assigned an integer , followed by " G. " , and then the Latin genitive of the constellation it lies in...	HD Henry Draper Catalogue The Henry Draper Catalogue is an astronomical star catalogue published between 1918 and 1924, giving spectroscopic classifications for 225,300 stars; it was later expanded by the Henry Draper Extension , published between 1925 and 1936, which gave classifications for 46,850 more stars, and by the...	HIP	vis. mag. Apparent magnitude The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...	abs. mag. Absolute magnitude Absolute magnitude is the measure of a celestial object's intrinsic brightness. it is also the apparent magnitude a star would have if it were 32.6 light years away from Earth...	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class Stellar classification In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are most prominent in the light, giving an objective measure...	Notes
α Col Alpha Columbae Alpha Columbae is a 3rd magnitude and the brightest star in the constellation Columba. It is also known as Phact.- Physical charactericities :...	α	38	37795	26634	2.65	−1.93	268	B7IV	Phact
β Col Beta Columbae Beta Columbae is a K-type giant star and is the second brightest star in the constellation of Columba. It has the traditional name Wezn , from the Arabic وزن "weight".In Chinese, , meaning Son, refers to an asterism consisting of β Columbae and λ Columbae...	β	53	39425	27628	3.12	1.02	86	K1.5III	Wezn
δ Col Delta Columbae Delta Columbae is a spectroscopic binary yellow giant star in the constellation Columba. It has the uncommon traditional name Ghusn al Zaitun, from the Arabic الغصن الزيتون al-ghuşn al-zaitūn "the olive branch".....	δ	91	44762	30277	3.85	−0.46	237	G7II
ε Col Epsilon Columbae Epsilon Columbae , also known as Adeline's star is a giant star in the constellation Columba. It is approximately 531 light years from Earth.-References:#...	ε	22	36597	25859	3.86	−0.79	277	K1II/III
η Col Eta Columbae Eta Columbae is a yellow-orange giant star in the constellation Columba.-References:#...	η	66	40808	28328	3.96	−2.10	531	K0III
γ Col Gamma Columbae Gamma Columbae is a blue subgiant star in the constellation Columba. It is approximately 854 light years from Earth. This star, along with ζ CMa, λ CMa, δ Col, θ Col, κ Col, λ Col, μ Col and ξ Col, were Al Ḳurūd , the Apes....	γ	65	40494	28199	4.36	−2.73	853	B2.5IV	BD Col
κ Col Kappa Columbae Kappa Columbae is a giant star in the constellation Columba.This star, along with ζ CMa, λ CMa, γ Col, δ Col, θ Col, λ Col, μ Col and ξ Col, were Al Ḳurūd , the Apes.....	κ	84	43785	29807	4.37	0.63	183	G8II
ο Col Omicron Columbae Omicron Columbae is a yellow-orange subgiant star in the constellation Columba. It has an apparent magnitude of approximately 4.83, and has a high proper motion.-References:#...	ο	11	34642	24659	4.81	2.17	110	K0/K1III/IV
λ Col Lambda Columbae Lambda Columbae is a blue dwarf star in the constellation Columba. It is approximately 342 light years from Earth. This star, along with ζ CMa, λ CMa, γ Col, δ Col, θ Col, κ Col, μ Col and ξ Col, were Al Ḳurūd , the Apes....	λ	57	39764	27810	4.88	−0.22	341	B5V
ξ Col Xi Columbae Xi Columbae is a yellow-orange giant star in the constellation Columba. This star, along with ζ CMa, λ CMa, γ Col, δ Col, θ Col, κ Col, λ Col and μ Col, were Al Ḳurūd , the Apes.-References:#...	ξ	61	40176	28010	4.97	−0.05	328	K1IIICN...
θ Col Theta Columbae Theta Columbae is a blue subgiant star in the constellation Columba.This star, along with ζ CMa, λ CMa, γ Col, δ Col, κ Col, λ Col, μ Col and ξ Col, were Al Ḳurūd , the Apes.....	θ	79	42167	29034	5.00	−1.84	762	B8:IV
μ Col Mu Columbae Mu Columbae is a star in the constellation of Columba. It is one of the few O-class stars that is visible to the unaided eye. The star is known to lie approximately 1,300 light years from our solar system .This is a relatively fast rotating star that completes a full revolution approximately every...	μ	45	38666	27204	5.18	−2.81	1294	B1IV/V	She; runaway star
		104	46568	31165	5.25	0.64	273	G8III
ν² Col Nu2 Columbae Nu2 Columbae is a yellow-white dwarf star in the constellation Columba.-References:#...	ν²	34	37495	26460	5.28	2.14	138	F5V
WZ Col		42	38170	26868	5.29	0.06	363	B9/B9.5V	α² CVn variable
		106	46815	31299	5.42	−0.06	406	K3III
		39	37811	26649	5.44	0.10	382	G6/G8III
		24	36848	25993	5.45	1.83	172	K2/K3III
π² Col Pi2 Columbae Pi2 Columbae is a white-green double or multiple dwarf star in the constellation Columba. It is located approximately 261 light years from Earth.-References:#...	π²	80	42303	29064	5.50	0.98	261	A0V
σ Col Sigma Columbae Sigma Columbae is a yellow-white giant star in the constellation Columba. It has an apparent magnitude of approximately 5.526.-References:#...	σ	63	40248	28098	5.52	−2.74	1462	F2III
		67	41047	28524	5.54	−0.62	555	K5III
AF Col		82	42682	29263	5.54	−1.55	853	M2II/III
		86	43899	29842	5.54	0.70	302	K2III
		60	40091	27955	5.55	−0.42	509	M0III
		90	44506	30143	5.55	−3.40	2012	B3V
		20	36187	25608	5.56	0.79	294	A0V
		108	47144	31457	5.59	−0.66	580	A0V
		55	39720	27766	5.62	0.65	321	K1III
		93	45145	30444	5.62	0.74	308	K1II/III
72 G. Col		72	41534	28756	5.65	−1.96	1083	B2V
		112	47500	31637	5.72	−2.81	1655	B6IV
SW Col		15	35515	25194	5.73	−0.45	561	M2III
		6	34266	24426	5.75	−0.11	484	G8III
		25	36874	26019	5.75	1.10	278	K0III
		28	37192	26219	5.76	0.82	317	K0III
		88	44323	30069	5.76	0.34	396	B9V
		74	41843	28899	5.79	1.23	266	A1V
		73	41759	28855	5.80	1.27	263	A0V
		37	37717	26545	5.81	−0.08	490	B8V
		76	42054	28992	5.82	−1.72	1052	B4Vnn
		101	46349	31072	5.82	−1.16	811	G8III+...
		18	36060	25488	5.86	0.97	310	A7m
		87	43940	29852	5.88	1.91	202	A2V
		12	34868	24831	5.98	0.30	446	A0V
		85	43847	29808	6.00	0.61	390	A2Vm...
		110	47463	31617	6.03	0.41	434	K0III
AN Col		14	35165	25007	6.05	−2.77	1895	B5II/III	Be star Be star A Be star is a B-type star with prominent emission lines of hydrogen in its spectrum. The designation is combined by the spectral class, B, and the lowercase e denoting emission in the spectral classification system. Line emission from other atomic ions might be present as well, but is typically...
ν¹ Col Nu1 Columbae Nu1 Columbae is a yellow-white subgiant star in the constellation Columba.-References:#...	ν¹	32	37430	26412	6.15	2.91	145	F0IV
π¹ Col Pi1 Columbae Pi1 Columbae is a star in the constellation Columba. It is approximately 322 light years from Earth.-References:#...	π¹	78	42078	28957	6.15	1.18	322	Am
		41	38138	26862	6.18	−0.02	566	A0V
		102	46365	31056	6.19	−0.07	581	K3III
		46	38804	27303	6.22	−0.12	604	B5III
		97	45383	30566	6.24	0.28	506	K3III
		43	38385	26981	6.25	2.61	174	F3V
		30	37286	26309	6.26	2.50	184	A2III/IV
SX Col		103	46431	31099	6.26	−1.02	931	M2/M3III
		48	38885	27325	6.29	0.31	511	K1III
		96	45306	30505	6.30	0.28	522	B9V
		99	45983	30849	6.32	1.78	264	F2/F3V
		13	35046	24909	6.34	−0.31	698	F0/F2IV
		58	39891	27901	6.34	2.60	183	F3V
		40	38056	26796	6.35	0.74	432	B9.5V
		109	47230	31509	6.36	3.33	131	F6V
		111	47475	31603	6.36	−2.21	1689	K0II
		64	40359	28138	6.44	−0.44	776	G8III
		105	46727	31241	6.44	0.64	470	G8III
		54	39543	27705	6.47	−0.17	694	K3III
		98	45680	30706	6.48	2.99	162	F3V

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