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

Name | B | Var | HD  | HIP  | RA | Dec | vis.
mag. | abs.
mag. | Dist. (ly)  | Sp. class | Notes

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α Cir | α |  | 128898 | 71908 |  14h 42m 30.69s | −64° 58′ 28.5″ | 3.18 | 2.11 | 53 | F1Vp | rapidly oscillating Ap star, Vmax = 3.17m, Vmin = 3.19m, P = 0.004740 d
β Cir | β |  | 135379 | 74824 |  15h 17m 30.96s | −58° 48′ 03.2″ | 4.07 | 1.71 | 97 | A3Va | has a planet (b)
γ Cir | γ |  | 136415 | 75323 |  15h 23m 22.66s | −59° 19′ 14.5″ | 4.48 | −1.49 | 509 | B5III + F8 | γ Cas variable, Vmax = 4.43m, Vmin = 4.52m; double star
ε Cir | ε |  | 135291 | 74837 |  15h 17m 38.89s | −63° 36′ 37.8″ | 4.85 | −0.44 | 373 | K2.5III |
δ Cir | δ |  | 135240 | 74778 |  15h 16m 56.90s | −60° 57′ 26.1″ | 5.04 | −6.42 | 6392 | O8.5V | Algol variable, Vmax = 5.04m, Vmin = 5.20m, P = 3.902476 d
θ Cir | θ |  | 131492 | 73129 |  14h 56m 44.00s | −62° 46′ 51.6″ | 5.08 | −1.96 | 834 | B4Vnp | emission-line star; γ Cas variable, Vmax = 4.81m, Vmin = 5.65m
η Cir | η |  | 132905 | 73776 |  15h 04m 48.05s | −64° 01′ 52.9″ | 5.16 | 0.59 | 267 | G8III |
HD 131342 |  |  | 131342 | 73036 |  14h 55m 34.71s | −60° 06′ 50.0″ | 5.18 | 1.56 | 173 | K1III |
HD 129422 |  |  | 129422 | 72131 |  14h 45m 17.25s | −62° 52′ 31.6″ | 5.36 | 2.05 | 150 | A7Vn | double star
HD 135591 |  |  | 135591 | 74941 |  15h 18m 49.15s | −60° 29′ 46.8″ | 5.43 | (−13.06?) | 3500 | O7Iab: | triple star
HD 125835 |  |  | 125835 | 70492 |  14h 25m 06.34s | −68° 11′ 43.2″ | 5.56 | −4.60 | 3505 | A3Ib | α Cyg variable, Vmax = 5.57m, Vmin = 5.61m
HD 136359 |  |  | 136359 | 75308 |  15h 23m 10.60s | −60° 39′ 25.6″ | 5.65 | 2.55 | 136 | F7V |
HD 124471 |  |  | 124471 | 69763 |  14h 16m 38.73s | −66° 35′ 16.4″ | 5.72 | −3.52 | 2296 | B1.5III | double star
HD 120404 |  |  | 120404 | 67664 |  13h 51m 47.42s | −69° 24′ 04.5″ | 5.73 | −1.26 | 815 | K5/M0III | variable star, ΔV = 0.011m, P = 172.11704 d
HD 120913 |  |  | 120913 | 67942 |  13h 54m 49.14s | −67° 39′ 07.4″ | 5.74 | −2.21 | 1268 | K2III |
HD 135160 |  |  | 135160 | 74750 |  15h 16m 36.69s | −60° 54′ 14.4″ | 5.74 | −3.11 | 1918 | B0.5V | emission-line star; double star; suspected variable
HD 126862 |  |  | 126862 | 71002 |  14h 31m 16.39s | −67° 43′ 01.4″ | 5.84 | 1.21 | 274 | K1III | double star
HD 126241 |  |  | 126241 | 70657 |  14h 27m 07.11s | −65° 49′ 17.8″ | 5.87 | −1.38 | 921 | K3III |
CO Cir |  | CO | 129954 | 72438 |  14h 48m 44.56s | −66° 35′ 36.7″ | 5.91 | −1.82 | 1144 | B2.5V | Be star; variable
AX Cir |  | AX | 130701 | 72773 |  14h 52m 35.27s | −63° 48′ 35.3″ | 5.91 | −1.55 | 1012 | F8II + A/F | Cepheid variable, Vmax = 5.65m, Vmin = 6.09m, P = 5.273268 d
HD 121932 |  |  | 121932 | 68455 |  14h 00m 52.61s | −66° 16′ 07.9″ | 5.96 | 1.53 | 251 | F0V | double star
HD 128020 |  |  | 128020 | 71530 |  14h 37m 46.80s | −67° 55′ 52.8″ | 6.03 | 3.78 | 92 | F7V |
HD 123377 |  |  | 123377 | 69241 |  14h 10m 30.91s | −70° 18′ 19.6″ | 6.07 |  |  | K4II | triple star; slow irregular variable, Vmax = 6.03m, Vmin = 6.07m
HD 123492 |  |  | 123492 | 69298 |  14h 11m 01.93s | −69° 43′ 09.4″ | 6.07 | 1.74 | 240 | A6IV |
ζ Cir | ζ |  | 131058 | 72965 |  14h 54m 42.59s | −65° 59′ 27.8″ | 6.09 | −1.79 | 1226 | B3Vn | variable star, ΔV = 0.005m, P = 3.72065 d
HD 129462 |  |  | 129462 | 72097 |  14h 44m 55.57s | −58° 28′ 38.6″ | 6.10 | 0.85 | 366 | K0III |
BU Cir |  | BU | 129557 | 72121 |  14h 45m 10.97s | −55° 36′ 05.8″ | 6.10 | −2.52 | 1725 | B2III | β Cep variable, ΔV = 0.02m, P = 0.127552 d; double star
HD 121557 |  |  | 121557 | 68270 |  13h 58m 31.28s | −65° 48′ 02.1″ | 6.20 | 0.15 | 528 | K0III | double star
HD 128917 |  |  | 128917 | 71861 |  14h 41m 55.93s | −58° 36′ 56.6″ | 6.21 | 2.98 | 144 | F4V |
HD 130227 |  |  | 130227 | 72471 |  14h 49m 07.17s | −56° 40′ 03.1″ | 6.21 | 1.31 | 312 | K3III | suspected variable
HD 133792 |  |  | 133792 | 74181 |  15h 09m 25.54s | −63° 38′ 34.4″ | 6.25 | 0.09 | 555 | A0p |
HD 134468 |  |  | 134468 | 74470 |  15h 13m 01.03s | −61° 44′ 37.6″ | 6.27 | −5.56 | 7581 | K4Ib | suspected variable
HD 134060 |  |  | 134060 | 74273 |  15h 10m 44.97s | −61° 25′ 20.3″ | 6.29 | 4.38 | 79 | G3IV | has two planets (b & c)
HD 125990 |  |  | 125990 | 70528 |  14h 25m 39.80s | −66° 10′ 22.4″ | 6.36 | 0.82 | 418 | A1V |
HD 134657 |  |  | 134657 | 74552 |  15h 13m 59.19s | −61° 20′ 34.5″ | 6.36 | −0.67 | 830 | B5V | double star
HD 130942 |  |  | 130942 | 72983 |  14h 54m 54.05s | −69° 51′ 39.3″ | 6.38 | −0.89 | 926 | B5V |
HD 129092 |  |  | 129092 | 72000 |  14h 43m 28.15s | −62° 58′ 00.0″ | 6.39 | −1.47 | 1216 | B3V: | triple star; suspected variable. Vmax = 6.33m, Vmin = 6.39m
HD 131491 |  |  | 131491 | 73118 |  14h 56m 38.35s | −62° 21′ 51.9″ | 6.39 | −1.07 | 1012 | B5V | double star
HD 133557 |  |  | 133557 | 74044 |  15h 07m 56.15s | −61° 07′ 43.2″ | 6.49 | 1.01 | 406 | F2III |
HD 130021 |  |  | 130021 | 72518 |  14h 49m 37.06s | −68° 56′ 10.2″ | 6.50 | −0.58 | 851 | B3III | variable star, ΔV = 0.008m, P = 1.94001 d
BP Cir |  | BP | 129708 | 72264 |  14h 46m 41.98s | −61° 27′ 43.0″ | 7.52 |  |  | F2/F3II+B6.0 | Cepheid variable, Vmax = 7.37m, Vmin = 7.71m, P = 2.39810 d
HD 129445 |  |  | 129445 | 72203 |  14h 46m 03.06s | −68° 45′ 45.9″ | 8.81 | 4.66 | 221 | G8V | has a planet (b)
WR 70 |  |  | 137603 | 79863 |  15h 29m 44.69s | −58° 34′ 51.3″ | 9.71 |  | 1840 | WC9+B0I | Wolf–Rayet star
WR 66 |  | CC | 134877 | 74634 |  15h 14m 57.72s | −59° 50′ 30.3″ | 11.34 |  |  | WN8(h) | Wolf–Rayet star, ΔV = 0.1m
WR 65 |  |  |  |  |  15h 13m 41.71s | −59° 11′ 44.98″ | 13.65 |  |  | WC9d+OB | Wolf–Rayet star
WR 67 |  |  |  |  |  15h 15m 32.627s | −59° 02′ 30.7″ | 11.84 |  |  | WN6w | Wolf–Rayet star
WR 67a |  |  |  |  |  15h 16m 36.961s | −58° 09′ 58.79″ | 16.25 |  |  | WN6h | Wolf–Rayet star
WR 67b |  |  |  |  |  15h 17m 46.301s | −57° 56′ 59.29″ | 17.27 |  |  | WC8 | Wolf–Rayet star
WR 67-3 |  |  |  |  |  15h 15m 39.42s | −58° 08′ 16.1″ | 15.33 |  |  | WN10 | Wolf–Rayet star
WR 68 |  |  |  |  |  15h 18m 20.758s | −59° 38′ 17.32″ | 13.28 |  |  | WC7 | Wolf–Rayet star
WR 68a |  |  |  |  |  15h 23m 16.617s | −57° 44′ 19.79″ | 13.2 |  |  | WN6+O5.5/6 | Wolf–Rayet star
WR 68-1 |  |  |  |  |  15h 20m 35.923s | −57° 27′ 11.95″ | invisible |  |  | WN4b | Wolf–Rayet star, completely invisible in the visible spectrum due to dust extinction
BX Cir |  | BX |  |  |  14h 01m 36.47s | −66° 09′ 56.3″ | 12.62 |  |  | B+... | prototype BX Circini variable, Vmax = 12.57m, Vmin = 12.62m, P = 0.10658 d
BW Cir |  | BW |  |  |  13h 58m 09.92s | −64° 44′ 04.9″ | 16.9 |  |  |  | low-mass X-ray binary
Circinus X-1 |  | BR |  |  |  15h 20m 40.85s | −57° 10′ 00.1″ | 21.4 |  |  |  | low-mass X-ray binary
PSR B1451-68 |  |  |  |  |  14h 56m 00.03s | −68° 43′ 40.0″ |  |  |  |  | pulsar
PSR B1509-58 |  |  |  |  |  15h 13m 55.52s | −59° 08′ 08.8″ |  |  |  |  | pulsar
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 (celestial coordinates)|Equinox J2000.0]]
• Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0

• vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or mv), also known as apparent magnitude
• abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (Mv)
• 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.]

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## See also

* List of stars by constellation

## References

* ESA (1997). "The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues". http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/Cat?I/239. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
* Kostjuk, N. D. (2002). "HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index". http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/Cat?IV/27. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
* Roman, N. G. (1987). "Identification of a Constellation from a Position". http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/Cat?VI/42. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
* "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
* Gould, B. A.. "Uranometria Argentina". Reprinted and updated by Pilcher, F. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20120227032716/http://www.uranometriaargentina.com/. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
* Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V. (2012). "General Catalog of Variable Stars (GCVS database, version 2012Apr)". http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/Cat?B/gcvs. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
* "AAVSO Website". American Association of Variable Star Observers. http://www.aavso.org. Retrieved 9 March 2014.

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Circinus constellation

Stars (list)|

| Bayer|

* α
* β
* γ
* δ
* ε
* ζ
* η
* θ

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Variable|

* T
* AX
* BP
* BU
* BW
* BX
* CO

HR|

* 5194
* 5218
* 5242
* 5253
* 5293
* 5295
* 5320
* 5379
* 5382
* 5391
* 5408
* 5443
* 5465
* 5482
* 5486
* 5515
* 5546
* 5623
* 5632
* 5645
* 5661
* 5680
* 5700

HD|

* 129092
* 129445
* 130021
* 130942
* 131491
* 133557
* 134657

Other|

* Circinus X-1
* PSR B1451−68
* PSR B1509−58
* WR 66
* WR 70

Star clusters|

| Open|

* NGC 5288
* NGC 5359
* NGC 5715
* NGC 5823

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Nebulae|

| Planetary|

* NGC 5315

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SNR|

* G315.4-2.3

Pulsar wind|

* MSH 15-52

Galaxies|

* Circinus Galaxy

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