Celestron 31058 User Manual
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54 • List of Bright Stars
LIST OF BRIGHT STARS
LIST OF BRIGHT STARS
LIST OF BRIGHT STARS
LIST OF BRIGHT STARS
LIST OF BRIGHT STARS
The following is a list of bright stars that can be used to align the R.A. setting circle. All coordinates are in
epoch 2000.0.
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Star Name
Star Name
Star Name
Star Name
Star Name
Constellation
Constellation
Constellation
Constellation
Constellation
R.A.
R.A.
R.A.
R.A.
R.A.
DEC
DEC
DEC
DEC
DEC
Magnitude
Magnitude
Magnitude
Magnitude
Magnitude
H M S
H M S
H M S
H M S
H M S
° ‘ “
° ‘ “
° ‘ “
° ‘ “
° ‘ “
Sirius
CMa
06 45 09
-16 42 58
-1.47
Canopus
Car
06 23 57
-52 41 44
-0.72
Arcturus
Boo
14 15 40
+19 10 57
-0.72
Rigel Kent.
Cen
14 39 37
-60 50 02
+0.01
Vega
Lyr
18 36 56
+38 47 01
+0.04
Capella
Aur
05 16 41
+45 59 53
+0.05
Rigel
Ori
05 14 32
-08 12 06
+0.14
Procyon
CMi
07 38 18
+05 13 30
+0.37
Betelgeuse
Ori
05 55 10
+07 24 26
+0.41
Achernar
Eri
01 37 43
-57 14 12
+0.60
Hadar
Cen
14 03 49
-60 22 22
+0.63
Altair
Aqi
19 50 47
+08 52 06
+0.77
Aldebaran
Tau
04 35 55
+16 30 33
+0.86
Spica
Vir
13 25 12
-11 09 41
+0.91
Antares
Sco
16 29 24
-26 25 55
+0.92
Fomalhaut
PsA
22 57 39
-29 37 20
+1.15
Pollux
Gem
07 45 19
+28 01 34
+1.16
Deneb
Cyg
20 41 26
+45 16 49
+1.28
Beta Crucis
Cru
12 47 43
-59 41 19
+1.28
Regulus
Leo
10 08 22
+11 58 02
+1.36