Stars in Apus
The brightest star in Apus is Paradys, at apparent magnitude 3.83 and 447 ly from Earth, one of 13 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 3 of them carrying a name.
Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →
| # | Star | Magnitude | Distance | Class | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paradys | 3.83 | 447 ly | K5III | ~3,897 K |
| 2 | Gamma Aps | 3.86 | 156 ly | K0IV SB | ~4,936 K |
| 3 | Beta Aps | 4.23 | 157 ly | K0III | ~4,603 K |
| 4 | HD 134606 | 6.86 | 87.4 ly | G5IV | 5,576 K |
| 5 | HD 155918 | 7.00 | 89.9 ly | G2V | 5,772 K |
| 6 | HD 125136 | 7.44 | 395 ly | K-type | 4,959 K |
| 7 | HD 137388 | 8.71 | 132 ly | K2 IV | 5,181 K |
| 8 | Karaka | 8.71 | 128 ly | K0/K1V | ~5,021 K |
| 9 | HD 125271 | 9.68 | 128 ly | K-type | 4,704 K |
| 10 | TOI-913 | 10.45 | 213 ly | K-type | 4,969 K |
| 11 | TOI-905 | 11.08 | 517 ly | G-type | 5,570 K |
| 12 | TOI-912 | 12.67 | 85.2 ly | M3 | 3,572 K |
| 13 | Godzilla | – | 10.9 billion ly | Luminous blue variable candidate | – |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Apus?
The brightest star in Apus is Paradys, at apparent magnitude 3.83 and 447 ly from Earth, one of 13 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 3 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Apus?
The nearest of them is TOI-912, 85 ly away.