Stars in Columba
The brightest star in Columba is Phact, at apparent magnitude 2.65 and 261 ly from Earth, one of 24 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 | Phact | 2.65 | 261 ly | B7IV | ~11,920 K |
| 2 | Wazn | 3.12 | 87.2 ly | K1.5III | ~4,417 K |
| 3 | Delta Col | 3.85 | 234 ly | G7II | ~5,112 K |
| 4 | Epsilon Col | 3.86 | 263 ly | K1II/III | ~4,451 K |
| 5 | Eta Col | 3.96 | 472 ly | K0III | ~4,417 K |
| 6 | Gamma Col | 4.36 | 870 ly | B2.5IV | ~12,796 K |
| 7 | Kappa Col | 4.37 | 183 ly | G8II | ~4,796 K |
| 8 | Elkurud | 5.00 | 722 ly | B8:IV | ~11,489 K |
| 9 | TOI-512 | 9.73 | 220 ly | G-type | 5,277 K |
| 10 | TOI-640 | 10.51 | 1,115 ly | F-type | 6,460 K |
| 11 | TOI-2459 | 10.77 | 119 ly | K-type | 4,195 K |
| 12 | CD-35 2722 | 11.04 | 73.0 ly | M1 V | 3,689 K |
| 13 | WASP-63 | 11.15 | 948 ly | G-type | 5,550 K |
| 14 | GJ 3341 | 12.06 | 77.0 ly | M2.5 | 3,526 K |
| 15 | TOI-2338 | 12.48 | 1,024 ly | G-type | 5,581 K |
| 16 | WASP-160 B | 13.04 | 940 ly | K0 V | 5,298 K |
| 17 | NGTS-4 | 13.14 | 915 ly | K-type | 5,143 K |
| 18 | NGTS-31 | 13.52 | 1,622 ly | G-type | 5,710 K |
| 19 | HATS-43 | 13.56 | 1,182 ly | K-type | 5,099 K |
| 20 | HATS-44 | 14.40 | 1,455 ly | K-type | 5,080 K |
| 21 | NGTS-3 A | 14.67 | 2,427 ly | G6 V | 5,600 K |
| 22 | NGTS-1 | 15.67 | 711 ly | M0.5 | 3,916 K |
| 23 | TOI-7384 | 16.70 | 218 ly | M4 | 3,185 K |
| 24 | CD-35 2722 B | – | – | L4.5 V | 1,800 K |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Columba?
The brightest star in Columba is Phact, at apparent magnitude 2.65 and 261 ly from Earth, one of 24 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 3 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Columba?
The nearest of them is CD-35 2722, 73 ly away.