Stars in Pictor
The brightest star in Pictor is Alpha Pic, at apparent magnitude 3.24 and 97 ly from Earth, one of 23 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 1 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 | Alpha Pic | 3.24 | 96.6 ly | A7IV | ~7,974 K |
| 2 | bet Pic | 3.85 | 64.4 ly | A6 V | 8,039 K |
| 3 | Gamma Pic | 4.50 | 177 ly | K1III | ~4,570 K |
| 4 | HR 2562 | 6.11 | 111 ly | F5 V | 6,597 K |
| 5 | HD 40307 | 7.17 | 42.2 ly | K2.5 V | 4,956 K |
| 6 | HD 41004 B | 8.61 | 136 ly | M2 V | 5,036 K |
| 7 | HD 41004 A | 8.65 | 120 ly | K1/K2 V | 5,310 K |
| 8 | Kapteyn's Star | 8.86 | 12.8 ly | M2.0V | 3,550 K |
| 9 | TOI-201 | 9.07 | 371 ly | F | 6,423 K |
| 10 | AB Pic | 9.13 | 163 ly | K2 V | 5,285 K |
| 11 | HD 35843 | 9.36 | 227 ly | G-type | 5,666 K |
| 12 | TOI-286 | 9.87 | 193 ly | K3 V | 5,152 K |
| 13 | TOI-220 | 10.47 | 296 ly | K0 V | 5,298 K |
| 14 | TOI-871 | 10.57 | 222 ly | K-type | 4,929 K |
| 15 | GJ 238 | 11.62 | 49.6 ly | M2.5 V | 3,485 K |
| 16 | TOI-1338 A | 11.72 | 1,301 ly | F8 | 5,723 K |
| 17 | LHS 1815 | 12.17 | 97.3 ly | M1 | 3,643 K |
| 18 | TOI-4747 | 12.44 | 994 ly | G-type | 5,595 K |
| 19 | TOI-270 | 12.60 | 73.3 ly | M3 V | 3,506 K |
| 20 | TOI-4409 | 12.69 | 585 ly | K | 4,928 K |
| 21 | TOI-2525 | 14.22 | 1,290 ly | K8 V | 5,096 K |
| 22 | TOI-269 | 14.37 | 186 ly | M2 V | 3,514 K |
| 23 | TOI-540 | 14.82 | 45.7 ly | M V | 3,216 K |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Pictor?
The brightest star in Pictor is Alpha Pic, at apparent magnitude 3.24 and 97 ly from Earth, one of 23 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 1 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Pictor?
The nearest of them is Kapteyn's Star, 13 ly away.