Stars in Sculptor
The brightest star in Sculptor is Alpha Scl, at apparent magnitude 4.30 and 777 ly from Earth, one of 24 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 2 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 Scl | 4.30 | 777 ly | B7IIIp | ~12,569 K |
| 2 | Beta Scl | 4.38 | 174 ly | B9.5IVMNpe. | ~11,489 K |
| 3 | Gamma Scl | 4.41 | 182 ly | K1III | ~4,495 K |
| 4 | Cocibolca | 7.78 | 106 ly | G5V | ~5,728 K |
| 5 | HD 4208 | 7.78 | 112 ly | G7 V Fe-1 CH-0.5 | 5,717 K |
| 6 | HD 4113 | 7.88 | 137 ly | G5 V | 5,688 K |
| 7 | HD 8326 | 8.76 | 100 ly | K2 V | 4,914 K |
| 8 | WASP-8 | 9.79 | 293 ly | G8 V | 5,690 K |
| 9 | LTT 9779 | 9.79 | 262 ly | G7 V | 5,443 K |
| 10 | Uúba | 9.79 | 251 ly | G8 | ~5,236 K |
| 11 | TOI-251 | 9.89 | 325 ly | G-type | 5,875 K |
| 12 | HIP 948 | 9.92 | 114 ly | K-type | 4,497 K |
| 13 | TIC 117642575 | 11.03 | 616 ly | G-type | 5,720 K |
| 14 | WASP-173 A | 11.15 | 760 ly | G3 | 5,800 K |
| 15 | TOI-181 | 11.19 | 314 ly | K | 4,994 K |
| 16 | TOI-198 | 11.69 | 77.4 ly | M0 V | 3,801 K |
| 17 | WASP-45 | 11.80 | 689 ly | K2 V | 5,150 K |
| 18 | TOI-178 | 11.96 | 204 ly | K | 4,316 K |
| 19 | UCAC3 113-933 | 12.50 | 172 ly | M0 | 3,864 K |
| 20 | TOI-244 | 12.86 | 71.9 ly | M2.5 V | 3,433 K |
| 21 | TIC 67686059 | 12.99 | 813 ly | K-type | 5,090 K |
| 22 | HATS-16 | 13.96 | 2,469 ly | G3 V | 5,738 K |
| 23 | TOI-237 | 16.37 | 124 ly | M4.5 V | 3,212 K |
| 24 | PSR J2322-2650 | – | 750 ly | – | – |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Sculptor?
The brightest star in Sculptor is Alpha Scl, at apparent magnitude 4.30 and 777 ly from Earth, one of 24 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 2 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Sculptor?
The nearest of them is TOI-244, 72 ly away.