Stars in Triangulum
The brightest star in Triangulum is Beta Tri, at apparent magnitude 3.00 and 127 ly from Earth, one of 8 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 | Beta Tri | 3.00 | 127 ly | A5III | ~8,658 K |
| 2 | Mothallah | 3.42 | 63.3 ly | F6IV | ~6,444 K |
| 3 | Gamma Tri | 4.03 | 112 ly | A1Vnn | ~9,894 K |
| 4 | Deltoton | 4.84 | 35.2 ly | G0V | ~5,940 K |
| 5 | HD 13189 | 7.57 | 1,624 ly | K2 | 4,175 K |
| 6 | HD 9446 | 8.35 | 164 ly | G5 V | 5,793 K |
| 7 | HAT-P-38 | 12.53 | 832 ly | G5 | 5,330 K |
| 8 | Romano's Star | 18.00 | 2.7 million ly | Luminous blue variable (post-LBV) | 33,000 K |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Triangulum?
The brightest star in Triangulum is Beta Tri, at apparent magnitude 3.00 and 127 ly from Earth, one of 8 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 3 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Triangulum?
The nearest of them is Deltoton, 35 ly away.