he following is a list the of brilliant blue stars that SOLSTICE looks at.
In order to digest the table easier, here is a
helpful key:
| Star Name: | Name based on the constellation the star resides in and the magnitude of the star within the constellation. |
| RA: | Right Ascension angle describing the stellar position in the celestial sphere. Angle values derived from epoch 2000. |
| DEC: | Declination angle describing the stellar position in the celestial sphere. Angle values derived from epoch 2000. |
| V: | Visual magnitude of the star |
| Spec Type: | Spectral type of the star including luminosity class. |
| Priority: | SOLSTICE priority ranking based on observations and known stellar variability. |
| Star Name | Skymap | RA (J2000) |
DEC (J2000) | V | Spec Type | Priority | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hours | minutes | degrees | seconds | |||||
Canis Majoris |
6450045 | 6 | 45.1 | -16 | 43 | -1.46 | A1 V | 10 |
Crux |
12260079 | 12 | 26.6 | -63 | 7 | 1.35 | B0.5 IV + B1 V | 9 |
Virgo |
13250028 | 13 | 25.1 | -11 | 10 | 0.97 | B1 IV + B2 V | 9 |
Centaurus |
14030110 | 14 | 3.8 | -60 | 22 | 0.61 | B1 III | 7 |
Canis Major |
6220154 | 6 | 22.7 | -17 | 57 | 1.98 | B1 II-III | -1 |
Scorpius |
16350164 | 16 | 35.9 | -28 | 13 | 2.82 | B0 V | 4 |
Leo |
10080053 | 10 | 8.4 | 11 | 58 | 1.35 | B7 V | 9 |
Orion |
5470176 | 5 | 47.8 | -9 | 40 | 2.06 | B0.5 Iav | -1 |
Sagittarius |
18550060 | 18 | 55.3 | -26 | 18 | 2.02 | B2.5 V (variable) | 3 |
Ursa Major |
13470101 | 13 | 47.5 | 49 | 15 | 1.86 | B3 V | 7 |
Centaurus |
13550080 | 13 | 55.5 | -47 | 17 | 2.55 | B2.5 IV | 7 |
Corona Bor |
15340114 | -1 | ||||||
Eridanus |
1370101 | 1 | 37.7 | -57 | 14 | 0.46 | B3 Vpe | -1 |
Pavo |
20250162 | 20 | 25.6 | -56 | 44 | 1.94 | B2.5 V | 4 |
Centaurus |
12080058 | 12 | 8.4 | -50 | 43 | 2.60 | B2 IVne | 4 |
Scorpius |
16000061 | 16 | 0.3 | -22 | 37 | 2.32 | B0.5 IV | 2 |
Pegasus |
130041 | 0 | 13.2 | 15 | 11 | 2.83 | B2 IV | -1 |
Lupus |
15350028 | 15 | 35.5 | -41 | 10 | 2.78 | B2 IV | 3 |
Grus |
22080038 | 22 | 8.2 | -46 | 58 | 1.74 | B7 IV | 2 |
Lyrae |
18360206 | 18 | 39.9 | 38 | 47 | 0.03 | A0 Va | 2 |
Piscis Aus |
22570098 | 22 | 57.7 | -19 | 37 | 1.16 | A3 V | 2 |
Perseus |
3570109 | 3 | 57.8 | 40 | 0 | 2.90 | B0.5 III | 2 |
Vela |
92200138 | 9 | 22.1 | -55 | 1 | 2.50 | B2 IV-V | 2 |
Andromeda |
80054 | -1 | ||||||
Ara |
17310163 | 17 | 31.8 | -49 | 53 | 2.95 | B2 Vne | -1 |
Pegasus |
23040128 | 23 | 4.8 | 15 | 12 | 2.49 | B9 V | -1 |
Libra |
15170002 | 15 | 17 | -9 | 23 | 2.61 | B8 V | -1 |
Taurus |
5260058 | 5 | 26.3 | 28 | 36 | 1.65 | B7 III | -1 |
Ursa Major |
11010116 | 11 | 1.8 | 56 | 23 | 2.37 | A1 V | -1 |
Cygnus |
19440209 | 19 | 45 | 45 | 8 | 2.87 | B9.6 IV + F1 V | -1 |
Corvus |
12150112 | 12 | 15.2 | -17 | 33 | 2.59 | B8 IIIp | -1 |
Ursa Major |
11530119 | 11 | 53.8 | 53 | 41 | 2.44 | A0 Ve | -1 |
Ophiuchus |
16370015 | 16 | 37.1 | -10 | 34 | 2.56 | O9.5 Vn | -1 |