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language:
  - en
license:
  - cc-by-sa-3.0
  - gfdl
tags:
  - wikipedia

Stars by Constellation

Current as of February 7, 2025

This dataset is an extracted list of all stars in Wikipedia grouped by Constellation. This Wikipedia page is the main source of this dataset.

There are also a number of historical datasets with this information such as:

Schema

The following is a description of each of the fields in this dataset.

Field	Description
Constellation	Name of the constellation the star is a part of
Name	Proper name
Bayer	Bayer designation
Flamsteed	Flamsteed designation
Variable Star	Variable star designation
Henry Draper Number	Henry Draper Catalogue designation number
Hipparcos Number	Hipparcos Catalogue designation number
Right Ascension	Right ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0
Declination	Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0
Visual Magnitude	Visual Magnitude (m or mv), also known as apparent magnitude
Absolute Magnitude	Absolute Magnitude (Mv)
Distance	Distance in light-years from Earth
Spectral class	Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system
Notes	Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties