R Coronae Borealis variable
List of stars
This list contains all the R CrB stars listed in the GCVS, as well as other notable examples. DY Persei is not included although it may be a related type of variable.

R Coronae Borealis variable

Section Title: List of stars
Table Section Text: This list contains all the R CrB stars listed in the GCVS, as well as other notable examples. DY Persei is not included although it may be a related type of variable.

Designation (name)	Constellation	Discoverer	Discovery year	Apparent magnitude (Maximum)	Apparent magnitude (Minimum)	Range of magnitude	Spectral class	Comment

UX Antliae	Antlia	Kilkenny & Westerhuys	1990	11m.85	<18m.0	>6.15	C

S Apodis	Apus	Fleming	1896	9m.6	15m.2	5.6	C(R3)

U Aquarii	Aquarius	Peters	1881	10m.8	18m.2	7.6	C	proposed Thorne–Żytkow object.

UV Cassiopeiae	Cassiopeia	D'Esterre	1913	11m.8	16m.5	4.7	F0Ib-G5Ib

DY Centauri	Centaurus	Dorrit Hoffleit	1930	12m.0	16m.4	4.4	C-Hd/B5-6Ie	hot RCB and getting hotter. Binary?

UW Centauri	Centaurus	Henrietta Leavitt	1906	9m.1	14m.5	5.4	K	in variable reflection nebula

V504 Centauri	Centaurus	McLeod	1941	12m.0	18m.0	6.0	?	now considered to be an NL/VY Scl variable

V803 Centauri	Centaurus	Elvius	1975	13m.2	17m.7	4.5	pec	now listed as AM CVn variable

V854 Centauri	Centaurus	Dawes	1964	7m.1	15m.2	8.1	Ce

AE Circini	Circinus	Swope	1931	12m.2	16m.0	3.8	?	symbiotic variable, not RCB

V Coronae Australis	Corona Australis	Evelyn Leland	1896	9m.4	17m.9	7.5	C (R0)	"minority" RCB, iron-deficient

WX Coronae Australis	Corona Australis	Ida Woods	1928	10m.25	<15m.2	>4.95	C (R5)

R Coronae Borealis	Corona Borealis	Piggott	1795	5m.71	14m.8	9.09	G0Iab:pe	prototype

V482 Cygni	Cygnus	Whitney	1936	11m.8	15m.5	3.7	C-Hd

LT Draconis	Draco	Sergio Messina	2000	10m.8	19m.0	8.2	K5III	probably not an RCB star

W Mensae	Mensa	W. J. Luyten	1927	13m.4	<18m.3	>5.1	F8:Ip	located in LMC

Y Muscae	Musca	Henrietta Leavitt	1906	10m.5	12m.1	1.6	Fp

RT Normae	Norma	Cannon	1910	10m.6	16m.3	5.8	C(R)

RZ Normae	Norma	Gaposchkin	1952	10m.6	13m.0	2.4	C-Hd

V409 Normae	Norma	Elena V. Kazarovets	2011	11m.8	19m.0	7.2	C(R)

V2552 Ophiuchi	Ophiuchus	Erica Hesselbach	2002	10m.5	13m.6	3.1	C-Hd

SV Sagittae	Sagitta	Vladimir Albitsky	1929	11m.5	16m.2	4.7	C0-3,2-3(R2)

GU Sagittarii	Sagittarius	Luyten	1927	11m.33	15m.0	3.67	C(R0)

MV Sagittarii	Sagittarius	Ida Woods	1928	12m.0	16m.05	6.05	B2p(HDCe)	hot RCB with metal emission lines

RY Sagittarii	Sagittarius	Markwick	1893	5m.8	14m.0	8.2	G0Iaep	weak emission lines

VZ Sagittarii	Sagittarius	Henrietta Leavitt	1904	10m.8	15m.0	4.2	C

V618 Sagittarii	Sagittarius	Swope	1935	11m.0	16m.5	5.5	Me	symbiotic variable?

V3795 Sagittarii	Sagittarius	Dorrit Hoffleit	1972	11m.5	15m.5	4.0	pec

V5639 Sagittarii	Sagittarius	Greaves	2007	11m.2	13m.9	2.7	Ic

FH Scuti	Scutum	Luyten	1937	13m.4	16m.8	3.4	?

SU Tauri	Taurus	Cannon	1908	9m.1	16m.86	7.76	G0-1Iep

RS Telescopii	Telescopium	Evelyn Leland	1910	9m.6	16m.5	6.9	C (R4)

Z Ursae Minoris	Ursa Minor	Benson, Priscilla	1994	10m.8	19m.0	8.2	C

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The prototype star R Coronae Borealis was discovered by the Edward Pigott in 1795.

final_sentence: The prototype star R Coronae Borealis was discovered by the Edward Pigott in 1795.