# List of stars in Dorado

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Dorado, sorted by decreasing brightness.
| Name | B | G. | Var | HD | HIP | RA | Dec | vis. mag. | abs. mag. | Dist. (ly) | Sp. class | Notes |
| α Dor | α | 8 | | 29305 | 21281 | 04$^h$ 33$^m$ 59.72$^s$ | −55° 02′ 42.0″ | 3.30 | −0.36 | 176 | A0IIIp(Si) | double star; α$^2$ CVn variable, V$_{max}$ = 3.26$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 3.30$^m$, P = 2.95 d |
| β Dor | β | 29 | | 37350 | 26069 | 05$^h$ 33$^m$ 37.52$^s$ | −62° 29′ 23.5″ | 3.76 | −3.76 | 1038 | F4-G4Ia-II | Cepheid variable, V$_{max}$ = 3.41$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 4.08$^m$, P = 9.8426 d |
| γ Dor | γ | 3 | | 27290 | 19893 | 04$^h$ 16$^m$ 01.49$^s$ | −51° 29′ 13.5″ | 4.26 | 2.72 | 66 | F0V-F5V | prototype γ Dor variable, V$_{max}$ = 4.23$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 4.27$^m$, P = 0.7570 d |
| δ Dor | δ | 33 | | 39014 | 27100 | 05$^h$ 44$^m$ 46.42$^s$ | −65° 44′ 07.9″ | 4.34 | 1.10 | 145 | A7V | |
| HD 40409 | | 36 | | 40409 | 27890 | 05$^h$ 54$^m$ 05.90$^s$ | −63° 05′ 27.7″ | 4.65 | 2.47 | 89 | K1III/IV | |
| ζ Dor | ζ | 20 | | 33262 | 23693 | 05$^h$ 05$^m$ 30.69$^s$ | −57° 28′ 22.8″ | 4.71 | 4.38 | 38 | F7V | variable star, ΔV = 0.005$^m$, P = 3.49614 d |
| θ Dor | θ | 22 | | 34649 | 24372 | 05$^h$ 13$^m$ 45.43$^s$ | −67° 11′ 07.3″ | 4.81 | −1.31 | 546 | K2III | |
| η$^2$ Dor | η$^2$ | 40 | | 43455 | 29353 | 06$^h$ 11$^m$ 15.02$^s$ | −65° 35′ 22.9″ | 5.01 | −1.56 | 671 | M2.5III | semiregular variable, V$_{max}$ = 4.94$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 5.09$^m$ |
| ν Dor | ν | 39 | | 43107 | 29134 | 06$^h$ 08$^m$ 44.34$^s$ | −68° 50′ 36.4″ | 5.06 | 0.42 | 277 | B8V | |
| ε Dor | ε | 34 | | 39844 | 27534 | 05$^h$ 49$^m$ 53.55$^s$ | −66° 54′ 04.4″ | 5.10 | −0.88 | 512 | B6V | suspected variable |
| λ Dor | λ | 23 | | 36189 | 25429 | 05$^h$ 26$^m$ 19.28$^s$ | −58° 54′ 45.4″ | 5.14 | −0.64 | 467 | G6III | |
| WZ Dor | | 21 | WZ | 33684 | 23840 | 05$^h$ 07$^m$ 34.01$^s$ | −63° 23′ 58.5″ | 5.19 | −1.23 | 627 | M3III | semiregular variable, ΔV = 0.12$^m$, P = 40 d |
| κ Dor | κ | 12 | | 30478 | 22040 | 04$^h$ 44$^m$ 21.12$^s$ | −59° 43′ 58.2″ | 5.28 | 1.11 | 222 | A8/A9III/IV | suspected δ Sct variable, ΔV = 0.03$^m$ |
| G Dor | G | 28 | | 37297 | 26001 | 05$^h$ 32$^m$ 59.52$^s$ | −64° 13′ 39.1″ | 5.34 | 1.08 | 232 | G8/K0III | spectroscopic binary |
| π$^2$ Dor | π$^2$ | 42 | | 46116 | 30565 | 06$^h$ 25$^m$ 28.65$^s$ | −69° 41′ 26.8″ | 5.37 | 0.81 | 266 | G8III | |
| π$^1$ Dor | π$^1$ | 38 | | 45669 | 30321 | 06$^h$ 22$^m$ 38.23$^s$ | −69° 59′ 02.9″ | 5.56 | −0.75 | 595 | K5III | |
| R Dor | | 9 | R | 29712 | 21479 | 04$^h$ 36$^m$ 45.68$^s$ | −62° 04′ 37.1″ | 5.59 | 1.61 | 203 | M8IIIe | semiregular variable, V$_{max}$ = 4.78$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 6.32$^m$, P = 172 d |
| η$^1$ Dor | η$^1$ | 41 | | 42525 | 28909 | 06$^h$ 06$^m$ 09.36$^s$ | −66° 02′ 22.9″ | 5.72 | 0.68 | 332 | A0V | |
| HD 36584 | | 24 | | 36584 | 25482 | 05$^h$ 26$^m$ 59.82$^s$ | −68° 37′ 21.0″ | 6.02 | 1.62 | 248 | F0IV/V | double star |
| HD 27604 | | 4 | | 27604 | 20109 | 04$^h$ 18$^m$ 39.98$^s$ | −52° 51′ 37.0″ | 6.08 | 1.73 | 242 | A8V+... | double star |
| HD 31746 | | 18 | | 31746 | 22844 | 04$^h$ 54$^m$ 52.92$^s$ | −58° 32′ 52.1″ | 6.11 | 3.66 | 101 | F3V | |
| HD 36876 | | 27 | | 36876 | 25781 | 05$^h$ 30$^m$ 15.87$^s$ | −63° 55′ 40.2″ | 6.19 | 0.75 | 400 | F0IV | double star |
| HD 28255 | | 6 | | 28255 | 20552 | 04$^h$ 24$^m$ 12.32$^s$ | −57° 04′ 16.2″ | 6.28 | 4.12 | 88 | G4V+... | triple star |
| HR 1960 | | 31 | AZ | 37935 | 26368 | 05$^h$ 36$^m$ 54.99$^s$ | −66° 33′ 37.1″ | 6.28 | −0.82 | 856 | B9.5V | Be star, V$_{max}$ = 6.26$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 6.29$^m$, P = 395.48 d |
| HD 46730 | | 43 | | 46730 | 30973 | 06$^h$ 30$^m$ 03.01$^s$ | −65° 34′ 06.2″ | 6.28 | 1.34 | 317 | F0III | variable star, ΔV = 0.008$^m$, P = 0.10133 d |
| HD 37501 | | 30 | | 37501 | 26190 | 05$^h$ 34$^m$ 57.44$^s$ | −61° 10′ 33.5″ | 6.32 | 1.18 | 348 | G5IV | |
| HD 39963 | | 35 | | 39963 | 27660 | 05$^h$ 51$^m$ 23.10$^s$ | −64° 02′ 01.0″ | 6.35 | −1.32 | 1116 | G8III | |
| HD 31754 | | 19 | | 31754 | 22737 | 04$^h$ 53$^m$ 30.49$^s$ | −66° 40′ 31.6″ | 6.43 | −1.30 | 1148 | M0/M1III | semiregular variable, V$_{max}$ = 6.39$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 6.43$^m$ |
| HD 24863 | | 1 | | 24863 | 18275 | 03$^h$ 54$^m$ 33.94$^s$ | −52° 41′ 25.2″ | 6.46 | 1.31 | 349 | A4V | suspected variable, V$_{max}$ = 6.40$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 6.47$^m$ |
| HD 30610 | | 13 | | 30610 | 22081 | 04$^h$ 44$^m$ 57.91$^s$ | −63° 13′ 46.9″ | 6.46 | 0.73 | 456 | K0/K1III | suspected variable, V$_{max}$ = 6.45$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 6.48$^m$ |
| XY Dor | | 2 | XY | 25470 | 18691 | 04$^h$ 00$^m$ 15.53$^s$ | −51° 33′ 53.9″ | 6.52 | | 1250 | M1III | semiregular variable, ΔV = 0.07$^m$ |
| XZ Dor | | | XZ | 31009 | 22381 | 04$^h$ 49$^m$ 04.75$^s$ | −56° 39′ 59.7″ | 6.55 | | 1450 | M2III | slow irregular variable, ΔV = 0.16$^m$ |
| AB Dor | | | AB | 36705 | 25647 | 05$^h$ 28$^m$ 44.83$^s$ | −65° 26′ 54.9″ | 7.00 | | 49 | K0V | triple-star system; T Tau star, V$_{max}$ = 6.74$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 7.12$^m$, P = 0.5139 d; member of the AB Doradus moving group |
| HD 28254 | | | | 28254 | 20606 | 04$^h$ 24$^m$ 50.71$^s$ | −50° 37′ 19.9″ | 7.71 | 3.96 | 183 | G5V | has a planet (b) |
| HD 30177 | | | | 30177 | 21850 | 04$^h$ 41$^m$ 54.37$^s$ | −58° 01′ 14.7″ | 8.41 | | 179 | G8V | has two planets (b and c) |
| HD 33579 | | | | 33579 | 23718 | 05$^h$ 05$^m$ 55.51$^s$ | −67° 53′ 10.9″ | 9.14 | | 160000 | A4Ia | in LMC; yellow hypergiant |
| S Dor | | | S | 35343 | | 05$^h$ 18$^m$ 14.3$^s$ | −69° 14′ 59″ | 9.72 | | | A0-5eq | in LMC; prototype luminous blue variable, V$_{max}$ = 8.8$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 10.83$^m$; one of the most luminous stars known |
| WASP-62 | | | | | | 05$^h$ 48$^m$ 34.0$^s$ | −63° 59′ 18″ | 10.3 | | 1566 | F7 | Naledi; has a transiting planet (b) |
| HD 38282 | | | | 38282 | | 05$^h$ 38$^m$ 53.39$^s$ | −69° 02′ 00.9″ | 10.50 | | 160000 | WN5-6h+WN6-6h | in LMC; Wolf–Rayet binary; both components among the most luminous stars known |
| HD 37974 | | | | 37974 | | 05$^h$ 36$^m$ 25.84$^s$ | −69° 22′ 55.9″ | 10.96 | | 160000 | Be | in LMC; blue hypergiant; α Cyg variable, V$_{max}$ = 10.85$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 11.0$^m$, one of the most luminous stars known |
| Melnick 42 | | | | | | 05$^h$ 38$^m$ 42.13$^s$ | −69° 05′ 55.3″ | 10.96 | | 160000 | O3If/WN | in LMC; one of the most luminous stars known |
| AA Dor | | | AA | 269696 | | 05$^h$ 31$^m$ 40.35$^s$ | −69° 53′ 02.2″ | 11.14 | | | sdB+dM | Algol variable, V$_{max}$ = 11.13$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 11.6$^m$, P = 0.2615398 d |
| RW Dor | | | RW | 269320 | 24763 | 05$^h$ 18$^m$ 32.54$^s$ | −68° 13′ 32.8″ | 11.16 | | 307.5 | G4/5V | W UMa variable, ΔV = 0.454$^m$, P = 0.285463 d |
| R99 | | | | 269445 | | 05$^h$ 22$^m$ 59.80$^s$ | −68° 01′ 46.6″ | 11.46 | | 160000 | Bep | in LMC; luminous blue variable, one of the most luminous stars known |
| HD 36402 | | | | 36402 | | 05$^h$ 26$^m$ 03.94$^s$ | −67° 29′ 57.0″ | 11.62 | | 160000 | WC4+O8I | in LMC; Wolf–Rayet star |
| HV 883 | | | | | | 05$^h$ 00$^m$ 07.51$^s$ | −68° 27′ 00.2″ | 11.63 | | 160000 | G2:Iabv... | in LMC; Cepheid variable, V$_{max}$ = 11.55$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 12.85$^m$, P = 133.45 d |
| HD 34664 | | | | 34664 | | 05$^h$ 13$^m$ 52.99$^s$ | −67° 26′ 54.9″ | 11.70 | | 160000 | B0Iab:e | in LMC; Be star |
| Gliese 163 | | | | | 19394 | 04$^h$ 09$^m$ 15.66$^s$ | −53° 22′ 25.3″ | 11.81 | | 48.88 | M3.5 | has 3 planets |
| R139 | | | | | | 05$^h$ 38$^m$ 42.35$^s$ | −69° 04′ 58.1″ | 11.97 | | 160000 | O7Iap | in LMC; one of the most luminous stars known |
| Brey 75 | | | | | | 05$^h$ 38$^m$ 40.53$^s$ | −67° 05′ 57.2″ | 12.02 | | 160000 | WN6h | in LMC; Wolf–Rayet star; one of the most luminous stars known |
| R84 | | | | 269227 | | 05$^h$ 13$^m$ 54.27$^s$ | −69° 31′ 46.7″ | 12.04 | | 160000 | WN9h | in LMC; Wolf–Rayet star |
| HD 38489 | | | | 38489 | | 05$^h$ 40$^m$ 13.33$^s$ | −69° 22′ 46.5″ | 12.22 | | 160000 | B[e] | in LMC; Be star |
| HD 269810 | | | | 269810 | | 05$^h$ 35$^m$ 13.91$^s$ | −67° 33′ 27.5″ | 12.28 | | 160000 | OB | in LMC; one of the most luminous and most massive stars known |
| BAT99-104 | | | | | | 05$^h$ 38$^m$ 41.88$^s$ | −69° 06′ 13.7″ | 12.5 | | 160000 | WN | in LMC; Wolf–Rayet star; one of the most luminous stars known |
| R136a1 | | | | | | 05$^h$ 38$^m$ 42.43$^s$ | −69° 06′ 02.2″ | 12.77 | | 160000 | WN5h | in R136; most massive and most luminous star known as of 2014 |
| R136c | | | | | | 05$^h$ 38$^m$ 42.92$^s$ | −69° 06′ 04.9″ | 12.86 | | 160000 | WN5h | in R136; one of the most massive and most luminous stars known |
| R136a3 | | | | | | 05$^h$ 38$^m$ 42.29$^s$ | −69° 06′ 03.5″ | 12.93 | | 160000 | Wn5h | in R136; one of the most massive and most luminous stars known |
| HD 38344 | | | | 38344 | | 05$^h$ 39$^m$ 11.32$^s$ | −69° 02′ 01.4″ | 13.07 | | 160000 | WR: | in LMC; Wolf–Rayet star; one of the most luminous stars known |
| LH54-425 | | | | | | 05$^h$ 26$^m$ 24.25$^s$ | −67° 30′ 17.2″ | 13.1 | | 160000 | O3IIIf+O6v | in LMC |
| BE 381 | | | | | | 05$^h$ 35$^m$ 54.37$^s$ | −67° 59′ 07.9″ | 13.27 | | 160000 | WN9h | in LMC; Wolf–Rayet star |
| R136a2 | | | | | | 05$^h$ 36$^m$ 42.45$^s$ | −69° 06′ 02.2″ | 13.38 | | 160000 | Wn5h | in R136; one of the most massive and most luminous stars known |
| BAT99-116 | | | | | | 05$^h$ 38$^m$ 44.25$^s$ | −69° 06′ 05.8″ | 13.5 | | 160000 | WN... | in LMC; high-mass X-ray binary; companion star is one of the most luminous stars known |
| MACHO 80.7443.1718 | | | | | | 05$^h$ 26$^m$ 24.46$^s$ | −68° 47′ 04.94″ | 13.63 | | 160000 | B0Iae+O9.5V | in LMC; most extreme heartbeat star known |
| R136b | | | | | | 05$^h$ 38$^m$ 42.77$^s$ | −69° 06′ 03.4″ | 13.66 | | 160000 | WN9ha | in R136; Wolf–Rayet star |
| R136a5 | | | | | | 05$^h$ 38$^m$ 42.47$^s$ | −69° 06′ 02.0″ | 13.73 | | 160000 | O3Iab: | in R136; one of the most massive and most luminous stars known |
| A0538-66 | | | | | | 05$^h$ 35$^m$ 41.01$^s$ | −66° 51′ 53.5″ | 13.8 | | 160000 | B0.5IIIe | in LMC; high-mass X-ray binary |
| BI 253 | | | | | | 05$^h$ 37$^m$ 34.46$^s$ | −69° 01′ 10.2″ | 13.88 | | 160000 | O2V(f*) | in LMC; O2 spectral type standard; runaway star |
| LMC X-4 | | | | | | 05$^h$ 32$^m$ 49.54$^s$ | −66° 22′ 13.3″ | 14.0 | | 160000 | O8III | in LMC; high-mass X-ray binary |
| BAT99-68 | | | | | | 05$^h$ 35$^m$ 42.22$^s$ | −69° 11′ 54.24″ | 14.13 | | 160000 | O3If*/WN6 | in LMC; Wolf–Rayet binary; one of the most luminous stars known |
| BB Dor | | | BB | | | 05$^h$ 29$^m$ 28.66$^s$ | −58° 54′ 46.5″ | 14.3 | | | | VY Scl variable, V$_{max}$ = 14.3$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 19.3$^m$, P = 0.154095 d |
| R127 | | | | 269858 | | 05$^h$ 36$^m$ 43.69$^s$ | −69° 29′ 47.5″ | 14.5 | | 160000 | O8(f)p | in LMC; luminous blue variable |
| LMC X-1 | | | | | | 05$^h$ 39$^m$ 38.84$^s$ | −69° 44′ 35.7″ | 14.5 | | 160000 | O8(f)p | in LMC; high-mass X-ray binary |
| HD 269908 | | | | 269908 | | 05$^h$ 38$^m$ 27.70$^s$ | −68° 28′ 58.5″ | 14.71 | | 160000 | WR | in LMC; Wolf–Rayet star; one of the most luminous stars known |
| BAT99-66 | | | | | | 05$^h$ 35$^m$ 29.81$^s$ | −67° 06′ 49.4″ | 15.36 | | 160000 | WR: | in LMC; Wolf–Rayet star; one of the most luminous stars known |
| VFTS 102 | | | | | | 05$^h$ 37$^m$ 39.25$^s$ | −69° 05′ 51.04″ | 15.81 | | 160000 | Omp+... | in LMC; fastest-rotating known star |
| VFTS 682 | | | | | | 05$^h$ 38$^m$ 59.53$^s$ | −69° 04′ 26.72″ | 16.08 | | 160000 | WN5h | in LMC; one of the most massive and most luminous stars known |
| HE 0437-5439 | | | | | | 04$^h$ 38$^m$ 12.77$^s$ | −54° 33′ 11.9″ | 16.3 | | 200000 | BV | hypervelocity star |
| LMC X-3 | | | | | | 05$^h$ 38$^m$ 56.30$^s$ | −64° 05′ 03.0″ | 17.2 | | 160000 | B2.5Ve | in LMC; high-mass X-ray binary |
| WOH G64 | | | | | | 04$^h$ 55$^m$ 10.48$^s$ | −68° 20′ 29.8″ | 18.46 | | 160000 | M7.5 | in LMC; one of the largest known stars |
| CAL-83 | | | | | | 05$^h$ 43$^m$ 34.5$^s$ | −68° 22′ 18″ | | | 160000 | | in LMC; X-ray binary |
| PSR B0540-69 | | | | | | 05$^h$ 40$^m$ 11.16$^s$ | −69° 19′ 53.9″ | | | 160000 | O8(f)p | in LMC; pulsar |
| PSR J0537-6910 | | | | | | 05$^h$ 37$^m$ 47.42$^s$ | −69° 10′ 19.9″ | | | 160000 | O8(f)p | in LMC; pulsar |
| SGR 0525-66 | | | | | | 05$^h$ 26$^m$ 00.7$^s$ | −66° 04′ 35″ | | | 160000 | | in LMC; soft gamma repeater |
| Table legend:  • Name = Proper name  • B = Bayer designation  • F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation  • Var = Variable star designation  • HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number  • HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number  • RA = Right ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0  • Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0  • vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or m$_v$), also known as apparent magnitude  • abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (M$_v$)  • Dist. (ly) = Distance in light-years from Earth  • Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system  • Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.] |||||||||||||