# List of stars in Circinus

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Circinus, sorted by decreasing brightness.
| Name | B | Var | HD | HIP | RA | Dec | vis. mag. | abs. mag. | Dist. (ly) | Sp. class | Notes |
| α Cir | α | | 128898 | 71908 | 14$^h$ 42$^m$ 30.69$^s$ | −64° 58′ 28.5″ | 3.18 | 2.11 | 53 | F1Vp | rapidly oscillating Ap star, V$_{max}$ = 3.17$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 3.19$^m$, P = 0.004740 d |
| β Cir | β | | 135379 | 74824 | 15$^h$ 17$^m$ 30.96$^s$ | −58° 48′ 03.2″ | 4.07 | 1.71 | 97 | A3Va | has a planet (b) |
| γ Cir | γ | | 136415 | 75323 | 15$^h$ 23$^m$ 22.66$^s$ | −59° 19′ 14.5″ | 4.48 | −1.49 | 509 | B5III + F8 | γ Cas variable, V$_{max}$ = 4.43$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 4.52$^m$; double star |
| ε Cir | ε | | 135291 | 74837 | 15$^h$ 17$^m$ 38.89$^s$ | −63° 36′ 37.8″ | 4.85 | −0.44 | 373 | K2.5III | |
| δ Cir | δ | | 135240 | 74778 | 15$^h$ 16$^m$ 56.90$^s$ | −60° 57′ 26.1″ | 5.04 | −6.42 | 6392 | O8.5V | Algol variable, V$_{max}$ = 5.04$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 5.20$^m$, P = 3.902476 d |
| θ Cir | θ | | 131492 | 73129 | 14$^h$ 56$^m$ 44.00$^s$ | −62° 46′ 51.6″ | 5.08 | −1.96 | 834 | B4Vnp | emission-line star; γ Cas variable, V$_{max}$ = 4.81$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 5.65$^m$ |
| η Cir | η | | 132905 | 73776 | 15$^h$ 04$^m$ 48.05$^s$ | −64° 01′ 52.9″ | 5.16 | 0.59 | 267 | G8III | |
| HD 131342 | | | 131342 | 73036 | 14$^h$ 55$^m$ 34.71$^s$ | −60° 06′ 50.0″ | 5.18 | 1.56 | 173 | K1III | |
| HD 129422 | | | 129422 | 72131 | 14$^h$ 45$^m$ 17.25$^s$ | −62° 52′ 31.6″ | 5.36 | 2.05 | 150 | A7Vn | double star |
| HD 135591 | | | 135591 | 74941 | 15$^h$ 18$^m$ 49.15$^s$ | −60° 29′ 46.8″ | 5.43 | | 3500 | O7Iab: | triple star |
| HD 125835 | | | 125835 | 70492 | 14$^h$ 25$^m$ 06.34$^s$ | −68° 11′ 43.2″ | 5.56 | −4.60 | 3505 | A3Ib | α Cyg variable, V$_{max}$ = 5.57$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 5.61$^m$ |
| HD 136359 | | | 136359 | 75308 | 15$^h$ 23$^m$ 10.60$^s$ | −60° 39′ 25.6″ | 5.65 | 2.55 | 136 | F7V | |
| HD 124471 | | | 124471 | 69763 | 14$^h$ 16$^m$ 38.73$^s$ | −66° 35′ 16.4″ | 5.72 | −3.52 | 2296 | B1.5III | double star |
| HD 120404 | | | 120404 | 67664 | 13$^h$ 51$^m$ 47.42$^s$ | −69° 24′ 04.5″ | 5.73 | −1.26 | 815 | K5/M0III | variable star, ΔV = 0.011$^m$, P = 172.11704 d |
| HD 120913 | | | 120913 | 67942 | 13$^h$ 54$^m$ 49.14$^s$ | −67° 39′ 07.4″ | 5.74 | −2.21 | 1268 | K2III | |
| HD 135160 | | | 135160 | 74750 | 15$^h$ 16$^m$ 36.69$^s$ | −60° 54′ 14.4″ | 5.74 | −3.11 | 1918 | B0.5V | emission-line star; double star; suspected variable |
| HD 126862 | | | 126862 | 71002 | 14$^h$ 31$^m$ 16.39$^s$ | −67° 43′ 01.4″ | 5.84 | 1.21 | 274 | K1III | double star |
| HD 126241 | | | 126241 | 70657 | 14$^h$ 27$^m$ 07.11$^s$ | −65° 49′ 17.8″ | 5.87 | −1.38 | 921 | K3III | |
| CO Cir | | CO | 129954 | 72438 | 14$^h$ 48$^m$ 44.56$^s$ | −66° 35′ 36.7″ | 5.91 | −1.82 | 1144 | B2.5V | Be star; variable |
| AX Cir | | AX | 130701 | 72773 | 14$^h$ 52$^m$ 35.27$^s$ | −63° 48′ 35.3″ | 5.91 | −1.55 | 1012 | F8II + A/F | Cepheid variable, V$_{max}$ = 5.65$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 6.09$^m$, P = 5.273268 d |
| HD 121932 | | | 121932 | 68455 | 14$^h$ 00$^m$ 52.61$^s$ | −66° 16′ 07.9″ | 5.96 | 1.53 | 251 | F0V | double star |
| HD 128020 | | | 128020 | 71530 | 14$^h$ 37$^m$ 46.80$^s$ | −67° 55′ 52.8″ | 6.03 | 3.78 | 92 | F7V | |
| HD 123377 | | | 123377 | 69241 | 14$^h$ 10$^m$ 30.91$^s$ | −70° 18′ 19.6″ | 6.07 | | | K4II | triple star; slow irregular variable, V$_{max}$ = 6.03$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 6.07$^m$ |
| HD 123492 | | | 123492 | 69298 | 14$^h$ 11$^m$ 01.93$^s$ | −69° 43′ 09.4″ | 6.07 | 1.74 | 240 | A6IV | |
| ζ Cir | ζ | | 131058 | 72965 | 14$^h$ 54$^m$ 42.59$^s$ | −65° 59′ 27.8″ | 6.09 | −1.79 | 1226 | B3Vn | variable star, ΔV = 0.005$^m$, P = 3.72065 d |
| HD 129462 | | | 129462 | 72097 | 14$^h$ 44$^m$ 55.57$^s$ | −58° 28′ 38.6″ | 6.10 | 0.85 | 366 | K0III | |
| BU Cir | | BU | 129557 | 72121 | 14$^h$ 45$^m$ 10.97$^s$ | −55° 36′ 05.8″ | 6.10 | −2.52 | 1725 | B2III | β Cep variable, ΔV = 0.02$^m$, P = 0.127552 d; double star |
| HD 121557 | | | 121557 | 68270 | 13$^h$ 58$^m$ 31.28$^s$ | −65° 48′ 02.1″ | 6.20 | 0.15 | 528 | K0III | double star |
| HD 128917 | | | 128917 | 71861 | 14$^h$ 41$^m$ 55.93$^s$ | −58° 36′ 56.6″ | 6.21 | 2.98 | 144 | F4V | |
| HD 130227 | | | 130227 | 72471 | 14$^h$ 49$^m$ 07.17$^s$ | −56° 40′ 03.1″ | 6.21 | 1.31 | 312 | K3III | suspected variable |
| HD 133792 | | | 133792 | 74181 | 15$^h$ 09$^m$ 25.54$^s$ | −63° 38′ 34.4″ | 6.25 | 0.09 | 555 | A0p | |
| HD 134468 | | | 134468 | 74470 | 15$^h$ 13$^m$ 01.03$^s$ | −61° 44′ 37.6″ | 6.27 | −5.56 | 7581 | K4Ib | suspected variable |
| HD 134060 | | | 134060 | 74273 | 15$^h$ 10$^m$ 44.97$^s$ | −61° 25′ 20.3″ | 6.29 | 4.38 | 79 | G3IV | has two planets (b & c) |
| HD 125990 | | | 125990 | 70528 | 14$^h$ 25$^m$ 39.80$^s$ | −66° 10′ 22.4″ | 6.36 | 0.82 | 418 | A1V | |
| HD 134657 | | | 134657 | 74552 | 15$^h$ 13$^m$ 59.19$^s$ | −61° 20′ 34.5″ | 6.36 | −0.67 | 830 | B5V | double star |
| HD 130942 | | | 130942 | 72983 | 14$^h$ 54$^m$ 54.05$^s$ | −69° 51′ 39.3″ | 6.38 | −0.89 | 926 | B5V | |
| HD 129092 | | | 129092 | 72000 | 14$^h$ 43$^m$ 28.15$^s$ | −62° 58′ 00.0″ | 6.39 | −1.47 | 1216 | B3V: | triple star; suspected variable. V$_{max}$ = 6.33$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 6.39$^m$ |
| HD 131491 | | | 131491 | 73118 | 14$^h$ 56$^m$ 38.35$^s$ | −62° 21′ 51.9″ | 6.39 | −1.07 | 1012 | B5V | double star |
| HD 133557 | | | 133557 | 74044 | 15$^h$ 07$^m$ 56.15$^s$ | −61° 07′ 43.2″ | 6.49 | 1.01 | 406 | F2III | |
| HD 130021 | | | 130021 | 72518 | 14$^h$ 49$^m$ 37.06$^s$ | −68° 56′ 10.2″ | 6.50 | −0.58 | 851 | B3III | variable star, ΔV = 0.008$^m$, P = 1.94001 d |
| BP Cir | | BP | 129708 | 72264 | 14$^h$ 46$^m$ 41.98$^s$ | −61° 27′ 43.0″ | 7.52 | | | F2/F3II+B6.0 | Cepheid variable, V$_{max}$ = 7.37$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 7.71$^m$, P = 2.39810 d |
| HD 129445 | | | 129445 | 72203 | 14$^h$ 46$^m$ 03.06$^s$ | −68° 45′ 45.9″ | 8.81 | 4.66 | 221 | G8V | has a planet (b) |
| WR 70 | | | 137603 | 79863 | 15$^h$ 29$^m$ 44.69$^s$ | −58° 34′ 51.3″ | 9.71 | | 1840 | WC9+B0I | Wolf–Rayet star |
| WR 66 | | CC | 134877 | 74634 | 15$^h$ 14$^m$ 57.72$^s$ | −59° 50′ 30.3″ | 11.34 | | | WN8(h) | Wolf–Rayet star, ΔV = 0.1$^m$ |
| WR 65 | | | | | 15$^h$ 13$^m$ 41.71$^s$ | −59° 11′ 44.98″ | 13.65 | | | WC9d+OB | Wolf–Rayet star |
| WR 67 | | | | | 15$^h$ 15$^m$ 32.627$^s$ | −59° 02′ 30.7″ | 11.84 | | | WN6w | Wolf–Rayet star |
| WR 67a | | | | | 15$^h$ 16$^m$ 36.961$^s$ | −58° 09′ 58.79″ | 16.25 | | | WN6h | Wolf–Rayet star |
| WR 67b | | | | | 15$^h$ 17$^m$ 46.301$^s$ | −57° 56′ 59.29″ | 17.27 | | | WC8 | Wolf–Rayet star |
| WR 67-3 | | | | | 15$^h$ 15$^m$ 39.42$^s$ | −58° 08′ 16.1″ | 15.33 | | | WN10 | Wolf–Rayet star |
| WR 68 | | | | | 15$^h$ 18$^m$ 20.758$^s$ | −59° 38′ 17.32″ | 13.28 | | | WC7 | Wolf–Rayet star |
| WR 68a | | | | | 15$^h$ 23$^m$ 16.617$^s$ | −57° 44′ 19.79″ | 13.2 | | | WN6+O5.5/6 | Wolf–Rayet star |
| WR 68-1 | | | | | 15$^h$ 20$^m$ 35.923$^s$ | −57° 27′ 11.95″ | invisible | | | WN4b | Wolf–Rayet star, completely invisible in the visible spectrum due to dust extinction |
| BX Cir | | BX | | | 14$^h$ 01$^m$ 36.47$^s$ | −66° 09′ 56.3″ | 12.62 | | | B+... | prototype BX Circini variable, V$_{max}$ = 12.57$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 12.62$^m$, P = 0.10658 d |
| BW Cir | | BW | | | 13$^h$ 58$^m$ 09.92$^s$ | −64° 44′ 04.9″ | 16.9 | | | | low-mass X-ray binary |
| Circinus X-1 | | BR | | | 15$^h$ 20$^m$ 40.85$^s$ | −57° 10′ 00.1″ | 21.4 | | | | low-mass X-ray binary |
| PSR B1451-68 | | | | | 14$^h$ 56$^m$ 00.03$^s$ | −68° 43′ 40.0″ | | | | | pulsar |
| PSR B1509-58 | | | | | 15$^h$ 13$^m$ 55.52$^s$ | −59° 08′ 08.8″ | | | | | pulsar |
| 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.] ||||||||||||