# List of stars in Mensa

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Mensa, sorted by decreasing brightness.
| Name | B | Var | HD | HIP | RA | Dec | vis. mag. | abs. mag. | Dist. (ly) | Sp. class | Notes |
| α Men | α | | 43834 | 29271 | 06$^h$ 10$^m$ 14.20$^s$ | −74° 45′ 09.1″ | 5.08 | 5.05 | 33 | G5V | |
| γ Men | γ | | 37763 | 25918 | 05$^h$ 31$^m$ 52.66$^s$ | −76° 20′ 30.0″ | 5.18 | 2.73 | 101 | K4III | double star |
| β Men | β | | 33285 | 23467 | 05$^h$ 02$^m$ 43.00$^s$ | −71° 18′ 51.6″ | 5.30 | −1.17 | 642 | G8III | |
| θ Men | θ | | 54239 | 33384 | 06$^h$ 56$^m$ 34.48$^s$ | −79° 25′ 12.7″ | 5.45 | 0.26 | 356 | B9.5/A0III/IV | |
| κ Men | κ | | 40953 | 27566 | 05$^h$ 50$^m$ 16.80$^s$ | −79° 21′ 41.5″ | 5.46 | 0.87 | 270 | B9V | |
| η Men | η | | 32440 | 22871 | 04$^h$ 55$^m$ 11.14$^s$ | −74° 56′ 13.2″ | 5.47 | −1.23 | 712 | K6III | suspected variable |
| μ Men | μ | | 30612 | 21949 | 04$^h$ 43$^m$ 03.95$^s$ | −70° 55′ 52.0″ | 5.53 | −0.32 | 483 | B9IV | |
| ε Men | ε | | 60816 | 36039 | 07$^h$ 25$^m$ 38.19$^s$ | −79° 05′ 39.1″ | 5.54 | −0.24 | 466 | K2/K3III | |
| ζ Men | ζ | | 50506 | 31897 | 06$^h$ 40$^m$ 02.91$^s$ | −80° 48′ 49.4″ | 5.61 | 0.14 | 404 | A5III | |
| π Men | π | | 39091 | 26394 | 05$^h$ 37$^m$ 08.79$^s$ | −80° 28′ 18.0″ | 5.65 | 4.35 | 59 | G3IV | has two planet (b & c) |
| δ Men | δ | | 28525 | 20049 | 04$^h$ 17$^m$ 59.18$^s$ | −80° 12′ 51.1″ | 5.67 | 0.19 | 408 | K2/K3III+.. | double star |
| HD 22676 | | | 22676 | 16290 | 03$^h$ 29$^m$ 58.93$^s$ | −78° 21′ 06.4″ | 5.68 | 0.81 | 307 | G8III | |
| ν Men | ν | | 29116 | 20297 | 04$^h$ 20$^m$ 58.03$^s$ | −81° 34′ 48.8″ | 5.78 | 2.13 | 175 | F0/F2III | |
| WX Men | | WX | 37993 | 26169 | 05$^h$ 34$^m$ 44.78$^s$ | −73° 44′ 28.9″ | 5.79 | −1.74 | 1045 | M2/M3III | semiregular variable, ΔV = 0.15$^m$ |
| ξ Men | ξ | | 34172 | 23148 | 04$^h$ 58$^m$ 50.99$^s$ | −82° 28′ 13.9″ | 5.84 | 0.69 | 349 | G8III | variable star, ΔV = 0.005$^m$, P = 148.14815 d |
| ι Men | ι | | 38602 | 26264 | 05$^h$ 35$^m$ 36.13$^s$ | −78° 49′ 15.2″ | 6.04 | −0.90 | 795 | B8III | rotating ellipsoidal variable, V$_{max}$ = 6.00$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 6.05$^m$, P = 5.288 d |
| HD 30479 | | | 30479 | 21611 | 04$^h$ 38$^m$ 21.74$^s$ | −77° 39′ 21.5″ | 6.05 | −0.46 | 655 | K2III | |
| TZ Men | | TZ | 39780 | 25776 | 05$^h$ 30$^m$ 13.93$^s$ | −84° 47′ 06.8″ | 6.18 | 1.03 | 349 | A1III + B9V: | Algol variable, V$_{max}$ = 6.19$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 6.87$^m$, P = 8.56898 d |
| HD 33875 | | | 33875 | 23737 | 05$^h$ 06$^m$ 09.26$^s$ | −73° 02′ 16.2″ | 6.26 | 0.69 | 423 | A0V | |
| HD 31975 | | | 31975 | 22717 | 04$^h$ 53$^m$ 05.73$^s$ | −72° 24′ 30.0″ | 6.28 | 3.72 | 106 | F8V | |
| HD 23474 | | | 23474 | 16827 | 03$^h$ 36$^m$ 30.18$^s$ | −78° 19′ 23.1″ | 6.29 | −0.65 | 795 | K2III | |
| HD 33519 | | | 33519 | 23251 | 05$^h$ 00$^m$ 13.29$^s$ | −78° 18′ 00.0″ | 6.29 | −1.30 | 1072 | K5/M0III | optical double |
| HD 35184 | | | 35184 | 24507 | 05$^h$ 15$^m$ 24.88$^s$ | −73° 35′ 18.6″ | 6.49 | 1.28 | 359 | A6V | |
| λ Men | λ | | 39810 | 27369 | 05$^h$ 47$^m$ 48.15$^s$ | −72° 42′ 08.3″ | 6.54 | 1.17 | 386 | K0III | |
| HD 38283 | | | 38283 | 26380 | 05$^h$ 37$^m$ 02$^s$ | −73° 41′ 58″ | 6.70 | | 123 | F9.5V | Bubup, has a planet (b) |
| YY Men | | YY | 32918 | 23106 | 04$^h$ 58$^m$ 17.94$^s$ | −75° 16′ 38.0″ | 8.05 | | 942 | K2III | FK Com Variable, V$_{max}$ = 7.91$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 8.40$^m$, P = 9.603 d |
| HD 39194 | | | 39194 | 27080 | 05$^h$ 44$^m$ 32$^s$ | −70° 08′ 37″ | 8.08 | | 84 | K0V | has three planets (b, c and d) |
| UX Men | | UX | 37513 | 25760 | 05$^h$ 30$^m$ 03.18$^s$ | −76° 14′ 55.4″ | 8.24 | | 332 | F8V | Algol variable, ΔV = 0.380$^m$, P = 8.287 d |
| TY Men | | TY | 37909 | 25472 | 05$^h$ 26$^m$ 49.73$^s$ | −81° 35′ 07.2″ | 8.26 | | 569 | A3/A4V | W UMa Variable, V$_{max}$ = 8.08$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 8.56$^m$, P = 0.46166701 d |
| HD 42936 | | | 42936 | 28941 | 06$^h$ 06$^m$ 30.0$^s$ | −72° 30′ 46″ | 9.1 | | 159 | K0IV | has a planet (b) |
| AO Men | | AO | 45081 | 29964 | 06$^h$ 18$^m$ 28.22$^s$ | −72° 02′ 42.1″ | 9.95 | 7.02 | 126 | K3:V: | BY Draconis variable V$_{max}$ = 9.96$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 10.18$^m$ |
| R71 | | | 269006 | 23428 | 05$^h$ 02$^m$ 07.39$^s$ | −71° 20′ 13.11″ | 10.55 | | 160000 | OB | in LMC, luminous blue variable |
| HDE 268835 | | | 268835 | 22989 | 04$^h$ 56$^m$ 47.08$^s$ | −69° 50′ 24.79″ | 10.66 | | 160000 | B8Ie | in LMC; blue hypergiant |
| TU Men | | TU | | | 04$^h$ 41$^m$ 40.70$^s$ | −76° 36′ 45.8″ | 11.6 | | | | SU UMa Variable, V$_{max}$ = 11.6$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 18.5$^m$, P = 0.1172 d |
| HV 2257 | | | | | 04$^h$ 58$^m$ 10.80$^s$ | −69° 56′ 59.0″ | 12.50 | | 160000 | K5-M3 | in LMC, Cepheid variable |
| AH Men | | AH | | | 06$^h$ 11$^m$ 43.95$^s$ | −81° 49′ 22.7″ | 13.15 | | | | Nova-like star, V$_{max}$ = 13.15$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 13.9$^m$, P = 0.12721 d |
| W Men | | W | | | 05$^h$ 26$^m$ 24.52$^s$ | −71° 11′ 11.8″ | 13.8 | | 160000 | F8:Iab:p | in LMC; R CrB variable |
| RX J0513.9-6952 | | | | | 05$^h$ 13$^m$ 50.81$^s$ | −69° 51′ 46.7″ | 17 | | 160000 | Ss | in LMC, X-ray binary |
| LMC X-2 | | | | | 05$^h$ 20$^m$ 28.04$^s$ | −71° 57′ 53.3″ | 18.0 | | 160000 | | in LMC, Low-mass X-ray binary |
| MACHO-LMC-5 | | | | | 05$^h$ 16$^m$ 41.1$^s$ | −70° 29′ 18″ | 21.15 | | 160000 | | microlensing event; source in LMC lensed by red dwarf |
| CAL-87 | | | | | 05$^h$ 46$^m$ 46.39$^s$ | −71° 08′ 53.9″ | | | 160000 | | in LMC, X-ray binary |