# List of stars in Pictor

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Pictor, sorted by decreasing brightness.
| Name | B | Var | HD | HIP | RA | Dec | vis. mag. | abs. mag. | Dist. (ly) | Sp. class | Notes |
| α Pic | α | | 50241 | 32607 | 06$^h$ 48$^m$ 11.54$^s$ | −61° 56′ 31.1″ | 3.30 | 0.83 | 99 | A7IV | |
| β Pic | β | | 39060 | 27321 | 05$^h$ 47$^m$ 17.08$^s$ | −51° 04′ 00.2″ | 3.85 | 2.42 | 63 | A5V | δ Sct variable, V$_{max}$ = 3.80$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 3.86$^m$, P = 0.026260 d; has a protoplanetary disk and has two planets (b & c) |
| γ Pic | γ | | 39523 | 27530 | 05$^h$ 49$^m$ 49.58$^s$ | −56° 09′ 59.4″ | 4.50 | 0.87 | 174 | K1III | |
| δ Pic | δ | | 42933 | 29276 | 06$^h$ 10$^m$ 17.91$^s$ | −54° 58′ 07.2″ | 4.72 | −3.81 | 1655 | B0.5IV | β Lyr variable, V$_{max}$ = 4.65$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 4.9$^m$, P = 1.672541 d |
| HD 42540 | | | 42540 | 28991 | 06$^h$ 07$^m$ 03.36$^s$ | −62° 09′ 15.9″ | 5.04 | −0.37 | 394 | K2/K3III | 47 G. Pic or μ Dor |
| η$^2$ Pic | η$^2$ | | 33042 | 23649 | 05$^h$ 04$^m$ 57.95$^s$ | −49° 34′ 40.2″ | 5.05 | −0.76 | 474 | M2IIIvar | suspected variable, V$_{max}$ = 5.00$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 5.1$^m$ |
| HD 39640 | | | 39640 | 27621 | 05$^h$ 50$^m$ 53.22$^s$ | −52° 06′ 31.3″ | 5.16 | 0.61 | 264 | G8III | |
| HD 46355 | | | 46355 | 30932 | 06$^h$ 29$^m$ 28.54$^s$ | −56° 51′ 10.2″ | 5.20 | 0.29 | 312 | K0III | |
| HD 40292 | | | 40292 | 27947 | 05$^h$ 54$^m$ 50.11$^s$ | −52° 38′ 09.9″ | 5.29 | 2.58 | 114 | F0Ve... | |
| λ Pic | λ | | 30185 | 21914 | 04$^h$ 42$^m$ 46.46$^s$ | −50° 28′ 53.1″ | 5.30 | 0.19 | 343 | K0/K1III | |
| HD 38871 | | | 38871 | 27243 | 05$^h$ 46$^m$ 27.37$^s$ | −46° 35′ 50.0″ | 5.31 | −0.44 | 460 | K0/K1II | |
| η$^1$ Pic | η$^1$ | | 32743 | 23482 | 05$^h$ 02$^m$ 48.73$^s$ | −49° 09′ 05.3″ | 5.37 | 3.28 | 85 | F2V | |
| ζ Pic | ζ | | 35072 | 24829 | 05$^h$ 19$^m$ 22.11$^s$ | −50° 36′ 23.5″ | 5.44 | 2.65 | 118 | F7III-IV | |
| HD 36553 | | | 36553 | 25768 | 05$^h$ 30$^m$ 09.46$^s$ | −47° 04′ 38.4″ | 5.46 | 2.26 | 143 | G3IV | |
| ι Pic A | ι | | 31203 | 22531 | 04$^h$ 50$^m$ 55.39$^s$ | −53° 27′ 42.2″ | 5.58 | 2.73 | 121 | F0IV... | |
| ν Pic | ν | | 45229 | 30342 | 06$^h$ 22$^m$ 55.87$^s$ | −56° 22′ 11.7″ | 5.60 | 2.09 | 164 | Am | |
| HD 41214 | | | 41214 | 28484 | 06$^h$ 00$^m$ 49.20$^s$ | −51° 12′ 59.6″ | 5.65 | 1.65 | 206 | A1m... | |
| μ Pic | μ | | 46860 | 31137 | 06$^h$ 31$^m$ 58.31$^s$ | −58° 45′ 13.8″ | 5.69 | −1.04 | 724 | B9V | suspected variable |
| HD 45557 | | | 45557 | 30463 | 06$^h$ 24$^m$ 13.88$^s$ | −60° 16′ 53.0″ | 5.78 | 1.06 | 287 | A0V | |
| HD 40733 | | | 40733 | 28287 | 05$^h$ 58$^m$ 37.56$^s$ | −44° 02′ 04.5″ | 5.81 | −2.13 | 1264 | G8II | |
| HD 45984 | | | 45984 | 30703 | 06$^h$ 27$^m$ 04.14$^s$ | −58° 00′ 07.6″ | 5.82 | −0.53 | 606 | K3III | |
| HD 36734 | | | 36734 | 25887 | 05$^h$ 31$^m$ 35.99$^s$ | −45° 55′ 31.5″ | 5.86 | 0.07 | 468 | K3III | |
| HD 39937 | | | 39937 | 27737 | 05$^h$ 52$^m$ 20.18$^s$ | −57° 09′ 21.6″ | 5.93 | 0.41 | 415 | F7IV | |
| HD 34347 | | | 34347 | 24384 | 05$^h$ 13$^m$ 53.33$^s$ | −52° 01′ 50.6″ | 6.03 | −0.63 | 701 | K3III | |
| HD 35765 | | | 35765 | 25317 | 05$^h$ 24$^m$ 55.58$^s$ | −44° 13′ 32.5″ | 6.09 | 0.03 | 532 | K1III | |
| κ Pic | κ | | 35580 | 25098 | 05$^h$ 22$^m$ 22.15$^s$ | −56° 08′ 04.0″ | 6.10 | −0.71 | 749 | B8/B9V | |
| TX Pic | | TX | 37434 | 26300 | 05$^h$ 36$^m$ 02.85$^s$ | −47° 18′ 49.4″ | 6.10 | 0.08 | 522 | K2III | RS CVn variable, V$_{max}$ = 6.08$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 6.12$^m$ |
| HD 40200 | | | 40200 | 27937 | 05$^h$ 54$^m$ 41.12$^s$ | −49° 37′ 37.4″ | 6.11 | −1.53 | 1101 | B3V | |
| HD 50571 | | | 50571 | 32775 | 06$^h$ 50$^m$ 01.01$^s$ | −60° 14′ 57.9″ | 6.11 | 3.51 | 108 | F7III-IV | has a planet (b) |
| AE Pic | | AE | 46792 | 31068 | 06$^h$ 31$^m$ 10.65$^s$ | −61° 52′ 46.5″ | 6.15 | −1.58 | 1148 | B3V | β Lyr variable |
| HD 39110 | | | 39110 | 27317 | 05$^h$ 47$^m$ 13.33$^s$ | −54° 21′ 38.6″ | 6.19 | −1.68 | 1221 | K3III | |
| AK Pic | | AK | 48189 | 31711 | 06$^h$ 38$^m$ 00.42$^s$ | −61° 32′ 00.8″ | 6.18 | 4.47 | 71 | G1/G2V | T Tau star, ΔV = 0.05$^m$, P = 2.60 d |
| HD 33116 | | | 33116 | 23653 | 05$^h$ 05$^m$ 00.61$^s$ | −54° 24′ 26.7″ | 6.26 | −0.40 | 700 | M2III | semiregular variable |
| θ Pic | θ | | 35860 | 25303 | 05$^h$ 24$^m$ 46.29$^s$ | −52° 18′ 58.2″ | 6.26 | 0.19 | 534 | A0V | |
| HD 45796 | | | 45796 | 30524 | 06$^h$ 24$^m$ 55.81$^s$ | −63° 49′ 41.4″ | 6.26 | −0.43 | 710 | B6V | suspected variable |
| HD 45461 | | | 45461 | 30352 | 06$^h$ 23$^m$ 01.48$^s$ | −63° 40′ 59.4″ | 6.30 | −1.28 | 1069 | M1III | |
| HD 39547 | | | 39547 | 27583 | 05$^h$ 50$^m$ 28.83$^s$ | −52° 46′ 04.5″ | 6.32 | −0.84 | 883 | K0/K1III | |
| R Pic | | R | 30551 | 22170 | 04$^h$ 46$^m$ 09.55$^s$ | −49° 14′ 45.1″ | 6.35 | | 6700 | M2.5:IIe | semiregular variable, V$_{max}$ = 6.35$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 10.1$^m$, P = 168 d |
| HD 38458 | | | 38458 | 27001 | 05$^h$ 43$^m$ 41.12$^s$ | −45° 49′ 59.2″ | 6.38 | 1.82 | 266 | F0IIIn | suspected variable, named ε by Lacaille but dropped by Gould |
| HD 39312 | | | 39312 | 27512 | 05$^h$ 49$^m$ 34.13$^s$ | −44° 52′ 31.5″ | 6.38 | −1.79 | 1405 | K1III | |
| ι Pic B | ι | | 31204 | 22534 | 04$^h$ 50$^m$ 56.58$^s$ | −53° 27′ 35.7″ | 6.42 | 3.89 | 105 | F0IV | |
| HD 37226 | | | 37226 | 26079 | 05$^h$ 33$^m$ 44.30$^s$ | −54° 54′ 08.3″ | 6.42 | 2.67 | 183 | F8V | |
| HD 37781 | | | 37781 | 26515 | 05$^h$ 38$^m$ 17.42$^s$ | −50° 38′ 27.7″ | 6.43 | 0.41 | 522 | A0V | |
| HD 44120 | | | 44120 | 29788 | 06$^h$ 16$^m$ 18.84$^s$ | −59° 12′ 45.8″ | 6.44 | 3.64 | 119 | G1V | |
| SW Pic | | SW | 41586 | 28596 | 06$^h$ 02$^m$ 09.32$^s$ | −60° 05′ 48.7″ | 6.45 | −0.61 | 825 | M4III | semiregular variable, ΔV = 0.12$^m$ |
| HD 29805 | | | 29805 | 21666 | 04$^h$ 39$^m$ 04.29$^s$ | −51° 40′ 22.1″ | 6.45 | −0.07 | 656 | K2III | |
| HD 45701 | | | 45701 | 30480 | 06$^h$ 24$^m$ 26.57$^s$ | −63° 25′ 43.1″ | 6.45 | 3.94 | 104 | G3III/IV | |
| HD 45450 | | | 45450 | 30423 | 06$^h$ 23$^m$ 46.92$^s$ | −58° 32′ 38.2″ | 6.47 | 1.52 | 319 | A3V | |
| HD 34587 | | | 34587 | 24520 | 05$^h$ 15$^m$ 38.80$^s$ | −52° 10′ 56.0″ | 6.48 | −0.62 | 856 | K2III | |
| HD 40665 | | | 40665 | 28180 | 05$^h$ 57$^m$ 14.36$^s$ | −53° 25′ 32.5″ | 6.48 | −0.24 | 720 | K5/M0III | |
| S Pic | | S | 33894 | 24126 | 05$^h$ 10$^m$ 57.25$^s$ | −48° 30′ 25.45″ | 6.50 | | 1330 | M7e | Mira variable, V$_{max}$ = 6.5$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 14.0$^m$, P = 422 d |
| HD 33331 | | TU | 33331 | 23833 | 05$^h$ 07$^m$ 25.93$^s$ | −44° 49′ 18.0″ | 6.93 | | 964 | B5III | slowly pulsating B star, ΔV = 0.03$^m$, P = 1.14686 d |
| HD 40307 | | | 40307 | 27887 | 05$^h$ 54$^m$ 04.24$^s$ | −60° 01′ 24.4″ | 7.17 | 6.63 | 42 | K2.5V | has six planets (b, c, d, e, f and g) |
| TV Pic | | TV | 30861 | 22370 | 04$^h$ 48$^m$ 57.47$^s$ | −47° 08′ 04.3″ | 7.44 | | 634 | A2V | rotating ellipsoidal variable, V$_{max}$ = 7.37$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 7.53$^m$, P = 0.851994 d |
| HD 41004 | | | 41004 | 28393 | 05$^h$ 59$^m$ 49.65$^s$ | −48° 14′ 22.9″ | 8.65 | 5.48 | 140 | K1V+M2 | double star, has a planet (Ab) and a brown dwarf (Bb) |
| HD 41248 | | | 41248 | 28460 | 06$^h$ 00$^m$ 33.0$^s$ | −56° 09′ 43″ | 8.82 | | 171 | G2V | has two planets (b and c) |
| Kapteyn's Star | | VZ | 33793 | 24186 | 05$^h$ 11$^m$ 40.58$^s$ | −45° 01′ 26.3″ | 8.89 | 10.92 | 13 | M1V | nearest halo star; BY Dra variable; has two planets (b and c) |
| AB Pic | | AB | 44627 | 30034 | 06$^h$ 19$^m$ 12.91$^s$ | −58° 03′ 15.5″ | 9.21 | 5.87 | 148 | K2V | T Tau star, ΔV = 0.045$^m$, P = 3.853 d has a planet or a brown dwarf (b) |
| RR Pic | | RR | | 31481 | 06$^h$ 35$^m$ 36.06$^s$ | −62° 38′ 24.3″ | 12.50 | | | | nova, V$_{max}$ = 1.0$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 12.65$^m$, P = 0.145025 d |
| TW Pic | | TW | | | 05$^h$ 34$^m$ 50.58$^s$ | −58° 01′ 40.7″ | | | | | nova-like star |
| PSR J0437-4715 | | | | | 04$^h$ 37$^m$ 15.81$^s$ | −47° 15′ 08.6″ | | | 509.8 | | closest known millisecond pulsar |
| WISE 0647-6232 | | | | | 06$^h$ 47$^m$ 23.23$^s$ | −62° 32′ 39.7″ | | | | Y1 | brown dwarf |
| 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.] ||||||||||||