Catalog of Guide Stars |
Common Name |
R.A. |
Dec. |
Mag. |
Class |
Const. |
Alpheratz in Andromeda (Alpha) |
00h 08m 23s |
29° 05' N |
2.1 |
A0 |
And |
Ankaa in Phoenix (Alpha) |
00h 26m 17s |
42° 18' S |
2.4 |
K0 |
Phe |
Schedar in Cassiopeia (Alpha) |
00h 40m 30s |
56° 32' N |
2.5 |
K0 |
Cas |
Diphda in Cetus (Beta) |
00h 43m 35s |
17° 59' S |
2.2 |
K0 |
Cet |
Mirach in Andromeda (Beta) |
01h 09m 44s |
35° 37' N |
2.4 |
M0 |
And |
Achernar in Eridanus (Alpha) |
01h 37m 43s |
57° 14' S |
0.6 |
B5 |
Eri |
Almach in Andromeda (Gamma) |
02h 03m 54s |
42° 20' N |
2.3 |
K0 |
And |
Hamal in Aries (Alpha) |
02h 07m 10s |
23° 28' N |
2.2 |
K2 |
Ari |
Mira in Cetus (Omicron) |
02h 19m 21s |
02° 59' S |
2 |
M5 |
Cet |
Polaris in Ursa Minor (Alpha) |
02h 31m 51s |
89° 16' N |
2.1 |
F8 |
UMi |
Menkar in Cetus (Alpha) |
03h 02m 17s |
04° 05' N |
2.8 |
M0 |
Cet |
Algol in Perseus (Beta) |
03h 08m 10s |
40° 57' N |
2.9 |
B8 |
Per |
Mirfak in Perseus (Alpha) |
03h 24m 19s |
49° 52' N |
1.9 |
F5 |
Per |
Aldebaran in Taurus (Alpha) |
04h 35m 55s |
16° 31' N |
1.1 |
K5 |
Tau |
Rigel in Orion (Beta) |
05h 14m 32s |
08° 12' S |
0.3 |
B8 |
Ori |
Capella in Auriga (Alpha) |
05h 16m 41s |
46° 00' N |
0.2 |
G0 |
Aur |
Bellatrix in Orion (Gamma) |
05h 25m 08s |
06° 21' N |
1.7 |
B2 |
Ori |
Elnath in Taurus (Beta) |
05h 26m 17s |
28° 36' N |
1.8 |
B8 |
Tau |
Mintaka in Orion (Delta) (double) |
05h 32m 00s |
00° 18' S |
2.5 |
B0 |
Ori |
Alnilam in Orion (Epsilon) |
05h 36m 13s |
01° 12' S |
1.8 |
B0 |
Ori |
Alnitak in Orion (Zeta) |
05h 40m 46s |
01° 57' S |
2 |
B0 |
Ori |
Saiph in Orion (Kappa) |
05h 47m 45s |
09° 40' S |
2.2 |
B0 |
Ori |
Betelgeuse in Orion (Alpha) |
05h 55m 10s |
07° 24' N |
0.6 |
M0 |
Ori |
Menkalinan in Auriga (Beta) |
05h 59m 32s |
44° 57' N |
2.1 |
A0 |
Aur |
Mirzam in Canis Mayor (Beta) |
06h 22m 42s |
17° 57' S |
2 |
B1 |
CMa |
Canopus in Carina (Alpha) |
06h 23m 57s |
52° 42' S |
-0.9 |
F0 |
Car |
Alhena in Gemini (Gamma) |
06h 37m 43s |
16° 24' N |
1.9 |
A0 |
Gem |
Sirius in Canis Major (Alpha) |
06h 45m 09s |
16° 43' S |
-1.6 |
A0 |
CMa |
Adhara in Canis Major (Epsilon) |
06h 58m 38s |
28° 58' S |
1.6 |
B1 |
CMa |
Wezen in Canis Major (Delta) |
07h 08m 24s |
26° 24' S |
2 |
F8 |
CMa |
Castor in Gemini (Alpha) |
07h 34m 36s |
31° 53' N |
1.6 |
A0 |
Gem |
Procyon in Canis Minor (Alpha) |
07h 39m 18s |
05° 13' N |
0.5 |
F5 |
CMi |
Pollux in Gemini (Beta) |
07h 45m 19s |
28° 02' N |
1.2 |
K0 |
Gem |
Regor in Vela (Gamma) |
08h 09m 32s |
47° 20' S |
1.9 |
Oa |
Vel |
Avior in Carina (Epsilon) |
08h 22m 31s |
59° 31' S |
1.7 |
K3 |
Car |
Delta Velorum |
08h 44m 42s |
54° 43' S |
2 |
A0 |
Vel |
Suhail in Vela (Lambda) |
09h 08m 00s |
43° 26' S |
2.2 |
K5 |
Vel |
Miaplacidus in Carina (Beta) |
09h 13m 12s |
69° 43' S |
1.8 |
A0 |
Car |
Alphard in Hydra (Alpha) |
09h 27m 35s |
08° 40' S |
2.2 |
K2 |
Hyd |
Regulus in Leo (Alpha) |
10h 08m 22s |
11° 58' N |
1.3 |
B8 |
Leo |
Algieba in Leo (Gamma) (double) |
10h 19m 58s |
19° 50' N |
2.6 |
K0 |
Leo |
Dubhe in Ursa Mayor (Alpha) |
11h 03m 44s |
61° 45' N |
2 |
K0 |
UMa |
Denebola in Leo (Beta) |
11h 49m 04s |
14° 34' N |
2.2 |
A2 |
Leo |
ACrux (Alpha Crucis) (double) |
12h 26m 36s |
63° 06' S |
1.6 |
B1 |
Cru |
GaCrux (Gamma Crucis) |
12h 31m 10s |
57° 07' S |
1.6 |
M3 |
Cru |
Mimosa in Crux (Beta) |
12h 47m 43s |
59° 41' S |
1.5 |
B1 |
Cru |
Alioth in Ursa Mayor (Epsilon) |
12h 54m 02s |
55° 58' N |
1.7 |
A0 |
UMa |
Spica in Virgo (Alpha) |
13h 25m 11s |
11° 10' S |
1.2 |
B2 |
Vir |
Alkaid in Ursa Mayor (Eta) |
13h 47m 32s |
49° 19' N |
1.9 |
B3 |
UMa |
Hadar in Centaurus (Beta) |
14h 03m 49s |
60° 22' S |
0.9 |
B1 |
Cen |
Menkent in Centaurus (Theta) |
14h 06m 41s |
36° 22' S |
2.3 |
K0 |
Cen |
Arcturus in Bootes (Alpha) |
14h 15m 40s |
19° 11' N |
0.2 |
K0 |
Boo |
Alpha Centauri (double) |
14h 39m 37s |
60° 50' S |
0.1 |
G2,K4 |
Cen |
Kochab in Ursa Minor (Beta) |
14h 50m 42s |
74° 09' N |
2.2 |
K5 |
UMi |
Alphecca in Corona Borealis (Alpha) |
15h 34m 41s |
26° 43' N |
2.3 |
A0 |
CrB |
Antares in Scorpius (Alpha) |
16h 29m 24s |
26° 26' S |
1.1 |
M1 |
Sco |
Atria (Alpha Triangulum Australis) |
16h 48m 40s |
69° 02' S |
1.9 |
K2 |
TrA |
Shaula in Scorpius (Lambda) |
17h 33m 37s |
37° 06' S |
1.7 |
B2 |
Sco |
Rasalhague in Ophiuchus (Alpha) |
17h 34m 56s |
12° 34' N |
2.1 |
A5 |
Oph |
Sargas in Scorpius (Theta) |
17h 37m 19s |
43° 00' S |
2 |
F0 |
Sco |
Eltanin in Draco (Gamma) |
17h 56m 36s |
51° 29' N |
2.4 |
K5 |
Dra |
Kaus Austr. in Sgr. (Epsilon) |
18h 24m 10s |
34° 23' S |
2 |
A0 |
Sgr |
Vega in Lyra (Alpha) |
18h 36m 56s |
38° 47' N |
0.1 |
A0 |
Lyr |
Nunki in Sagittarius (Sigma) |
18h 55m 16s |
26° 18' S |
2.1 |
B3 |
Sgr |
Altair in Aquila (Alpha) |
19h 50m 47s |
08° 52' N |
0.9 |
A5 |
Aql |
Sadr in Cygnus (Gamma) |
20h 22m 14s |
40° 15' N |
2.3 |
F8 |
Cyg |
Peacock in Pavo (Alpha) |
20h 25m 39s |
56° 44' S |
2.1 |
B3 |
Pav |
Deneb in Cygnus (Alpha) |
20h 41m 26s |
45° 17' N |
1.3 |
A2 |
Cyg |
Enif in Pegasus (Epsilon) |
21h 44m 11s |
09° 53' N |
2.5 |
K0 |
Peg |
Al Nair in Grus (Alpha) |
22h 08m 14s |
46° 58' S |
2.2 |
B5 |
Gru |
Beta Grus |
22h 42m 40s |
46° 53' S |
2.2 |
M3 |
Gru |
Fomalhaut in Piscis Austrinus (Alpha) |
22h 57m 39s |
29° 37' S |
1.3 |
A3 |
PsA |
Markab in Pegasus (Alpha) |
23h 04m 46s |
15° 12' N |
2.6 |
A0 |
Peg |