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Variable Stars

Stars whose brightness changes over time.

250 stars · ordered by magnitude.

Star	Type	Constellation	Mag	Distance (ly)
MimosaBeta Crucis	Blue giant	Cru	1.25	278.53
ShaulaLambda Scorpii	Subgiant	Sco	1.62	571.2
HR 3207	Wolf-Rayet star	Vel	1.75	1,117
MenkalinanBeta Aurigae	Main-sequence star	Aur	1.9	81.11
AlsephinaDelta Velorum	Main-sequence star	Vel	1.93	80.55
MirzamBeta Canis Majoris	Blue giant	CMa	1.98	492.7
CihGamma Cassiopeiae	Subgiant	Cas	2.15	549.1
NaosZeta Puppis	Blue supergiant	Pup	2.21	1,083.6
AlpheccaAlpha Coronae Borealis	Main-sequence star	CrB	2.22	75.05
SuhailLambda Velorum	Red supergiant	Vel	2.23	544.5
DschubbaDelta Scorpii	Subgiant	Sco	2.29	491.2
Epsilon Centauri	Blue giant	Cen	2.29	427.5
Alpha Lupi	Blue giant	Lup	2.3	464.6
Eta Centauri	Main-sequence star	Cen	2.33	305.68
EnifEpsilon Pegasi	Red supergiant	Peg	2.38	689.5
Kappa Scorpii	Blue giant	Sco	2.39	483.2
ScheatBeta Pegasi	Red giant	Peg	2.44	196.01
AludraEta Canis Majoris	Blue supergiant	CMa	2.45	1,988.8
MenkarAlpha Ceti	Red giant	Cet	2.54	249.16
Zeta Ophiuchi	Main-sequence star	Oph	2.54	366.1
Delta Centauri	Subgiant	Cen	2.58	415
MahasimTheta Aurigae	Main-sequence star	Aur	2.65	165.56
RuchbahDelta Cassiopeiae	Main-sequence star	Cas	2.66	99.41
Alpha Muscae	Subgiant	Mus	2.69	315.43
Pi Puppis	Red supergiant	Pup	2.71	807.3
Rasalgethi64 Herculis	Red giant	Her	2.78	359.6
ImaiDelta Crucis	Subgiant	Cru	2.79	345.1
AlgenibGamma Pegasi	Subgiant	Peg	2.83	391.5
TureisRho Puppis	—	Pup	2.83	63.54
Alpha Arae	Main-sequence star	Ara	2.84	267.34
TejatMu Geminorum	Red giant	Gem	2.87	231.65
Cor Caroli12 Canum Venaticorum	Main-sequence star	CVn	2.89	114.8
FangPi Scorpii	Main-sequence star	Sco	2.89	585.6
GomeisaBeta Canis Minoris	Main-sequence star	CMi	2.89	161.7
AlniyatSigma Scorpii	Blue giant	Sco	2.9	696.9
Epsilon Persei	Main-sequence star	Per	2.9	638.3
Gamma Persei	—	Per	2.91	243.22
TianguanZeta Tauri	Blue giant	Tau	2.97	445
ZaurakGamma Eridani	Red supergiant	Eri	2.97	203.34
PherkadGamma Ursae Minoris	—	UMi	3	486.8
Xamidimura	Subgiant	Sco	3	501
Delta Persei	Blue giant	Per	3.01	516.1
24 Canis Majoris	Blue supergiant	CMa	3.02	2,764
AlmaazEpsilon Aurigae	—	Aur	3.03	2,131.7
SeginusGamma Boötis	—	Boo	3.04	86.79
Eta Sagittarii	Red giant	Sgr	3.1	145.93
HR 3803	Red giant	Vel	3.16	238.94
Alpha Circini	Main-sequence star	Cir	3.18	54.04
Kappa Ophiuchi	Red giant	Oph	3.19	91.46
Delta Lupi	Subgiant	Lup	3.22	883.9
AlfirkBeta Cephei	Blue giant	Cep	3.23	685.2
BrachiumSigma Librae	Red giant	Lib	3.25	288.38
Sigma Puppis	Red giant	Pup	3.25	193.68
Theta Ophiuchi	Subgiant	Oph	3.27	436
Mu Leporis	Subgiant	Lep	3.29	185.95
Alpha Doradus	Main-sequence star	Dor	3.3	168.64
HR 4140	Main-sequence star	Car	3.3	483.2
PropusEta Geminorum	Red giant	Gem	3.31	384.6
Rho Persei	Red giant	Per	3.32	307.69
Eta Orionis	Main-sequence star	Ori	3.35	976.5
AshleshaEpsilon Hydrae	—	Hya	3.38	129.27
HR 4050	Red giant	Car	3.39	657.6
Zeta Cephei	Red supergiant	Cep	3.39	836.3
Chamukuy78 Tauri	—	Tau	3.4	150.37
Gamma Phoenicis	Red giant	Phe	3.41	233.64
Lambda Tauri	Main-sequence star	Tau	3.41	483.9
Nu Centauri	Subgiant	Cen	3.41	436.6
MothallahAlpha Trianguli	Subgiant	Tri	3.42	63.33
HR 3659	Subgiant	Car	3.43	446.8
AchirdEta Cassiopeiae	Yellow dwarf	Cas	3.46	19.42
Chi Carinae	Subgiant	Car	3.46	454.9
Mu Centauri	Subgiant	Cen	3.47	505.7
NganurganitySigma Canis Majoris	Red giant	CMa	3.49	1,120.8
Kappa Canis Majoris	Subgiant	CMa	3.5	658.9
RanaDelta Eridani	Subgiant	Eri	3.52	29.49
SheliakBeta Lyrae	Main-sequence star	Lyr	3.52	962.1
Omicron Velorum	Subgiant	Vel	3.6	493.4
Omicron Andromedae	Main-sequence star	And	3.62	686.6
NusakanBeta Coronae Borealis	Main-sequence star	CrB	3.66	111.81
Delta Sagittae	Red giant	Sge	3.68	594.1
HR 3884	—	Car	3.69	1,560.6
NashiraGamma Capricorni	—	Cap	3.69	157.03
SaclateniZeta Aurigae	Red giant	Aur	3.69	785.9
16 Eridani	Red giant	Eri	3.7	304.53
8 Orionis	Blue giant	Ori	3.71	1,342.2
RanEpsilon Eridani	Main-sequence star	Eri	3.72	10.49
Lambda Aquarii	Red giant	Aqr	3.73	385.1
Xi Tauri	Main-sequence star	Tau	3.73	209.07
Gamma Herculis	—	Her	3.74	192.65
Tau Cygni	Subgiant	Cyg	3.74	66.35
Beta Doradus	—	Dor	3.76	1,006.7
Beta Monocerotis	Main-sequence star	Mon	3.76	676.7
Upsilon Ursae Majoris	Subgiant	UMa	3.78	116.24
31 Cygni	Red giant	Cyg	3.8	883.9
Delta Serpentis	Subgiant	Ser	3.8	228.08
Gamma Coronae Borealis	Main-sequence star	CrB	3.81	146.06
Lambda Andromedae	—	And	3.81	86.13
AlreschaAlpha Piscium	Main-sequence star	Psc	3.82	150.58
Iota Herculis	Main-sequence star	Her	3.82	454.9
AtikOmicron Persei	Blue giant	Per	3.84	1,120.8
Gamma Muscae	Main-sequence star	Mus	3.84	324.86
Omicron Herculis	Main-sequence star	Her	3.84	338
PolisMu Sagittarii	Blue giant	Sgr	3.84	—
Kappa Draconis	Blue giant	Dra	3.85	490.5
Eta Aquilae	—	Aql	3.87	1,382
Mesarthim5 Arietis	Main-sequence star	Ari	3.88	164.06
16 Canis Majoris	Red supergiant	CMa	3.89	—
44 Sagittarii	—	Sgr	3.92	126.96
HR 4337	Hypergiant	Car	3.93	—
Nu Eridani	Blue giant	Eri	3.93	675.3
Tau Persei	—	Per	3.93	254.21
WurrenZeta Phoenicis	Main-sequence star	Phe	3.94	298.68
32 Cygni	Red supergiant	Cyg	3.96	1,058.9
48 Persei	Main-sequence star	Per	3.96	476.8
MenkibXi Persei	Blue supergiant	Per	3.98	1,244.9
MekbudaZeta Geminorum	—	Gem	4.01	1,376.2
Mu Eridani	Subgiant	Eri	4.01	521.9
Omega Canis Majoris	Subgiant	CMa	4.01	911.1
Phi Persei	Main-sequence star	Per	4.01	718.4
70 Ophiuchi	Main-sequence star	Oph	4.03	16.58
Beid38 Eridani	—	Eri	4.04	121.7
Nu Virginis	Red giant	Vir	4.04	293.83
Epsilon Muscae	Red giant	Mus	4.06	301.44
Delta Cephei	—	Cep	4.07	865.1
13 Lyrae	Red giant	Lyr	4.08	298.13
Delta Ceti	Subgiant	Cet	4.08	649.7
Zeta Andromedae	Red giant	And	4.08	189.19
Merope23 Tauri	Subgiant	Tau	4.14	380.1
Theta Coronae Borealis	Main-sequence star	CrB	4.14	375.3
Kappa Cassiopeiae	Blue supergiant	Cas	4.17	—
Epsilon Cephei	Subgiant	Cep	4.18	85.45
2 Centauri	Red giant	Cen	4.19	183.03
Epsilon Ursae Minoris	—	UMi	4.21	303.97
HR 1035	Blue supergiant	Cam	4.21	1,941.4
12 Lyrae	Red giant	Lyr	4.22	736.2
Chi Ophiuchi	Main-sequence star	Oph	4.22	525.2
Lambda Pavonis	Blue giant	Pav	4.22	1,430.5
Phi Draconis	Main-sequence star	Dra	4.22	302.84
Mu Cephei	Red supergiant	Cep	4.23	—
Sigma Geminorum	Red giant	Gem	4.23	125.06
Omicron Serpentis	Main-sequence star	Ser	4.24	173.21
Alsciaukat31 Lyncis	Red giant	Lyn	4.25	382.4
Lambda Eridani	Subgiant	Eri	4.25	811.3
Nu Cephei	—	Cep	4.25	—
Gamma Doradus	—	Dor	4.26	66.74
Iota Capricorni	—	Cap	4.28	196.72
Upsilon Tauri	Main-sequence star	Tau	4.28	153.77
Beta Hydrae	Main-sequence star	Hya	4.29	309.74
68 Tauri	Subgiant	Tau	4.3	148.52
Alpha Sculptoris	Blue giant	Scl	4.3	776.6
Eta Hydrae	Main-sequence star	Hya	4.3	586.6
Pi Aurigae	Red giant	Aur	4.3	751.5
HR 3457	Blue giant	Car	4.31	1,443.2
119 Tauri	Red supergiant	Tau	4.32	1,792.1
3 Centauri	Main-sequence star	Cen	4.32	343.7
54 Eridani	Red giant	Eri	4.32	368.5
Psi Persei	Main-sequence star	Per	4.32	583.5
4 Canis Majoris	Blue giant	CMa	4.34	1,382
Chi Centauri	Main-sequence star	Cen	4.36	510.4
Iota Canis Majoris	Blue supergiant	CMa	4.36	2,508.9
30 Piscium	Red giant	Psc	4.37	432
Tau Canis Majoris	Blue supergiant	CMa	4.37	2,992.3
54 Orionis	Yellow dwarf	Ori	4.39	28.26
HR 1155	Red giant	Cam	4.39	795.5
Psi Phoenicis	Red giant	Phe	4.39	341.9
Kappa Pavonis	—	Pav	4.4	500.2
Omicron Puppis	Subgiant	Pup	4.4	1,418.1
93 Aquarii	Main-sequence star	Aqr	4.41	401.7
HR 2554	—	Car	4.41	544.5
HR 5378	Main-sequence star	Cen	4.41	457.4
Nu Herculis	—	Her	4.41	860.6
Upsilon Cygni	Main-sequence star	Cyg	4.41	642
27 Canis Majoris	Blue giant	CMa	4.42	1,734.9
HR 2748	Red dwarf	Pup	4.42	208.94
3 Aquarii	Red giant	Aqr	4.43	585.6
62 Sagittarii	Red giant	Sgr	4.43	448.6
Delta Delphini	—	Del	4.43	223.24
Pi Eridani	Red giant	Eri	4.43	481.1
2 Lyncis	Main-sequence star	Lyn	4.44	156.58
7 Ceti	Red giant	Cet	4.44	447.4
HR 3225	Red giant	Pup	4.44	1,698.7
Sigma Lupi	Blue giant	Lup	4.44	575.2
Omega Ophiuchi	Main-sequence star	Oph	4.45	168.64
HR 4618	Blue giant	Cen	4.46	438.4
Iota Cassiopeiae	Main-sequence star	Cas	4.46	132.85
HR 3129	Main-sequence star	Pup	4.47	959.3
71 Tauri	Main-sequence star	Tau	4.48	160.12
Gamma Circini	Blue giant	Cir	4.48	448.6
Gamma Reticuli	Red giant	Ret	4.48	469.3
Omicron Cassiopeiae	Blue giant	Cas	4.48	702.9
HR 2740	Subgiant	Pup	4.49	69.89
HR 3084	Main-sequence star	Pup	4.49	648.4
HR 3498	Main-sequence star	Car	4.5	605.1
HR 4074	Blue giant	Vel	4.5	1,148.4
Omega Orionis	Blue giant	Ori	4.5	1,382
Epsilon Capricorni	Main-sequence star	Cap	4.51	1,055.5
Rho Cassiopeiae	—	Cas	4.51	—
Upsilon Sagittarii	Main-sequence star	Sgr	4.52	1,782.3
17 Boötis	Subgiant	Boo	4.53	163.4
3 Sagittarii	—	Sgr	4.53	985.4
10 Leonis Minoris	—	LMi	4.54	185
24 Ursae Majoris	—	UMa	4.54	104.14
Xi Boötis	Yellow dwarf	Boo	4.54	21.89
HR 1040	—	Cam	4.55	2,508.9
HR 5395	Subgiant	Lup	4.56	1,090.8
CujamOmega Herculis	Main-sequence star	Her	4.57	250.12
10 Draconis	Red giant	Dra	4.58	371.5
HR 4200	Red supergiant	Car	4.58	1,140.4
HR 4975	Main-sequence star	Cen	4.58	378.8
SalmTau Pegasi	Main-sequence star	Peg	4.58	161.7
30 Orionis	Subgiant	Ori	4.59	1,136.4
Delta Coronae Borealis	—	CrB	4.59	170.05
HR 4063	Red giant	Vel	4.59	1,853.2
HR 4352	—	Car	4.59	—
HR 1324	Main-sequence star	Per	4.6	313.61
33 Piscium	Red giant	Psc	4.61	128.81
36 Eridani	Main-sequence star	Eri	4.62	327.5
Lambda Crucis	Main-sequence star	Cru	4.62	383.7
83 Ursae Majoris	Red giant	UMa	4.63	523.5
HR 5589	Red giant	UMi	4.63	459.4
Nu Pavonis	Blue giant	Pav	4.63	439
Omicron Draconis	Red giant	Dra	4.63	341.9
33 Eridani	Main-sequence star	Eri	4.64	377.1
11 Orionis	Main-sequence star	Ori	4.65	365.2
HR 2787	Main-sequence star	Pup	4.65	803.3
HR 4110	—	Car	4.65	—
Rho Tauri	Main-sequence star	Tau	4.65	158.25
15 Monocerotis	Main-sequence star	Mon	4.66	918.8
15 Vulpeculae	—	Vul	4.66	236.35
HR 3642	Subgiant	Car	4.66	967.8
HR 6742	—	Sgr	4.66	869.8
HR 6020	Red giant	Aps	4.68	762
Nu Fornacis	Main-sequence star	For	4.68	371.1
28 Monocerotis	Red giant	Mon	4.69	449.9
HR 2944	Subgiant	Pup	4.69	618.9
Iota Phoenicis	Main-sequence star	Phe	4.69	248.78
Delta Scuti	—	Sct	4.7	202.46
Gamma Equulei	Main-sequence star	Equ	4.7	118.39
HR 6262	Blue supergiant	Sco	4.7	2,568.2
31 Orionis	Red giant	Ori	4.71	508
4 Orionis	Red dwarf	Ori	4.71	651
20 Canum Venaticorum	—	CVn	4.72	264.31
Delta Pictoris	Subgiant	Pic	4.72	1,299.4
HR 4603	Subgiant	Cru	4.72	853.8
59 Cygni	Main-sequence star	Cyg	4.74	1,418.1
HR 985	Main-sequence star	Cam	4.74	762
Omicron Aquarii	Subgiant	Aqr	4.74	435.5
Iota Boötis	Main-sequence star	Boo	4.75	94.81
Mu Muscae	Red giant	Mus	4.75	429.7
9 Cephei	Blue supergiant	Cep	4.76	—