Constellation
Equuleus
Equuleus (Equ) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is Kitalpha (magnitude 3.92).
| Latin name | Equuleus |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Equ |
| Brightest star | Kitalpha |
| Stars in this encyclopedia | 30 |
| Stars with exoplanets | 6 |
| Deep-sky objects | 0 |
| Galaxies | 9 |
In the sky
Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 83° S. It stands highest at midnight in August, the best time to observe it.
Its brightest stars
- Kitalpha 3.92 · 189.6 light-years
- δ Equ 4.47 · 60.3 light-years
- γ Equ 4.70 · 115.5 light-years
- β Equ 5.16 · 320.9 light-years
- HIP 103571 5.24 · 179.5 light-years
- ε Equ 5.30 · 176.4 light-years
- Gl 822B 5.40 · 60.3 light-years
- 3 Equ 5.63 · 1,225 light-years
- 9 Equ 5.81 · 898.4 light-years
- 4 Equ 5.94 · 146.3 light-years
- HIP 105224 5.97 · 976.8 light-years
- HIP 103652 5.98 · 279.1 light-years
- 6 Equ 6.07 · 371.9 light-years
- HIP 104357 6.14 · 1,139 light-years
- HIP 105695 6.33 · 373.9 light-years
- HIP 104041 6.41 · 429.5 light-years
- HIP 104481 6.44 · 213.8 light-years
- HD 200964 6.48 · 236.9 light-years
- Gl 824 7.88 · 52.7 light-years
- Gl 818 8.27 · 49.1 light-years
- MASCARA-1 8.28 · 594.2 light-years
- WASP-90 11.62 · 1,521 light-years
- LSPM J2116+0234 11.96 · 57.5 light-years
- GJ 4180 12.13 · 88.0 light-years
- HAT-P-65 13.12 · 2,409 light-years
Its stars with exoplanets
Galaxies
- IC 1364 190.1 million light-years
- NGC 7046 194.0 million light-years
- IC 1367 186.8 million light-years
- IC 1375 537.4 million light-years
- IC 1377 423.0 million light-years
- IC 1360 396.3 million light-years
- NGC 7040 284.9 million light-years
- NGC 7015 227.4 million light-years
- IC 5083 596.7 million light-years