Constellation
Lacerta
Lacerta (Lac) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is α Lac (magnitude 3.76).
| Latin name | Lacerta |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Lac |
| Brightest star | α Lac |
| Stars in this encyclopedia | 94 |
| Stars with exoplanets | 9 |
| Deep-sky objects | 32 |
| Galaxies | 24 |
In the sky
Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 45° S. North of latitude 45° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in August, the best time to observe it.
Its brightest stars
- α Lac 3.76 · 103.6 light-years
- 1 Lac 4.14 · 678.0 light-years
- 5 Lac 4.34 · 2,198 light-years
- β Lac 4.42 · 169.0 light-years
- HIP 109754 4.50 · 570.4 light-years
- 11 Lac 4.50 · 350.1 light-years
- 6 Lac 4.52 · 1,150 light-years
- 2 Lac 4.55 · 619.1 light-years
- 4 Lac 4.55 · 2,577 light-years
- 9 Lac 4.64 · 174.6 light-years
- 10 Lac 4.89 · 1,488 light-years
- 15 Lac 4.95 · 350.7 light-years
- HIP 113288 4.99 · 2,327 light-years
- HIP 109102 5.09 · 686.5 light-years
- HIP 111795 5.11 · 451.5 light-years
- 13 Lac 5.11 · 283.0 light-years
- 12 Lac 5.25 · 1,260 light-years
- HIP 113327 5.34 · 937.2 light-years
- HIP 109521 5.38 · 182.4 light-years
- HIP 112731 5.43 · 393.3 light-years
- HIP 109745 5.53 · 252.8 light-years
- 16 Lac 5.60 · 1,457 light-years
- HIP 109831 5.72 · 268.1 light-years
- HIP 111362 5.72 · 345.1 light-years
- HIP 111546 5.73 · 1,724 light-years
Its stars with exoplanets
Deep-sky objects
- PSR J2208+4610 Pulsar
- PSR B2217+47 (J2219+4754) Pulsar
- PSR J2215+5135 Pulsar
- Teutsch 39 Star cluster
- FSR 0328 Star cluster
- FSR 0330 Star cluster
- FSR 0331 Star cluster
- ASCC 124 Star cluster
- NGC 7209 Star cluster
- ASCC 119 Star cluster
- NGC 7243 Star cluster
- NGC 7296 Star cluster
- Berkeley 98 Star cluster
- IC 1434 Star cluster
- FSR 0342 Star cluster
- FSR 0341 Star cluster
- FSR 0362 Star cluster
- FSR 0357 Star cluster
- IC 1442 Star cluster
- NGC 7245 Star cluster
- King 9 Star cluster
- ASCC 121 Star cluster
- Berkeley 96 Star cluster
- FSR 0365 Star cluster
- FSR 0384 Star cluster
- K 3-87 Planetary nebula
- Me 2-2 Planetary nebula
- IC 5217 Planetary nebula
- M 2-54 Planetary nebula
- A 80 Planetary nebula
- A 79 Planetary nebula
- M 2-53 Planetary nebula
Galaxies
- IC 5191 305.8 million light-years
- IC 1441 242.6 million light-years
- NGC 7276 278.6 million light-years
- NGC 7274 285.4 million light-years
- NGC 7273 236.2 million light-years
- NGC 7265 236.8 million light-years
- NGC 7263 289.1 million light-years
- NGC 7426 248.1 million light-years
- NGC 7264 198.9 million light-years
- IC 5259 263.7 million light-years
- NGC 7395 264.4 million light-years
- NGC 7240 278.8 million light-years
- NGC 7242 NED01 267.9 million light-years
- NGC 7330 247.6 million light-years
- NGC 7228 305.3 million light-years
- NGC 7227 303.8 million light-years
- IC 5180 278.8 million light-years
- NGC 7379 249.3 million light-years
- NGC 7282 211.6 million light-years
- NGC 7248 204.3 million light-years
- NGC 7250 54.3 million light-years
- NGC 7223 218.2 million light-years
- NGC 7197 204.0 million light-years
- NGC 7231 50.2 million light-years
Its other stars
- HIP 113222
- HIP 113048
- HIP 112590
- HIP 113084
- HIP 112417
- HIP 111259
- 14 Lac
- HIP 113174
- HIP 112041
- HIP 112241
- HIP 111925
- HIP 111869
- HIP 109303
- HIP 112098
- HIP 112641
- HIP 109033
- HIP 110849
- HIP 113371
- HIP 110566
- HIP 109121
- HIP 110171
- HIP 112761
- HIP 111627
- HIP 111550
- HIP 113009
- HIP 111543
- HIP 110408
- HIP 111753
- HIP 112170
- HIP 110316
- HIP 109272
- HIP 111072
- HIP 111247
- HIP 112144
- HIP 112300
- HIP 110487
- HIP 110055
- HIP 110790
- HIP 112986
- HIP 112305
- HIP 109079
- Gl 850
- GJ 4268A
- HD 213519
- Gl 871.2
- HD 213472
- HD 216536
- GJ 4287
- GJ 4296
- HAT-P-1
- Gl 873
- TOI-1386
- Gl 863.1A
- Gl 863.1B
- TOI-1410
- HAT-P-40
- GJ 42991
- 2MASS J22362452+4751425
- GJ 4260
- TOI-6255
- GJ 4246
- GJ 4290
- GJ 1270
- GJ 4269B
- GJ 1268
- 2MASSI J2238074+435317
- WISE J223617.59+510551.9
- WISEA J220304.18+461923.4
- CWISEP J225628.97+400227.3
