Celestron CR-150 HD User Manual

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56 • List of Bright Stars

LIST OF BRIGHT STARS

The following is a list of bright stars that can be used to align the R.A. setting circle. All coordinates are in
epoch 2000.0.

Epoch 2000.0

Star Name

Constellation

R.A.

DEC

Magnitude

H M S

° ‘ “

Sirius

CMa

06 45 09

-16 42 58

-1.47

Canopus

Car

06 23 57

-52 41 44

-0.72

Arcturus

Boo

14 15 40

+19 10 57

-0.72

Rigel Kent.

Cen

14 39 37

-60 50 02

+0.01

Vega

Lyr

18 36 56

+38 47 01

+0.04

Capella

Aur

05 16 41

+45 59 53

+0.05

Rigel

Ori

05 14 32

-08 12 06

+0.14

Procyon

CMi

07 38 18

+05 13 30

+0.37

Betelgeuse

Ori

05 55 10

+07 24 26

+0.41

Achernar

Eri

01 37 43

-57 14 12

+0.60

Hadar

Cen

14 03 49

-60 22 22

+0.63

Altair

Aqi

19 50 47

+08 52 06

+0.77

Aldebaran

Tau

04 35 55

+16 30 33

+0.86

Spica

Vir

13 25 12

-11 09 41

+0.91

Antares

S c o

16 29 24

-26 25 55

+0.92

Fomalhaut

P s A

22 57 39

-29 37 20

+1.15

Pollux

Gem

07 45 19

+28 01 34

+1.16

Deneb

Cyg

20 41 26

+45 16 49

+1.28

Beta Crucis

Cru

12 47 43

-59 41 19

+1.28

Regulus

Leo

10 08 22

+11 58 02

+1.36

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