F star Comparison Table

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F star comparison table

Subject has right ascension has spectral type has declination is part of has orbital period is an instance of has optical brightness variation has V magnitude has parallax has light curve has observational problem has author has been observ has symbol has B-V magnitude has distance has prototype has abundance has primary has period is usually part of has amplitude has absolute magnitude is a kind of has apparent magnitude has name designated with has observable variation time scale has use has synonym has definition has luminosity class has number of star

Alpha Caeli 4 40 33.6 F2V -41 51 50 Milky Way naked eye star 4.45 from the point of view of Earth's orbit for many centuries d 0.34 asterism brighter than 5 HR 1502 V

Alpha Chamaeleontis 08 18 31.7 F5III -76 55 11 Milky Way naked eye star 4.07 from the point of view of Earth's orbit for many centuries 0.39 asterism brighter than 5 HR 3318 III

Alpha Comae Berenices 13 09 59.2 F5V +17 31 46 Coma Berenices dwarf 5.22 from the point of view of Earth's orbit d 0.00 HR 4969 V

Alpha Fornacis 03 12 04.2 F8V -28 59 14 Milky Way naked eye star 3.87 from the point of view of Earth's orbit for many centuries d 0.52 asterism brighter than 5 HR 963 V

Alpha Leporis 05 32 43.7 F0Ib -17 49 20 Milky Way naked eye star 2.58 from the point of view of Earth's orbit for many centuries 0.21 asterism brighter than 5 HR 1865

Alpha Persei 3 24 19.3 F5Ib +49 51 41 Milky Way naked eye star 1.79 from the point of view of Earth's orbit for many centuries 0.48 asterism brighter than 5 HR 1017 I

Beta Delphini 20 37 32.9 F5IV +14 35 43 Milky Way naked eye star 3.63 from the point of view of Earth's orbit for many centuries 0.44 asterism brighter than 5 HR 7882 IV

Canopus 06 23 57.2 F0II -52 41 44 Milky Way naked eye star -0.72 from the point of view of Earth's orbit for many centuries 0.15 55 pc asterism brighter than 5 HR 2326 A supergiant, the second brightest star in the southern sky. I

Delta Scuti 18 42 16.3 F2IIIp<04>Del -09 03 09 Milky Way naked eye star 4.72 from the point of view of Earth's orbit for many centuries 0.35 asterism brighter than 5 HR 7020 III

Polaris 2 31 50.5 F7:Ib-IIv +89 15 51 disk binary star 0.2 magnitudes or greater 2.02 from the point of view of Earth's orbit some difficulty in distinguishing between various kinds Baade (1944) for many centuries 0.60 330 light-years delta Cephei half the stars in the solar neighborhood are members of star systems F8 Ib 3.97 days asterism <M_v> = -0.5 to -6 brighter than 5
R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, or Z and the genitive of the latin constellation name
RR, RS, RT, RU, RV, RW, RX, RY, or RZ and the genitive of the latin constellation name when the single letter designations are exhausted
AA...AZ, BB...BZ, etc. (omitting J), which ends with QQ...QZ and the genitive of the latin constellation namewhen the RR...RZ designations are exhausted
V 335, V 336, etc., when the double letter designations are exhausted
within a period of decades The star that lies near the direction in the sky toward which the North Pole of the Earth points. alpha UMi A supergiant F8 Ib, F3 V visual binary, with an orbital period of thousands of years. The primary (a Cepheid with a pulsation period of 3.97 days) is itself a single-lined spectroscopic double with a period of 29.6 years. There are at least two more faint (12th mag) components of the system. I 2

post-asymptotic branch star from the point of view of Earth's orbit F star F-type supergiant with strong sulfur lines. I

Procyon 07 39 18.1 F5 IV-V +05 13 30 Milky Way 40 years naked eye star 0.38 0.283 for many centuries 0.42 3.5 pc half the stars in the solar neighborhood are members of star systems asterism brighter than 5 HR 2943 One of the nearest stars, it is the eighth brightest star. An F star. It is a visual binary; its companion is a DF8 white dwarf. IV 2

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Subject	has right ascension	has spectral type	has declination	is part of	has orbital period	is an instance of	has optical brightness variation	has V magnitude	has parallax	has light curve	has observational problem	has author	has been observ	has symbol	has B-V magnitude	has distance	has prototype	has abundance	has primary	has period	is usually part of	has amplitude	has absolute magnitude	is a kind of	has apparent magnitude	has name designated with	has observable variation time scale	has use	has synonym	has definition	has luminosity class	has number of star
Alpha Caeli	4 40 33.6	F2V	-41 51 50	Milky Way		naked eye star		4.45	from the point of view of Earth's orbit				for many centuries	d	0.34						asterism				brighter than 5				HR 1502		V
Alpha Chamaeleontis	08 18 31.7	F5III	-76 55 11	Milky Way		naked eye star		4.07	from the point of view of Earth's orbit				for many centuries		0.39						asterism				brighter than 5				HR 3318		III
Alpha Comae Berenices	13 09 59.2	F5V	+17 31 46	Coma Berenices		dwarf		5.22	from the point of view of Earth's orbit					d	0.00														HR 4969		V
Alpha Fornacis	03 12 04.2	F8V	-28 59 14	Milky Way		naked eye star		3.87	from the point of view of Earth's orbit				for many centuries	d	0.52						asterism				brighter than 5				HR 963		V
Alpha Leporis	05 32 43.7	F0Ib	-17 49 20	Milky Way		naked eye star		2.58	from the point of view of Earth's orbit				for many centuries		0.21						asterism				brighter than 5				HR 1865
Alpha Persei	3 24 19.3	F5Ib	+49 51 41	Milky Way		naked eye star		1.79	from the point of view of Earth's orbit				for many centuries		0.48						asterism				brighter than 5				HR 1017		I
Beta Delphini	20 37 32.9	F5IV	+14 35 43	Milky Way		naked eye star		3.63	from the point of view of Earth's orbit				for many centuries		0.44						asterism				brighter than 5				HR 7882		IV
Canopus	06 23 57.2	F0II	-52 41 44	Milky Way		naked eye star		-0.72	from the point of view of Earth's orbit				for many centuries		0.15	55 pc					asterism				brighter than 5				HR 2326	A supergiant, the second brightest star in the southern sky.	I
Delta Scuti	18 42 16.3	F2IIIp<04>Del	-09 03 09	Milky Way		naked eye star		4.72	from the point of view of Earth's orbit				for many centuries		0.35						asterism				brighter than 5				HR 7020		III
Polaris	2 31 50.5	F7:Ib-IIv	+89 15 51	disk		binary star	0.2 magnitudes or greater	2.02	from the point of view of Earth's orbit		some difficulty in distinguishing between various kinds	Baade (1944)	for many centuries		0.60	330 light-years	delta Cephei	half the stars in the solar neighborhood are members of star systems	F8 Ib	3.97 days	asterism		<M_v> = -0.5 to -6		brighter than 5	R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, or Z and the genitive of the latin constellation name RR, RS, RT, RU, RV, RW, RX, RY, or RZ and the genitive of the latin constellation name when the single letter designations are exhausted AA...AZ, BB...BZ, etc. (omitting J), which ends with QQ...QZ and the genitive of the latin constellation namewhen the RR...RZ designations are exhausted V 335, V 336, etc., when the double letter designations are exhausted	within a period of decades	The star that lies near the direction in the sky toward which the North Pole of the Earth points.	alpha UMi	A supergiant F8 Ib, F3 V visual binary, with an orbital period of thousands of years. The primary (a Cepheid with a pulsation period of 3.97 days) is itself a single-lined spectroscopic double with a period of 29.6 years. There are at least two more faint (12th mag) components of the system.	I	2
post-asymptotic branch star									from the point of view of Earth's orbit															F star						F-type supergiant with strong sulfur lines.	I
Procyon	07 39 18.1	F5 IV-V	+05 13 30	Milky Way	40 years	naked eye star		0.38	0.283				for many centuries		0.42	3.5 pc		half the stars in the solar neighborhood are members of star systems			asterism				brighter than 5				HR 2943	One of the nearest stars, it is the eighth brightest star. An F star. It is a visual binary; its companion is a DF8 white dwarf.	IV	2