, there are over 52,011 known variable stars, with more being discovered regularly, so a complete list of every single variable is impossible at this place (cf. GCVS). The following is a list of variable stars that are well-known, bright, significant, or otherwise interesting.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
! width="10%"|Designation (name)
! width="10%"|Constellation
! width="15%"|Discovery
! width="8%"|Apparent magnitude (Maximum)
! width="8%"|Apparent magnitude (Minimum)
! width="8%"|Range of magnitude
! width="11%"|Period
! width="15%"|Type
! width="15%"|Comment
|---
| R And
| rowspan="2" | Andromeda
|
| 5<sup>m</sup>.8
| 14<sup>m</sup>.9
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| S And (Supernova 1885)
| Ernst Hartwig, August 20, 1885
| 5<sup>m</sup>.8
| 16<sup>m</sup>
|
|
| Supernova (SNI)
|
|---
| U Ant
| Antlia
|
| 8<sup>m</sup>.1 (p)
| 9<sup>m</sup>.7 (p)
|
|
| LB
|
|---
| θ Aps
| Apus
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.4 (p)
| 8<sup>m</sup>.6 (p)
|
| d
| Semiregular (SRB)
|
|---
| η Aql
| rowspan="3" | Aquila
| Pigott, 1784
| 3<sup>m</sup>.48
| 4<sup>m</sup>.39
|
| d
| Classical Cepheid (DCEP)
|
|---
| R Aql
|
| 5<sup>m</sup>.5
| 12<sup>m</sup>.0
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| V Aql
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.6
| 8<sup>m</sup>.4
|
| d
| Semiregular (SRB)
|
|---
| R Aqr
| rowspan="2" | Aquarius
| Karl Ludwig Harding, 1810
| 5<sup>m</sup>.8
| 12<sup>m</sup>.4
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| T Aqr
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.2
| 14<sup>m</sup>.2
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| U Ara
| Ara
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.7
| 14<sup>m</sup>.1
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| R Ari
| rowspan="2" | Aries
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.4
| 13<sup>m</sup>.7
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| U Ari
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.2
| 15<sup>m</sup>.2
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| ε Aur (Almaaz)
| rowspan="3" | Auriga
| Johann Heinrich Fritsch, 1821
| 2<sup>m</sup>.92
| 3<sup>m</sup>.83
|
| 27.08 years
| Eclipsing binary Algol type (EA/GS)
|
|---
| R Aur
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.7
| 13<sup>m</sup>.9
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| AE Aur
|
| 5<sup>m</sup>.78
| 6<sup>m</sup>.08
|
|
| Orion variable (INA)
|
|---
| R Boo
| rowspan="2" | Boötes
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.2
| 13<sup>m</sup>.1
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| W Boo
|
| 4<sup>m</sup>.73
| 5<sup>m</sup>.4
|
| d
| Semiregular (SRB:)
|
|---
| X Cam
| rowspan="2" | Camelopardalis
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.4
| 14<sup>m</sup>.2
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| VZ Cam
|
| 4<sup>m</sup>.80
| 4<sup>m</sup>.96
|
| d
| Semiregular (SR)
|
|---
| R Cap
| Capricornus
| Hind, 1848
| 9<sup>m</sup>.4
| 14<sup>m</sup>.9
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| η Car
| rowspan="4" | Carina
| Burchell, 1827
| -0<sup>m</sup>.8
| 7<sup>m</sup>.9
|
|
| S Doradus (SDOR)
| "The unpredictable supergiant"
|---
| l Car
|
| 3<sup>m</sup>.28
| 4<sup>m</sup>.18
|
| d
| Classical Cepheid (DCEP)
|
|---
| R Car
|
| 3<sup>m</sup>.9
| 10<sup>m</sup>.5
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| S Car
|
| 4<sup>m</sup>.5
| 9<sup>m</sup>.9
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| γ Cas (Tiansi)
| rowspan="5" | Cassiopeia
|
| 1<sup>m</sup>.6
| 3<sup>m</sup>.0
|
|
| Gamma Cassiopeiae (GCAS)
|
|---
| R Cas
|
| 4<sup>m</sup>.7
| 13<sup>m</sup>.5
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| S Cas
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.9
| 16<sup>m</sup>.1
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| W Cas
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.8
| 12<sup>m</sup>.5
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| WZ Cas
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.3
| 8<sup>m</sup>.5
|
|
| Semiregular (SRB)
| Visual double star, visible through binoculars
|---
| R Cen
| rowspan="4" | Centaurus
|
| 5<sup>m</sup>.3
| 11<sup>m</sup>.8
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| S Cen
|
| 9<sup>m</sup>.2 (p)
| 10<sup>m</sup>.7 (p)
|
| d
| Semiregular (SR)
|
|---
| T Cen
|
| 5<sup>m</sup>.5
| 9<sup>m</sup>.0
|
| d
| Semiregular (SRA)
|
|---
| V645 Cen (Proxima Centauri)
|
| 12<sup>m</sup>.1 (B)
| 13<sup>m</sup>.12 (B)
|
|
| UV Ceti (UV)
|
|---
| δ Cep
| Cepheus
| John Goodricke, 1784
| 3<sup>m</sup>.48
| 4<sup>m</sup>.37
|
| d
| Classical Cepheid (DCEP) prototype
| double star, visible in binoculars
|---
|Vega
|Lyra
|
|-0<sup>m</sup>.02
|0<sup>m</sup>.07
|
| d
|Delta Scuti variable
|Brightest variable star in the sky.
|---
| μ Cep (Herschel's Garnet Star)
| Cepheus
| William Herschel, 1782
| 3<sup>m</sup>.43
| 5<sup>m</sup>.1
|
| d
| Semiregular (SRC)
|
|---
| S Cep
| rowspan="6" | Cepheus
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.4
| 12<sup>m</sup>.9
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| T Cep
|
| 5<sup>m</sup>.2
| 11<sup>m</sup>.3
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| U Cep
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.75
| 9<sup>m</sup>.24
|
| d
| Eclipsing binary Algol type (EA/SD)
|
|---
| SS Cep
|
| 8<sup>m</sup>.0 (p)
| 9<sup>m</sup>.1 (p)
|
| d
| Semiregular (SRB)
|
|-
|ST Cep
|
|7<sup>m</sup>.8
|
|
|None
|Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| AR Cep
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.0
| 7<sup>m</sup>.9
|
|
| Semiregular (SRB)
|
|---
| ο Cet (Mira)
| rowspan="4" | Cetus
| David Fabricius, 1596; variability may have been first noted by Johannes Fokkes Holwarda, 1638
| 2<sup>m</sup>.0
| 10<sup>m</sup>.1
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
| "The miraculous" <br/> The first discovered non-ephemeral/cataclysmic variable star.
|---
| T Cet
|
| 5<sup>m</sup>.0
| 6<sup>m</sup>.9
|
| d
| Semiregular (SRC)
|
|---
| U Cet
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.8
| 13<sup>m</sup>.4
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| W Cet
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.1
| 14<sup>m</sup>.8
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| R Cha
| Chamaeleon
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.5
| 14<sup>m</sup>.2
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| R CMa
| rowspan="4" | Canis Major
|
| 5<sup>m</sup>.70
| 6<sup>m</sup>.34
|
| d
| Eclipsing binary Algol type (EA/SD)
|
|---
| VY CMa
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.5
| 9<sup>m</sup>.6
|
|
| unique (*)
|
|---
| FW CMa
|
| 5<sup>m</sup>.00
| 5<sup>m</sup>.50
|
|
| Gamma Cassiopeiae (GCAS)
|
|---
| S CMi
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.6
| 13<sup>m</sup>.2
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| R Cnc
| rowspan="4" | Cancer
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.07
| 11<sup>m</sup>.8
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| S Cnc
| Hind, 1848
| 8<sup>m</sup>.29
| 10<sup>m</sup>.25
|
| d
| Eclipsing binary Algol type (EA/DS)
|
|---
| T Cnc
| Hind, 1850
| 7<sup>m</sup>.6
| 10<sup>m</sup>.5
|
| d
| Semiregular (SRB)
|
|---
| X Cnc
|
| 5<sup>m</sup>.6
| 7<sup>m</sup>.5
|
| d
| Semiregular (SRB)
|
|---
| T Col
| Columba
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.6
| 12<sup>m</sup>.7
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| R Com
| Coma Berenices
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.1
| 14<sup>m</sup>.6
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| α CrB (Alphecca or Gemma)
| rowspan="7" | Corona Borealis
|
| 2<sup>m</sup>.21 (B)
| 2<sup>m</sup>.32 (B)
|
| d
| Eclipsing binary Algol type (EA/DM)
|
|---
| R CrB
| Piggott, 1795
| 5<sup>m</sup>.71
| 14<sup>m</sup>.8
|
|
| R Coronae Borealis (RCB)
|
|---
| S CrB
|
| 5<sup>m</sup>.8
| 14<sup>m</sup>.1
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| T CrB (Blaze Star)
|
| 2<sup>m</sup>.0
| 10<sup>m</sup>.8
|
| (80 years)
| recurrent nova (NR)
|
|---
| U CrB
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.66
| 8<sup>m</sup>.79
|
| d
| Eclipsing binary Algol type (EA/SD)
|
|---
| V CrB
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.9
| 12<sup>m</sup>.6
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| W CrB
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.8
| 14<sup>m</sup>.3
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| R Cru
| Crux
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.40
| 7<sup>m</sup>.23
|
| d
| Classical Cepheid (DCEP)
|
|---
| R Crv
| Corvus
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.7
| 14<sup>m</sup>.4
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| χ Cyg
| rowspan="9" | Cygnus
| Kirch, 1686
| 3<sup>m</sup>.3
| 14<sup>m</sup>.2
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| R Cyg
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.1
| 14<sup>m</sup>.4
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| U Cyg
|
| 5<sup>m</sup>.9
| 12<sup>m</sup>.1
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| W Cyg
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.80 (B)
| 8<sup>m</sup>.9 (B)
|
| d
| Semiregular (SRB)
|
|---
| X Cyg
|
| 5<sup>m</sup>.85
| 6<sup>m</sup>.91
|
| d
| Classical Cepheid (DCEP)
|
|---
| RT Cyg
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.0
| 13<sup>m</sup>.1
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| SS Cyg
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.7
| 12<sup>m</sup>.4
|
| (49.5 d)
| dwarf nova UGSS prototype
|
|---
| SU Cyg
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.44
| 7<sup>m</sup>.22
|
| d
| Classical Cepheid (DCEP)
|
|---
| CH Cyg
|
| 5<sup>m</sup>.60
| 8<sup>m</sup>.49
|
|
| Z Andromedae (ZAND+SR)
|
|---
| R Del
| rowspan="3" | Delphinus
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.6
| 13<sup>m</sup>.8
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| U Del
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.6 (p)
| 8<sup>m</sup>.9 (p)
|
| d
| Semiregular (SRB)
|
|---
| EU Del
|
| 5<sup>m</sup>.79
| 6<sup>m</sup>.9
|
| d
| Semiregular (SRB)
|
|---
| β Dor
| rowspan="2" | Dorado
|
| 3<sup>m</sup>.46
| 4<sup>m</sup>.08
|
| d
| Classical Cepheid (DCEP)
|
|---
| S Dor
|
| 8<sup>m</sup>.6 (B)
| 11<sup>m</sup>.5 (B)
|
|
| S Doradus (SDOR) (prototype)
| in the Large Magellanic Cloud
|---
| R Dra
| Draco
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.7
| 13<sup>m</sup>.2
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| T Eri
| Eridanus
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.2
| 13<sup>m</sup>.2
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| R For
| Fornax
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.5
| 13<sup>m</sup>.0
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| η Gem (Propus)
| rowspan="6" | Gemini
|
| 3<sup>m</sup>.15
| 3<sup>m</sup>.9
|
| d
| Semiregular (SRA+EA)
|
|---
| ζ Gem (Mekbuda)
|
| 3<sup>m</sup>.62
| 4<sup>m</sup>.18
|
| d
| Classical Cepheid (DCEP)
|
|---
| R Gem
| Hind, 1848
| 6<sup>m</sup>.0
| 14<sup>m</sup>.0
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| S Gem
| Hind, 1848
| 8<sup>m</sup>.0
| 14<sup>m</sup>.7
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| T Gem
| Hind, 1848
| 8<sup>m</sup>.0
| 15<sup>m</sup>.0
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| U Gem
|
| 8<sup>m</sup>.2
| 14<sup>m</sup>.9
|
| (105.2 d)
| dwarf nova (UGSS+E)
|
|---
| S Gru
| Grus
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.0
| 15<sup>m</sup>.0
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| α Her (Rasalgethi)
| rowspan="6" | Hercules
| William Herschel, 1759
| 2<sup>m</sup>.74
| 4<sup>m</sup>.0
|
|
| Semiregular (SRC)
|
|---
| g Her (30 Her)
|
| 4<sup>m</sup>.3
| 6<sup>m</sup>.3
|
| d
| Semiregular (SRB)
|
|---
| u Her (68 Her)
|
| 4<sup>m</sup>.69
| 5<sup>m</sup>.37
|
| d
| Eclipsing binary Algol type (EA/SD)
|
|---
| S Her
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.4
| 13<sup>m</sup>.8
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| U Her
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.4
| 13<sup>m</sup>.4
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| X Her
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.5 (p)
| 8<sup>m</sup>.6 (p)
|
| d
| Semiregular (SRB)
|
|---
| R Hor
| rowspan="2" | Horologium
|
| 4<sup>m</sup>.7
| 14<sup>m</sup>.3
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| U Hor
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.8 (p)
| 15<sup>m</sup>.1 (p)
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| R Hya
| rowspan="4" | Hydra
| Maraldi, 1704
| 3<sup>m</sup>.5
| 10<sup>m</sup>.9
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| S Hya
| Hind, 1848
| 7<sup>m</sup>.2
| 13<sup>m</sup>.3
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| U Hya
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.0 (B)
| 9<sup>m</sup>.4 (B)
|
| ~450 d
| Semiregular (SRB)
|
|---
| VW Hya
|
| 10<sup>m</sup>.5
| 14<sup>m</sup>.1
|
| d
| Eclipsing binary Algol type (EA/SD)
|
|---
| BL Lac
| Lacerta
|
| 12<sup>m</sup>.4 (B)
| 17<sup>m</sup>.2 (B)
|
|
| BLLAC prototype
| originally thought to be a variable star, but later
discovered to be a blazar
|---
| R Leo
| Leo
| J.A. Koch, 1782
| 4<sup>m</sup>.4
| 11<sup>m</sup>.3
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| R Lep
| rowspan="2" | Lepus
|
| 5<sup>m</sup>.5
| 11<sup>m</sup>.7
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
| Hind's Crimson Star
|---
| RX Lep
|
| 5<sup>m</sup>.0
| 7<sup>m</sup>.4
|
| ~60 d
| Semiregular (SRB)
|
|---
| R LMi
| Leo Minor
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.3
| 13<sup>m</sup>.2
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| RU Lup
| Lupus
|
| 9<sup>m</sup>.6 (p)
| 13<sup>m</sup>.4 (p)
|
|
| Orion variable (INT)
|
|---
| β Lyr (Sheliak)
| rowspan="3" | Lyra
| John Goodricke, 1784
| 3<sup>m</sup>.25
| 4<sup>m</sup>.36
|
| d
| Eclipsing binary Beta Lyrae type (prototype)
|
|---
| R Lyr
|
| 3<sup>m</sup>.88
| 5<sup>m</sup>.0
|
| ~46 d
| Semiregular (SRB)
|
|---
| RR Lyr
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.06
| 8<sup>m</sup>.12
|
| d
| RR Lyrae variable (prototype)
|
|---
| U Mic
| Microscopium
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.0
| 14<sup>m</sup>.4
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| U Mon
| rowspan="2" | Monoceros
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.1 (p)
| 8<sup>m</sup>.8 (p)
|
| d
| RV Tauri variable (RVB)
|
|---
| V Mon
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.0
| 13<sup>m</sup>.9
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| R Nor
| rowspan="2" | Norma
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.5 (p)
| 13<sup>m</sup>.9 (p)
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| T Nor
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.2
| 13<sup>m</sup>.6
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| R Oct
| rowspan="2" | Octans
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.4
| 13<sup>m</sup>.2
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| S Oct
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.2
| 14<sup>m</sup>.0
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| V Oph
| rowspan="4" | Ophiuchus
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.3
| 11<sup>m</sup>.6
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| X Oph
|
| 5<sup>m</sup>.9
| 9<sup>m</sup>.2
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| RS Oph
|
| 4<sup>m</sup>.3
| 12<sup>m</sup>.5
|
|
| recurrent nova (NR)
|
|---
| BF Oph
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.93
| 7<sup>m</sup>.71
|
| d
| Classical Cepheid (DCEP)
|
|---
| α Ori (Betelgeuse)
| rowspan="7" | Orion
| John Herschel, 1840
| 0<sup>m</sup>.0
| 1<sup>m</sup>.3
|
| 6.39 years
| Semiregular (SRC)
|
|---
| δ Ori (Mintaka)
| John Herschel, 1834
| 2<sup>m</sup>.14
| 2<sup>m</sup>.26
|
| d
| Eclipsing binary Algol type (EA/DM)
|
|---
| R Ori
| Hind, 1848
| 9<sup>m</sup>.05
| 13<sup>m</sup>.4
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| U Ori
|
| 4<sup>m</sup>.8
| 13<sup>m</sup>.0
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| W Ori
|
| 8<sup>m</sup>.2 (p)
| 12<sup>m</sup>.4 (p)
|
| d
| Semiregular (SRB)
|
|---
| VV Ori
|
| 5<sup>m</sup>.31
| 5<sup>m</sup>.66
|
| d
| Eclipsing binary Algol type (EA/KE:)
|
|---
| CK Ori
|
| 5<sup>m</sup>.9
| 7<sup>m</sup>.1
|
| ~120 d
| Semiregular (SR:)
|
|---
| κ Pav
| rowspan="2" | Pavo
|
| 3<sup>m</sup>.91
| 4<sup>m</sup>.78
|
| d
| Type II Cepheid (CW)
|
|---
| S Pav
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.6
| 10<sup>m</sup>.4
|
| d
| Semiregular (SRA)
|
|---
| β Peg (Scheat)
| rowspan="4" | Pegasus
| Schmidt, 1847
| 2<sup>m</sup>.31
| 2<sup>m</sup>.74
|
|
| LB
|
|---
| ε Peg (Enif)
|
| 0<sup>m</sup>.7
| 3<sup>m</sup>.5
|
|
| LC
|
|---
| R Peg
| Hind, 1848
| 6<sup>m</sup>.9
| 13<sup>m</sup>.8
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| X Peg
|
| 8<sup>m</sup>.8
| 14<sup>m</sup>.4
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| β Per (Algol)
| rowspan="5" | Perseus
| Geminiano Montanari, 1669
| 2<sup>m</sup>.12
| 3<sup>m</sup>.39
|
| d
| Eclipsing binary Algol type (EA/SD) (prototype)
| The Demon Star
|---
| DY Persei
|
|
|
|
|
| R Coronae Borealis / DY Persei / (prototype)
|
|---
| φ Per (Dajiangjunbei)
|
| 3<sup>m</sup>.96
| 4<sup>m</sup>.11
|
| d
| Gamma Cassiopeiae (GCAS)
|
|---
| ρ Per
|
| 3<sup>m</sup>.30
| 4<sup>m</sup>.0
|
| ~50 d
| Semiregular (SRB)
|
|---
| X Per
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.03
| 7<sup>m</sup>.0
|
|
| Gamma Cassiopeiae (GCAS+XP)
|
|---
| ζ Phe (Wurren)
| Phoenix
|
| 3<sup>m</sup>.91
| 4<sup>m</sup>.42
|
| d
| Eclipsing binary Algol type (EA/DM)
|
|---
| R Pic
| Pictor
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.35
| 10<sup>m</sup>.1
|
| d
| Semiregular (SR)
|
|---
| R Psc
| rowspan="2" | Pisces
| Hind, 1850
| 7<sup>m</sup>.0
| 14<sup>m</sup>.8
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| TX Psc
|
| 4<sup>m</sup>.79
| 5<sup>m</sup>.20
|
|
| LB
|
|---
| L<sup>2</sup> Pup
| rowspan="2" | Puppis
|
| 2<sup>m</sup>.6
| 6<sup>m</sup>.2
|
| d
| Semiregular (SRB)
|
|---
| RS Pup
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.52
| 7<sup>m</sup>.67
|
| d
| Classical Cepheid (DCEP)
|
|---
| T Pyx
| Pyxis
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.0 (B)
| 15<sup>m</sup>.77 (B)
|
| (20 years)
| recurrent nova (NR)
|
|---
| S Scl
| Sculptor
|
| 5<sup>m</sup>.5
| 13<sup>m</sup>.6
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| RR Sco
| rowspan="3" | Scorpius
|
| 5<sup>m</sup>.0
| 12<sup>m</sup>.4
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| RS Sco
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.2
| 13<sup>m</sup>.0
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| RT Sco
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.0
| 15<sup>m</sup>.2
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| R Sct
| Scutum
| Pigott, 1795
| 4<sup>m</sup>.2
| 8<sup>m</sup>.6
|
| d
| RV Tauri variable (RVA)
|
|---
| R Ser
| rowspan="2" | Serpens
| Harding, 1826
| 5<sup>m</sup>.16
| 14<sup>m</sup>.4
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| S Ser
| Harding, 1828
| 7<sup>m</sup>.0
| 14<sup>m</sup>.1
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| U Sge
| rowspan="2" | Sagitta
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.45
| 9<sup>m</sup>.28
|
| d
| Eclipsing binary Algol type (EA/SD)
|
|---
| WZ Sge
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.0 (B)
| 15<sup>m</sup>.53 (B)
|
| (33 years)
| dwarf nova (UGSU+E+ZZ)
|
|---
| RR Sgr
| rowspan="2" | Sagittarius
|
| 5<sup>m</sup>.4
| 14<sup>m</sup>.0
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| R Sgr
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.7
| 12<sup>m</sup>.83
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| U Sgr
| Sagittarius(in M25)
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.28
| 7<sup>m</sup>.15
|
| d
| Classical Cepheid (DCEP)
|
|---
| RT Sgr
| rowspan="4" | Sagittarius
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.0
| 14<sup>m</sup>.1
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| RU Sgr
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.0
| 13<sup>m</sup>.8
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| RY Sgr
|
| 5<sup>m</sup>.8
| 14<sup>m</sup>.0
|
|
| R Coronae Borealis (RCB)
|
|---
| VX Sgr
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.52
| 14<sup>m</sup>.0
|
| d
| Semiregular (SRC)
|
|---
| λ Tau
| rowspan="4" | Taurus
| Baxendell, 1848
| 3<sup>m</sup>.37
| 3<sup>m</sup>.91
|
| d
| Eclipsing binary Algol type (EA/DM)
|
|---
| R Tau
| Hind, 1849
| 7<sup>m</sup>.6
| 15<sup>m</sup>.8
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| T Tau
|
| 9<sup>m</sup>.3
| 13<sup>m</sup>.5
|
|
| Orion variable (INT)
|
|---
| SU Tau
|
| 9<sup>m</sup>.1
| 16<sup>m</sup>.86
|
|
| R Coronae Borealis (RCB)
|
|---
| R Tri
| Triangulum
|
| 5<sup>m</sup>.4
| 12<sup>m</sup>.6
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| R UMa
| rowspan="5" | Ursa Major
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.5
| 13<sup>m</sup>.7
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| T UMa
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.6
| 13<sup>m</sup>.5
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| U UMa
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.20
| 6<sup>m</sup>.25
|
|
| -
|
|---
| W UMa
|
| 7<sup>m</sup>.75
| 8<sup>m</sup>.48
|
| d
| Eclipsing binary W Ursae Majoris type (prototype)
|
|---
| Z UMa
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.2
| 9<sup>m</sup>.4
|
| d
| Semiregular (SRB)
|
|---
| α UMi (Polaris)
| Ursa Minor
|
| 1<sup>m</sup>.86
| 2<sup>m</sup>.13
|
| d
| Classical Cepheid (DCEPS)
|
|---
| R Vir
| rowspan="2" | Virgo
| Harding, 1809
| 6<sup>m</sup>.1
| 12<sup>m</sup>.1
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|---
| S Vir
|
| 6<sup>m</sup>.3
| 13<sup>m</sup>.2
|
| d
| Mira variable (M)
|
|}
Notes
References
- David H. Levy, Observing variable stars : a guide for the beginner
- General Catalogue of Variable Stars
See also
- Lists of astronomical objects
- Lists of stars
- List of semiregular variable stars
- List of stars that have unusual dimming periods