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Meade AutoStar Alignment Stars

This is not an exhaustive list but it will help those who know stars by their Greek letters and not formal names.

Parts of the data are copyright (c) by Meade Instruments. Positions are J2000 and taken from various sources as were alternate spellings for some names. Since not even those of native tongue can agree on the pronunciation of Betelgeuse, I can only image that there will be some variations in spellings, too.

This list builds on one originally put together by Brian Morse of Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Some items from his list were deleted while I added/corrected information for other entries. In addition, the formatting for positions varied, sometimes using seconds and sometimes using decimal minutes. All positions now report minutes and seconds.

NAME

CONSTELLATION

RA

DEC

MAG.
ACAMAR q1,2  ERIDANUS

02 58 22

–40 17 50

2.9
ACRAB (& GRAFFIAS) b1,2  SCORPIUS

16 05 36

–19 48 51

2.6, 4.9
ACHERNAR a  ERIDANUS

01 37 48

–57 13 35

0.4

ACRUX a  CRUX

12 26 47

–63 06 48

0.8
ADARA (ADHARA) e  CANIS MAJOR

06 58 45

–28 58 50

1.5
ALBIREO b  CYGNUS

19 30 49

+27 57 41

3.0, 5.1
ALCHIBA a  CORVUS

12 08 35

–24 44 44

4.0
ALCOR 80  URSA MAJOR

13 25 20

+54 58 24

4.0
ALCYONE (Pleiades) h  TAURUS

03 47 39

+24 06 55

2.8
ALDEBARAN a  TAURUS

04 36 05

+16 30 57

0.9
ALDERAMIN a  CEPHEUS

21 18 36

+62 35 42

2.45
ALFIRK b  CEPHEUS

21 28 37

+70 34 15

3.2, 8.6
ALGEIBA g1,2 LEO

10 20 09

+19 49 32

2.6, 3.6
ALGENIB g  PEGASUS

00 13 22

+15 11 54

2.8
ALGEIDI (GEDI) a CAPRICORN

20 18 12

–12 32 18

3.6
ALGOL b  PERSEUS

03 08 21

+40 58 09

2.1V
ALGORAB d  CORVUS

12 30 02

–16 31 57

3.0, 9.2
ALHENA g  GEMINI

06 37 53

+16 23 49

1.9
ALIOTH e  URSA MAJOR

12 54 11

+55 56 23

1.8V
ALKAID h  URSA MAJOR

13 47 41

+49 17 38

1.9
ALKALUROPS m1,2 BOOTES

15 24 36

+37 21 41

4.3, 6.5
ALKES a  CRATER

10 59 56

–18 18 55

4.1
ALMAAK (or ALMACH) g1,2 ANDROMEDA

02 04 03

+42 20 44

2.1
ALNAIR a  GRUS

22 08 23

–46 56 56

1.7
ALNATH (or ELNATH) b  TAURUS

05 26 29

+28 36 41

1.6
ALNILAM e  ORION

05 36 22

–01 12 04

1.7
ALNITAK z  ORION

05 40 55

–01 56 32

1.74
ALPHARD a  HYDRA

09 27 45

–08 40 21

2.0
ALPHECCA a  CORONA BOR

15 34 49

+26 42 00

2.2V
ALPHERATZ a  ANDROMEDA

00 08 31

+29 06 21

2.1
ALFIRK b  CEPHEUS

21 28 37

+70 34 16

3.2, 8.6
ALRAI (or ERRAI) g  CEPHEUS

23 39 21

+77 38 59

3.2
ALRESCHA a  PISCES

02 02 11

+02 46 35

3.8
ALSHAIN b  AQUILA

19 55 26

+06 24 38

3.7
ALTAIR a  AQUILA

19 50 55

+08 52 37

0.8
ALUDRA h  CANIS MAJOR

07 24 14

–29 18 40

2.4
ANKAA a  PHOENIX

00 26 24

–42 17 38

2.4
ANTARES a  SCORPIUS

16 29 35

–26 26 19

1.1
ARCTURUS a  BOOTES

14 15 48

+19 09 48

–0.1
ARNEB a  LEPUS

05 32 52

–17 49 22

2.6
ASPIDISKE i  CARINA

09 17 12

–59 17 19

2.2V
ATIK g  PERSEUS

03 54 19

+31 53 39

2.8
ATLAS (Pleiades) 27  TAURUS

03 49 20

+24 03 48

3.6
ATRIA a  TRIANG AUST.

16 48 57

–69 01 46

1.9
AVIOR e  CARINA

08 22 36

–59 31 15

1.9
BATEN KAITOS z  CETUS

01 51 35

–10 19 24

3.7
BELLATRIX g  ORION

05 25 17

+06 21 07

1.6
BETELGEUSE a  ORION

05 55 20

+07 24 26

0.4V
CANOPUS a  CARINA

06 24 02

–52 42 03

-0.6
CAPELLA a  AURIGA

05 16 55

+46 00 15

0.1
CAPH b  CASSIOPEIA

00 09 17

+59 10 01

2.3V
CASTOR a  GEMINI

07 34 48

+31 52 58

1.6
COR CAROLI a1,2 CANES VENAT

12 56 11

+38 17 56

2.9, 5.6
CURSA b  ERIDANUS

05 08 00

–05 05 03

2.8
DENEB a  CYGNUS

20 42 00

+45 17 13

1.2
DENEBOLA b  LEO

11 49 14

+14 33 13

2.1
DENEB ALGEDI d  CAPRICORNUS

21 47 11

–16 07 00

2.9
DIPHDA b  CETUS

00 43 43

–17 58 25

2.0
DUBHE a  URSA MAJOR

11 03 57

+61 44 01

1.8
ELECTRA (Pleiades) 17  TAURUS

03 45 03

+24 07 25

3.7
ENIF e  PEGASUS

21 44 18

+09 53 08

2.4
ERRAI g  CEPHEUS

23 39 21

+77 38 59

3.2
ELTANIN g  DRACO

17 56 39

+51 28 57

2.2
FOMALHAUT a  PISCIS AUST

22 57 47

–29 36 35

1.2
GACRUX g  CRUX

12 31 21

–57 07 40

1.6V
GOMEISA b  CANIS MINOR

07 27 19

+08 16 59

2.9
GRAFFIAS b1,2 SCORPIUS

16 05 36

–19 48 38

2.6, 4.9
HADAR b  CENTAURUS

14 04 02

–60 23 04

0.6V
HAMAL a  ARIES

02 07 19

+23 28 35

2.0
HOMAM z  PEGASUS

22 41 35

+10 50 39

3.4
IZAR e  BOOTES

14 45 07

+27 03 26

2.3
KAUS AUSTRALIS e  SAGITTARIUS

18 24 21

–34 23 00

1.8
KOCAB b  URSA MINOR

14 50 44

+71 08 15

2.1
KORNEPHOROS b  HERCULES

16 30 20

+21 28 43

2.8
MAIA (Pleiades) 20  TAURUS

03 46 00

+24 22 40

3.9
MARKAB a  PEGASUS

23 04 53

+15 13 08

2.5
MEBSUTA e  GEMINI

06 44 07

+25 07 45

3.1, 9.6
MEGREZ d  URSA MAJOR

12 15 36

+57 00 47

3.3
MEKAB (Menkar) a  CETUS

03 02 25

+04 06 00

2.5
MEKBUDA a  GEMINI

07 04 18

+20 33 59

4.0
MENKALINAN b  AURIGA

05 59 45

+44 57 02

1.9V
MENKAR (Mekab) a  CETUS

03 02 25

+04 06 00

2.5
MENKENT q  CENTAURUS

14 06 52

–36 23 00

2.1V
MERAK b  URSA MAJOR

11 02 03

+56 21 54

2.3
MERKAB a  PEGASUS

23 04 53

+15 13 08

2.5
MEROPE (Pleiades) 23  TAURUS

03 46 30

+23 57 30

4.1
MESARTHIM g1,2 ARIES

01 53 40

+19 18 36

4.8, 4.8
MIAPLACIDUS b  CARINA

09 13 17

–69 43 48

1.7
MIMOSA b  CRUX

12 47 55

–59 42 09

1.2V
MINTAKA d  ORION

05 32 10

–00 17 53

2.2V
MIRA o  CETUS

02 19 29

–02 57 59

2.0-10V
MIRACH b  ANDROMEDA

01 09 52

+35 38 12

2.1
MIRFAK a  PERSEUS

03 24 31

+49 52 29

1.8
MIRZAM a  CANIS MAJOR

06 22 50

–17 57 35

2.0
MIZAR z  URSA MAJOR

13 24 04

+54 54 19

2.1
MUPHRID e  BOOTES

13 54 50

+18 22 46

2.7
NATH b  TAURUS

05 26 29

+28 36 41

1.7
NEKKAR b  BOOTES

15 02 04

+40 22 25

3.5
NIHAL b  LEPUS

05 28 23

–20 45 35

2.8
NUNKI s  SAGITTARIUS

18 55 26

–26 17 39

2.0
PEACOCK a  PAVO

20 25 50

–56 43 33

1.9
PHAD g  URSA MAJOR

11 54 01

+53 40 32

2.4
PHACT a  COLUMBA

05 39 45

–34 04 33

0.0
PHECDA (PHAD) g  URSA MAJOR

11 54 01

+53 40 32

2.4
POLARIS (J2000 RA/Dec) a  URSA MINOR

02 31 49

+89 15 51

2.0V
POLLUX b  GEMINI

07 45 31

+28 01 11

1.1
PROCYON a  CANIS MINOR

07 39 28

+05 13 00

0.4
PROPUS e  GEMINI

06 15 03

+22 30 24

3.3, 8.8
RASALGETHI a1,2 HERCULES

17 14 46

14 22 58

2.8, 3.5
RASALHAGUE a  OPHIUCHUS

17 35 04

+12 33 14

2.1
RASTABAN b  DRACO

17 30 29

+52 17 35

2.8
REGULUS a  LEO

10 08 33

+11 57 06

1.4
RIGEL b  ORION

05 14 41

–08 12 00

0.2R
RIGIL KENT a  CENTAURUS

14 39 49

–60 50 35

0.0, 0.3
ROTANEV b  DELPHINUS

20 37 40

+14 36 06

3.6
SABIK h OPHIUCHUS

17 10 31

–15 43 48

2.4
SADALMELIK a  AQUARIUS

22 05 55

–00 18 31

3.0
SADALSUD a  AQUARIUS

21 31 41

–05 33 40

2.9
SADR g  CYGNUS

20 22 18

+40 15 43

2.2
SAIPH k  ORION

05 47 54

–09 40 13

2.1
SCHEAT b  PEGASUS

23 03 53

+28 05 49

2.4V
SCHEDAR a  CASSIOPEIA

00 40 38

+56 33 18

2.2
SHAULA l  SCORPIUS

17 33 48

–37 06 20

1.6
SHELIAK b  LYRA

18 50 10

+33 21 40

3.3-4.3
SHERATAN b ARIES

01 54 47

+20 49 20

2.6
SIRIUS a  CANIS MAJOR

06 45 17

–16 43 20

–1.4
SKAT d  AQUARIUS

22 54 47

–15 48 29

3.3
SPICA a  VIRGO

13 25 21

–11 10 40

1.0
STEROPE (Pleiades) 21  TAURUS

03 46 05

+24 33 53

5.8
SULAFAT g  LYRA

18 59 02

+32 41 19

3.2
TALITHA i  URSA MAJOR

08 59 26

+48 01 52

3.1
TARAZED g  AQUILA

19 46 23

+10 37 00

2.7
TAYGETA (Pleiades) 19  TAURUS

03 45 23

+24 28 39

4.3
THUBAN a  DRACO

14 04 30

+64 21 23

3.7
UNUKALHAI a  SERPENS

15 44 24

+06 24 46

2.6
VEGA a  LYRA

18 37 01

+38 46 52

0.0
VINDEMIATRIX e  VIRGO

13 02 20

+10 56 27

2.8
WASAT d  GEMINI

07 20 19

+21 58 39

3.5
WEZEN d  CANIS MAJOR

07 08 31

–26 24 01

1.8
YED PRIOR d  OPHIUCHUS

16 14 28

–03 42 15

2.7
YED POSTERIOR e  OPHIUCHUS

16 18 28

–04 42 07

3.2
ZAURAK g  ERIDANUS

03 57 10

–13 30 10

3.0
ZUBENELGENUBI a1,2 LIBRA

14 51 01

–16 03 17

2.8, 5.2