Segue un prospetto delle stelle principali della costellazione del Centauro, elencate per magnitudine decrescente.
Nome Designazioni Coordinate Magnitudini Dist. (al) Classe spettrale Note B F HD HIP AR Dec vis. ass. Rigil Kent α1 128620 71683 −0.01 4.34 4.36 G2V Rigel Kentaurus= piede del centauro; Toliman; Bungula; sistema stellare molto vicino;3° stella più luminosa della volta celeste; stella tripla Hadar β 122451 68702 0.61 −5.42 525 B1III Hadar = una di due stelle che stanno in coppia; Agena; variabile Beta Cephei α2 Cen α² 128621 71681 1.35 5.70 4.36 K1V 21° stella più luminosa della volta celeste; componente del sistema α Cen θ Cen θ 5 123139 68933 2.06 0.70 61 K0IIIb Menkent γ Cen γ 110304 61932 2.20 −0.81 130 A1IV Muhlifain, Miliphein ε Cen ε 118716 66657 2.29 −3.02 376 B1III Birdun, Al Birdhaun; variabile Beta Cephei η Cen η 127972 71352 2.33 −2.55 308 B1Vn + A Marfikent; variabile Gamma Cassiopeiae ζ Cen ζ 121263 68002 2.55 −2.81 384 B2.5IV Alnair Al Kentauri, Al Nair al Baten; binaria spettroscopica δ Cen δ 105435 59196 2.58 −2.84 395 B2IVne Ma Wei; variabile Gamma Cassiopeiae ι Cen ι 115892 65109 2.75 1.48 59 A2V Alhakim λ Cen λ 100841 56561 3.11 −2.39 410 B9II: Mati, Ma Ti κ Cen κ 132200 73334 3.13 −2.96 539 B2IV Ke Kwan ν Cen ν 120307 67464 3.41 −2.41 475 B2IV Kabkent Secunda; variabile ellissoidale rotante, variabile Beta Cephei μ Cen μ 120324 67472 3.47 −2.57 527 B2IV-Ve variabile Gamma Cassiopeiae φ Cen φ 121743 68245 3.83 −1.94 465 B2IV τ Cen τ 109787 61622 3.85 0.82 132 A2V υ1 Cen υ1 121790 68282 3.87 −1.67 417 B2IV-V π Cen π 98718 55425 3.90 −1.07 321 B5Vn stella doppia HD 117440 d 117440 65936 3.90 −4.03 1254 G8II/III σ Cen σ 108483 60823 3.91 −1.76 443 B3V ρ Cen ρ 105937 59449 3.97 −1.13 342 B3V HD 129116 b 129116 71865 4.01 −0.85 305 B2.5V ψ Cen ψ 125473 70090 4.05 −0.35 247 A0IV HD 129456 c1 129456 72010 4.06 0.07 205 K3III HD 102350 102350 57439 4.11 −1.51 434 G0II variabile cefeide 2 Cen g 2 120323 67457 4.19 0.51 177 M5III V806 Cen; variabile semiregolare 1 Cen i 1 119756 67153 4.23 2.81 63 F3V HD 111968 n 111968 62896 4.25 0.86 155 A4IV ξ2 Cen ξ² 113791 64004 4.27 −1.24 412 B1.5V HD 102776 j 102776 57669 4.30 −1.44 459 B3V variabile Gamma Cassiopeiae HD 125288 v 125288 70069 4.30 −3.50 1185 B6Ib 3 Cen A k 3 120709 67669 4.32 −0.48 297 B5 V983 Cen; stella doppia, probabile binaria ad eclisse HD 111915 e 111915 62867 4.33 −0.51 303 K3/K4III υ2 Cen υ² 122223 68523 4.34 −1.35 448 F6II χ Cen χ 122980 68862 4.36 −1.32 446 B2V variabile beta Cephei V761 Cen a 125823 70300 4.41 −1.13 418 B2V variabile SX Arietis V863 Cen 105382 59173 4.46 −0.85 376 B2IIIne variabile eruttiva B Cen B 102964 57803 4.47 −1.30 464 K4III J Cen J 116087 65271 4.52 −0.66 354 B3V variabile beta Cephei HD 116243 m 116243 65387 4.52 0.04 257 G5III-IV V831 Cen 114529 64425 4.58 −0.55 346 B8V variabile ellissoidale A Cen A 100673 56480 4.62 −1.14 463 B9V HD 110073 l 110073 61789 4.63 −0.55 355 B8II/III M Cen M 119834 67234 4.64 0.16 257 G8/K0III HD 110458 w 110458 62012 4.66 0.85 188 K0III HD 113703 f 113703 63945 4.71 −0.81 414 B5V HD 121474 121474 68191 4.71 0.68 209 K4III HD 123569 123569 69191 4.74 1.01 182 G8III stella doppia 4 Cen h 4 120955 67786 4.75 −1.81 669 B4IV HD 125628 125628 70264 4.76 0.07 282 G8/K1 + F/G stella multipla G Cen G 108257 60710 4.82 −0.62 400 B3Vn ξ1 Cen ξ1 113314 63724 4.83 0.71 218 A0V HD 114613 114613 64408 4.85 3.29 67 G3V HD 102365 102365 57443 4.89 5.06 30 G3/G5V HD 111597 p 111597 62683 4.90 −0.48 389 B9V HD 114837 114837 64583 4.90 3.62 59 F7IV HD 129685 c² 129685 72104 4.92 0.91 207 A0V HD 101570 101570 56986 4.93 −1.82 729 G3Ib Q Cen Q 118991 66821 4.99 0.39 271 B8Vn+... stella doppia HD 98993 98993 55588 5.00 −2.10 858 K4III HD 101947 101947 57175 5.00 −4.48 2567 F9Ia F Cen F 107079 60059 5.01 −0.33 381 M1III HD 131120 131120 72800 5.02 −0.34 384 B7II/III HD 124367 124367 69618 5.03 −0.84 486 B4Vne K Cen K 117150 65810 5.04 −0.91 504 A0V ο1 Cen ο1 100261 56243 5.07 −4.91 3228 G0Ia variabile semiregolare HD 115310 r 115310 64803 5.10 0.70 247 K0III HD 116713 116713 65535 5.11 1.09 207 Kp... ο2 Cen ο² 100262 56250 5.12 −4.97 3396 A3Ia variabile alpha Cygni HD 109536 109536 61468 5.12 2.43 113 A7III HD 99803 99803 56000 5.14 −1.27 625 B9V HD 101021 101021 56656 5.14 0.89 231 K1III HD 96616 96616 54360 5.15 0.45 283 Ap SrCrEu HD 101189 101189 56754 5.15 0.35 297 B9IV HD 104731 104731 58803 5.15 3.23 79 F6V HD 119921 z 119921 67244 5.15 −0.44 428 A0V H Cen H 112409 63210 5.17 −0.67 479 B8V V945 Cen; stella variabile HD 99453 99453 55779 5.18 2.99 89 F7V HD 99322 99322 55756 5.21 0.54 280 K0III HD 99556 99556 55831 5.22 −3.17 1552 B3IV HD 125158 125158 70035 5.22 1.80 158 Am HD 114474 114474 64348 5.24 1.09 221 K1/K2III C2 Cen C² 100825 56573 5.26 1.44 189 A7m N Cen N 120642 67703 5.26 0.03 363 B9Vn HD 102232 102232 57371 5.28 −1.62 782 B6III D Cen D 106321 59654 5.31 −0.89 566 K3III stella doppia HD 107832 x1 107832 60449 5.32 −0.17 409 B8/B9V HD 116457 116457 65479 5.32 2.35 128 F2III HD 131625 131625 73049 5.32 0.92 247 A0V ω Cen ω 5.33 18300 NGC 5139; ammasso globulare E Cen E 105416 59184 5.34 −0.95 590 A1V HD 97495 97495 54746 5.37 1.88 163 A2III HD 118978 118978 66849 5.38 −1.11 647 B9IV HD 100493 100493 56391 5.39 0.13 368 A2IV/V HD 102461 102461 57512 5.42 −1.59 821 K5III HD 108541 u 108541 60855 5.45 −0.13 427 B8/B9V C3 Cen C³ 101067 56700 5.46 0.23 363 K2III HD 112213 112213 63066 5.46 −0.87 601 M0III HD 119971 119971 67304 5.46 −0.26 454 K2III HD 115823 115823 65112 5.47 0.05 396 B6V HD 100708 100708 56497 5.50 1.48 207 K1III/IV HD 105521 105521 59232 5.51 −3.52 2090 B3IV HD 120987 y 120987 67819 5.53 2.03 163 F3V HD 124147 124147 69462 5.53 −3.99 2608 K5III+... HD 101615 101615 57013 5.54 1.50 209 A0V HD 103101 103101 57870 5.56 0.46 341 B4III HD 125745 125745 70243 5.57 −2.31 1230 B8V HD 113778 113778 63972 5.59 0.51 339 K0II/III HD 118799 118799 66656 5.61 −0.41 522 K2/K3III HD 124433 124433 69598 5.61 −0.09 449 G8III HD 113852 113852 64003 5.63 1.39 229 A0V HD 118261 118261 66438 5.63 2.88 116 F6V HD 100378 100378 56319 5.64 −0.47 544 M1III C1 Cen C1 100733 56518 5.64 −0.87 652 M3III variabile semiregolare HD 121190 121190 67973 5.66 0.56 342 B8V HD 128974 128974 71783 5.67 −0.61 588 Ap Si HD 102878 102878 57741 5.68 −4.19 3075 A3Iab HD 116835 116835 65593 5.69 −3.26 2012 K3III HD 111588 111588 62703 5.70 0.35 382 A5V HD 113902 113902 64053 5.70 0.71 324 B8V HD 108114 x² 108114 60610 5.71 0.16 420 B9IV/V HD 118767 118767 66666 5.74 −0.37 543 M8III HD 128207 128207 71453 5.74 0.19 419 B8V HD 97651 97651 54840 5.75 0.07 446 K2III HD 105509 105509 59229 5.75 0.75 326 A3III HD 109409 109409 61379 5.76 3.50 92 G4IV HD 115912 115912 65144 5.76 0.44 377 K1III HD 97576 97576 54811 5.77 −1.29 840 K5/M0III HD 106231 106231 59607 5.77 −3.21 2037 B4III HD 120640 120640 67663 5.77 −2.01 1173 B2Vp HD 109573 109573 61498 5.78 1.65 219 A0V HD 114435 114435 64332 5.78 0.97 299 F7IV HD 107860 107860 60463 5.79 0.68 342 B8/B9V HD 118666 118666 66681 5.79 1.59 226 F3III-IV HD 99574 99574 55849 5.80 −0.61 625 K0III+... HD 116084 116084 65247 5.81 −5.19 5175 B2.5Ib HD 99022 99022 55581 5.82 −0.69 653 A4:p HD 115331 115331 64822 5.82 1.99 190 Am HD 121416 121416 68079 5.82 1.12 284 K0IV HD 120991 120991 67861 5.83 B2IIIe HD 100929 100929 56606 5.84 −2.42 1462 B2.5IV HD 110287 110287 61916 5.84 −1.10 797 K3II HD 114971 114971 64623 5.84 1.34 259 K0IV HD 131432 131432 72959 5.85 −1.10 801 K2III HD 99333 99333 55763 5.87 −0.23 541 M3III HD 111032 111032 62360 5.87 0.52 384 K3III HD 120908 120908 67836 5.87 −1.97 1203 B5III HD 127971 127971 71353 5.88 0.68 358 B6V HD 132604 132604 73493 5.88 0.51 387 K2/K3III HD 103516 103516 58103 5.89 −3.59 2567 A3Ib HD 112164 112164 63033 5.89 2.89 130 G2IV HD 130328 130328 72432 5.89 0.19 449 M5III HD 114772 114772 64515 5.90 0.88 329 B9V HD 130055 130055 72296 5.90 −0.25 554 K3III HD 111884 111884 62861 5.91 0.59 379 K3III HD 114835 114835 64580 5.91 0.80 344 K0/K1III HD 118354 118354 66454 5.91 0.52 389 B8V HD 119938 119938 67292 5.92 2.03 196 A3m... HD 121853 121853 68333 5.92 0.86 335 G8/K0III HD 122438 122438 68670 5.93 −0.13 530 K2III HD 125283 125283 69995 5.93 1.75 223 A1V HD 101541 101541 56970 5.95 −1.62 1065 M1III HD 118338 118338 66427 5.96 0.65 376 G8/K0III HD 119250 119250 66924 5.96 0.79 352 K0III HD 119361 119361 66984 5.96 −2.48 1590 B8III HD 123515 123515 69174 5.96 −0.17 548 B9IV HD 101883 101883 57165 5.98 −0.34 598 K3III HD 113823 113823 64033 5.98 −1.91 1235 B9IV+... HD 111774 111774 62786 5.99 0.22 465 B7/B8V HD 127193 127193 70987 5.99 0.86 346 K1III HD 108759 108759 60979 6.00 −1.25 918 M2II/III HD 115842 115842 65129 6.00 B0.5Ia HD 118520 118520 66575 6.00 −1.89 1235 G5Ib HD 119159 119159 66925 6.00 −3.85 3047 B0.5III HD 121384 121384 68101 6.00 3.09 124 G8V HD 112935 112935 63490 6.01 3.00 131 F3V HD 104081 104081 58453 6.04 −1.04 849 K1/K2II HD 128488 128488 71581 6.04 −0.38 627 K3III HD 103400 103400 58041 6.05 −2.07 1370 A0/A1III HD 114365 114365 64320 6.05 0.94 343 Ap 3 Cen B k 3 120710 6.06 componente del sistema 3 Centauri HD 131774 131774 73107 6.06 −0.08 551 K3III HD 105776 105776 59353 6.07 1.79 234 A5V HD 127624 127624 71154 6.07 0.56 412 K0III HD 122532 122532 68673 6.08 −0.06 552 B8 Si HD 124195 124195 69491 6.09 −1.55 1101 B5V HD 98892 98892 55528 6.10 0.99 344 G8III HD 101995 101995 57211 6.10 0.68 396 A2III/IV HD 108063 108063 60591 6.10 2.49 172 G4IV HD 120759 120759 67696 6.11 2.46 175 F5/F6V HD 97550 97550 54783 6.12 −0.72 760 G8II/III HD 122210 122210 68493 6.12 −0.84 805 K1III HD 99171 99171 55667 6.13 −3.74 3075 B2IV-V HD 103637 103637 58177 6.13 0.27 484 K0III HD 128152 128152 71429 6.13 0.69 400 K1III HD 117597 117597 66019 6.14 0.91 363 K1III HD 121336 121336 68080 6.14 0.37 466 A1V HD 106922 106922 59950 6.15 0.27 488 A0V HD 102397 102397 57497 6.16 0.34 475 G8III HD 114873 114873 64557 6.16 1.00 351 K5II HD 115050 115050 64651 6.17 0.40 464 K1III HD 116278 116278 65311 6.17 −0.58 731 M2III HD 121056 121056 67851 6.17 2.13 210 K0III HD 132096 132096 73279 6.17 0.92 365 K1III HD 114630 114630 64478 6.18 3.18 130 G0V HD 115529 115529 64933 6.18 −0.30 644 A0V HD 116197 116197 65288 6.18 −1.24 994 A4V HD 122510 122510 68641 6.18 3.27 125 F6V HD 123004 123004 68872 6.18 0.00 561 G8III HD 114707 114707 64472 6.19 −0.24 629 K0III HD 123445 123445 69113 6.19 −0.51 713 B9V HD 115778 115778 65108 6.20 0.80 392 F3/F5II HD 122844 122844 68842 6.20 0.62 425 A5III/IV HD 132763 132763 73559 6.21 0.81 393 A8/A9III/IV HD 97866 97866 54929 6.22 −2.40 1725 K4III HD 100826 100826 56550 6.23 −4.42 4405 A0Ib HD 105920 105920 59439 6.23 2.59 174 G6III+... HD 98161 98161 55130 6.24 1.96 234 A1V HD 106572 106572 59785 6.24 1.10 347 K0III HD 107998 107998 60549 6.24 0.32 498 K2/K3III HD 113523 113523 63820 6.24 −1.54 1173 M3/M4III HD 108309 108309 60729 6.25 4.12 87 G5IV-V HD 102150 102150 57322 6.26 0.24 521 K1III HD 103746 103746 58242 6.26 2.60 176 F3IV-V HD 111519 111519 62655 6.26 0.04 571 A0V HD 111790 111790 62821 6.26 −1.36 1090 G8Ib/II HD 97413 97413 54718 6.27 1.29 322 A1V HD 116862 116862 65630 6.27 −2.98 2312 B3IV HD 96407 96407 54264 6.28 0.77 412 G6IV HD 100198 100198 56201 6.28 −4.49 4657 A3Iae HD 118781 118781 66645 6.29 −1.39 1120 M3/M4III HD 98096 98096 55068 6.30 2.58 181 F3V HD 100911 100911 56632 6.30 0.69 432 A1V HD 128713 128713 71746 6.30 −1.15 1006 K0/K1II HD 131117 131117 72772 6.30 3.29 130 G0/G1V HD 96484 96484 54291 6.31 1.05 367 K2II HD 111775 111775 62799 6.31 0.48 479 A0IV HD 116836 116836 65606 6.31 −1.27 1069 A0III/IV HD 124580 124580 69671 6.31 4.69 69 F9V HD 101545 101545 56961 6.32 −3.36 2810 O9.5Ib HD 114461 114461 64395 6.32 F0II HD 117919 117919 66236 6.32 −0.42 726 B8III HD 126386 126386 70580 6.33 1.41 314 K3III HD 120672 120672 67648 6.34 2.45 195 F6V HD 123335 123335 69122 6.34 −1.24 1069 B5IV HD 104080 104080 58452 6.36 0.49 487 B8/B9V HD 126475 126475 70626 6.36 0.62 458 B9V HD 131752 131752 73116 6.36 0.96 393 A0/A1V HD 116226 116226 65303 6.