Red Stars - TOP 50 most remarkable Red Stars

Top 50 most remarkable Red Stars

The Coldfield Observatory

The Red Stars in order of Right Ascension

This Top 50 list gives you the easiest and most remarkable red stars of the night sky, quickly found in your telescope. This is not, like many other lists, an extract from a database filtering the brightest red stars. It is a summary of 50 deep orange stars easily found, and easily spotted as a contrasting reddish color next to the normally white stars.

Some deep orange stars are so bright, they even are nicely colored in binoculars. Some fainter stars are almost reddish points in a nice surrounding milky way dense field with many stars. And why not a couple of red stars in such dense field, like X and BF SGE. Also some of these reddish stars like TX PSC can be occulted by our Moon, always a stunning event as well.

All 50 reddish stars from this list are observed by the author, equiped by a 6 inch f8 Newtonian reflector. The magnification used never exceeded 80 times. All these red stars are not below the declination of -16.

Deep orange colored stars are pretty nice objects, bright in foreground, or even hidden in background between many white lights. As you will see, mostly these orange colored stars are all variable stars, no wonder all following names resemble the known names of variables, some well known like R Leo. And the very cool carbon stars show a real deep red color.

There is a color index called B-V for all stars. It's the magnitude difference between the photographed star in two wavelenghts, mostly B and V, so white is equal to zero, while stars towards red have the greatest values of some magnitudes.

There is no doubt, colored photographs can bring all different colors of stars ahead, but the reddish amazing point with his own kind of brightness in a group of white twinkling points, feels more like a spectacle in your eyepiece.

The 50 Red Stars from 00h 00m to 23h 59m R.A. :

Name	R.A.	Dec.

ST CAS	00h17.6	+50.3
VX AND	00h19.9	+44.7
AQ AND	00h27.6	+35.6
Z PSC	01h16.1	+25.8
WW CAS	01h33.5	+57.8
V ARI	02h15.0	+12.2
Y PER	03h27.7	+44.2
U CAM	03h41.8	+62.6
ST CAM	04h51.2	+68.1
R LEP	04h59.6	-14.8
W ORI	05h05.4	+01.2
Y TAU	05h45.7	+20.7
TU GEM	06h10.9	+26.0
UU AUR	06h36.5	+38.5
BG MON	06h56.4	+07.1
RV MON	06h58.4	+06.1
W CMA	07h08.0	-11.9
Y LYN	07h28.2	+46.0
X CNC	08h55.4	+17.2
T CNC	08h56.7	+19.8
RT UMA	09h18.4	+51.4
R Leo	09h47.6	+11.4
U HYA	10h37.6	-13.4
VY UMA	10h45.0	+67.4
SS VIR	12h25.3	+00.7
Y CVN	12h45.1	+45.4
RY DRA	12h56.4	+66.0
RX Boo	14h24.2	+25.7
V CRB	15h49.5	+39.5
V OPH	16h26.7	-12.4
T LYR	18h32.3	+37.0
RX SCT	18h37.0	-07.6
HK LYR	18h42.8	+37.0
DR SER	18h47.4	+05.5
S SCT	18h50.3	-07.9
T SCT	18h55.4	-08.1
UV AQL	18h58.6	+14.4
V AQL	19h04.4	-05.7
UX DRA	19h21.6	+76.6
AQ SGR	19h34.3	-16.4
HD 189256	19h57.2	+44.3
BF SGE + X SGE	20h02.4 ; 20h05.1	+21.0 ; +20.6
RS CYG	20h13.4	+38.7
U CYG	20h19.7	+47.9
S CEP	21h35.2	+78.6
BD VUL	20h37.3	+26.5
RV CYG	21h43.3	+38.0
mu CEP	21h43.5	+58.8
RX PEG	21h56.4	+22.8
TX PSC	23h46.4	+03.5

The 50 Red Stars in the constellations :


Cassiopeia
	ST CAS
	WW CAS
Andromeda
	VX AND
	AQ AND
Pisces
	Z PSC
	TX PSC
Aries
	V ARI
Perseus
	Y PER
Camelopardalis
	U CAM
	ST CAM
Lepus
	R LEP
Orion
	W ORI
Taurus
	Y TAU
Gemini
	TU GEM
Auriga
	UU AUR
Monoceros
	BG MON
	RV MON
Canis Major
	W CMA
Lynx
	Y LYN
Cancer
	X CNC
	T CNC
Ursa Major
	RT UMA
	VY UMA
Leo
	R Leo
Hydra
	U HYA
Virgo
	SS VIR
Canes Venatici
	Y CVN
Draco
	RY DRA
	UX DRA
Bootes
	RX BOO
Corona Borealis
	V CRB
Ophiuchus
	V OPH
Lyra
	T LYR
	HK LYR
Serpens
	DR SER
Scutum
	RX SCT
	S SCT
	T SCT
Aquila
	UV AQL
	V AQL
Sagittarius
	AQ SGR
Sagitta
	BF SGE
	X SGE
Cygnus
	RS CYG
	U CYG
	RV CYG
	HD 189256
Cepheus
	S CEP
	mu CEP
Vulpecula
	BD VUL
Pegasus
	RX PEG

Descriptions

Here are the details of the 50 preferred Red Stars to look for. It contains the position and a short description with things to know.

To make it yourself even more convenient, all Red Stars are rated with a number of stars:

*****	These are the finest reddish stars of the night sky. Mostly the well known due to brightness and considerably red color, perhaps the deepest cool carbon stars, but for certain easily found.
********	Very nice red stars, sometimes a little effort to spot them, or standing in an attractive star field. But once found, they show a contrasting reddish color next to the others.
*******	These red stars are not so famous, maybe just orange bright, or not easily spotted inside the arrangement of white stars, but still a pretty reddish light can be glimpsed.

A less rating does not tell the red star isn't worth spotting it. It still reached the Top 50, remember!


1	ST CAS

	RA:	00h 17.6	Dec.:	+50.3		Cas

	Orange-red point in a rather poor star field, but with several nice doubles. It lies in the region SW from the 'W' pattern of Cassiopeia.

					Rate:	********


2	VX AND

	RA:	00h 19.9	Dec.:	+44.7		And

	Only five degrees NW of the galaxy M31. This star clearly shows a very red color. Try also AQ And, five degrees SW of M31.

					Rate:	********


3	AQ AND

	RA:	00h 27.6	Dec.:	+35.6		And

	Only five degrees SW of the galaxy M31. It reveals a nicely reddish star. Try also VX And, five degrees NW of M31.

					Rate:	********


4	Z PSC

	RA:	01h 16.1	Dec.:	+25.8		Psc

	Fairly bright dark-orange star. It sits in the northern fish, so just beneath Beta And. TX PSC is also a nice attempt in the southern fish.

					Rate:	********


5	WW CAS

	RA:	01h 33.5	Dec.:	+57.8		Cas

	A little effort is needed to trap this one, but finally a light-reddish starpoint is found. It rests beneath Delta Cas.

					Rate:	*******


6	V ARI

	RA:	02h 15.0	Dec.:	+12.2		Ari

	Beautiful orange star as the second star in a zigzag pattern of four stars. An obvious hint of light-orange. It stands right between the heads of the Whale and the Ram.

					Rate:	********


7	Y PER

	RA:	03h 27.7	Dec.:	+44.2		Per

	A little orange starlight. It sits in the middle of Perseus, so between Beta and Delta. North of it lies a suspicious triangle of stars.

					Rate:	*******


8	U CAM

	RA:	03h 41.8	Dec.:	+62.6		Cam

	An easily found red light. In the area above Alpha Per and east of Cassiopeia. It stands not far west from the known Kemble's cascade and open cluster NGC 1502 with double lucida.

					Rate:	*******


9	ST CAM

	RA:	04h 51.2	Dec.:	+68.1		Cam

	In the empty field of Camelopardalis, but when it is found, an orange-reddish star is seen as last one in an arc of three stars.

					Rate:	********


10	R LEP

	RA:	04h 59.6	Dec.:	-14.8		Lep

	It stands several degrees SW of Rigel of Orion. Not a deep declination, and beautifully bright and red. It's the eastern light of a row of three stars. It is also called Hind's Crimson Star. A cool carbon star which varies between mag. 6 and 11 in a period of 14 months. Discovered in 1845 by John R. Hind.

					Rate:	*****


11	W ORI

	RA:	05h 05.4	Dec.:	+01.2		Ori

	At the right of the belt of Orion, at the lowest point of his shield. Bright small light, obviously red colored.

					Rate:	********


12	Y TAU

	RA:	05h 45.7	Dec.:	+20.7		Tau

	Its position is close to Zeta Tau, the star where also M1 is near. It resolves a deep orange star in a nice rich star field. West of it a fine double can be glimpsed.

					Rate:	********


13	TU GEM

	RA:	06h 10.9	Dec.:	+26.0		Gem

	A reddish orange starpoint, as the NW-most star of a 'Y' shape. It lies just above the huge open cluster of M35.

					Rate:	********


14	UU AUR

	RA:	06h 36.5	Dec.:	+38.5		Aur

	An inconspicuous bright orange star. It is positioned in the field left of the pentagon of the Charioteer.

					Rate:	*******


15	BG MON

	RA:	06h 56.4	Dec.:	+07.1		Mon

	A little reddish pink point of light. Three tiny stars in a nice line at west is also shown. The position is in the region west of the Little Dog. Also RV Mon is not far from here.

					Rate:	*******


16	RV MON

	RA:	06h 58.4	Dec.:	+06.1		Per

	Moderately bright and red with a touch of pink. The field is scattered with many straight lines of faint stars. The position is in the region west of the Little Dog. Also BG Mon is not far from here.

					Rate:	********


17	W CMA

	RA:	07h 08.0	Dec.:	-11.9		CMa

	Slightly bright orange star. Sits in a dense piece of the star field. Its location is just NE of the bright Sirius.

					Rate:	********


18	Y LYN

	RA:	07h 28.2	Dec.:	+46.0		Lyn

	Several bright stars closely settled in this view, one of them nicely yellowish, and Y Lyn itself is a marvelous deep-orange star. It stands midways the Lynx, in the area highly above Castor and Pollux.

					Rate:	*****


19	X CNC

	RA:	08h 55.4	Dec.:	+17.2		Cnc

	Its location is SE of Praesepe cluster M44. Fairly bright orange star. In this rather empty field stand closely four almost equally bright stars. Look also for T CNC, just E of Praesepe.

					Rate:	********


20	T CNC

	RA:	08h 56.7	Dec.:	+19.8		Cnc

	Its location is E of Praesepe cluster M44. Obvious nice red dot surrounded by many white lights. Look also for X CNC, just SE of Praesepe.

					Rate:	********


21	RT UMA

	RA:	09h 18.4	Dec.:	+51.4		Uma

	It shows up in the front claws of the Great Bear. An almost hidden tiny star just looks not white. More attention reveals pink-red. A pleasing wide double lies eastwards.

					Rate:	*******


22	R Leo

	RA:	09h 47.6	Dec.:	+11.4		Leo

	The well known variable west of Regulus is the best example of an attractive red giant. Its gorgeous color appears deeply reddish pink. Its brightness changes between magnitude 4 and 11 in ten months.

					Rate:	*****


23	U HYA

	RA:	10h 37.6	Dec.:	-13.4		Hya

	One of the best known carbon stars. It sits just above the middle part of the long Water Snake, so east of Alpha Hya. A deep catch, but immediately a considerably red and bright star is noticed.

					Rate:	*****


24	VY UMA

	RA:	10h 45.0	Dec.:	+67.4		Uma

	A pretty bright deep-orange star. Together with a curious line of three little stars at NE. It can be found NW of Alpha UMa.

					Rate:	********


25	SS VIR

	RA:	12h 25.3	Dec.:	+00.7		Vir

	It is positioned NW of the known challenge of double Porrima in Virgo. A nicely deep orange-red color is prominent.

					Rate:	********


26	Y CVN

	RA:	12h 45.1	Dec.:	+45.4		CVn

	Beneath the tail of the Great Bear is his location. An obvious deep-orange star in a very poor star area. It carries the name La Superba thanks to the astronomer Secchi. A giant cool carbon star is it as well.

					Rate:	*****


27	RY DRA

	RA:	12h 56.4	Dec.:	+66.0		Dra

	Another known cool carbon star quickly seen and resolving a red color. It lies in the Dragon's tail, so between the Great and Little Bear.

					Rate:	********


28	RX BOO

	RA:	14h 24.2	Dec.:	+25.7		Boo

	An easy hunt and a pretty nice deep-orange star, which is moderately bright. It is situated above the main star of Arcturus.

					Rate:	********


29	V CRB

	RA:	15h 49.5	Dec.:	+39.5		CrB

	Just inside the top border of Corona Borealis, so far above the Crown. A lovely tiny light, slightly faint, and deeply orange colored.

					Rate:	********


30	V OPH

	RA:	16h 26.7	Dec.:	-12.4		Oph

	A fairly bright star and a fine orange color can be glimpsed. It sits SW of the middle star Zeta of the three lower stars of the Serpent Bearer.

					Rate:	********


31	T LYR

	RA:	18h 32.3	Dec.:	+37.0		Lyr

	An inconspicuous star displays an orange tint, almost red. In a field with many stars. It rests SW of Wega, and HK Lyr with same declination stands 2 degrees to the left, SE of Wega.

					Rate:	********


32	RX SCT

	RA:	18h 37.0	Dec.:	-07.6		Sct

	It is spotted NE of Alpha Sct. A surprising empty field in Scutum is noticed. Here stands a little orange dot.

					Rate:	*******


33	HK LYR

	RA:	18h 42.8	Dec.:	+37.0		Lyr

	Beautiful sight. A chain of stars resembles a question mark, and its final end is this marvelous orange-red light. At N also lies a bright double star. It rests SE of Wega, and T Lyr with same declination stands 2 degrees to the right, SW of Wega.

					Rate:	*****


34	DR SER

	RA:	18h 47.4	Dec.:	+05.5		Ser

	It can be found completely in the tail of the Snake, so rather west of Delta Aql. A tiny reddish orange star is resolved, in a curious area containing groups of bright stars.

					Rate:	********


35	S SCT

	RA:	18h 50.3	Dec.:	-07.9		Sct

	A triangle of stars is remarkable, and one corner of it is this clearly orange colored star. It lies just south of the marvelous known open cluster M11. T Sct can be searched a great degree at east.

					Rate:	********


36	T SCT

	RA:	18h 55.4	Dec.:	-08.1		Sct

	You can easily miss it, but a small pink spot is your goal. It lies just SE of the marvelous known open cluster M11. S Sct can be searched a great degree at west.

					Rate:	*******


37	UV AQL

	RA:	18h 58.6	Dec.:	+14.4		Aql

	Near the tip of the eastern wing of Aquila. A slightly faint star, showing an orange tint. In a fine rich field where small groups of stars are sprinkled.

					Rate:	********


38	V AQL

	RA:	19h 04.4	Dec.:	-05.7		Aql

	Its location is closely SW of the lowest Aquila star Lambda. At the end of an arc starting with a bright one, stands this pretty orangish red light.

					Rate:	********


39	UX DRA

	RA:	19h 21.6	Dec.:	+76.6		Dra

	Equatorial telescopes need an effort for this fine orange star close to the northern celestial pole. It is part of a quadrangle, also a funny small triangle of stars is a companion.

					Rate:	********


40	AQ SGR

	RA:	19h 34.3	Dec.:	-16.4		Sgr

	Its location is in the upperleft corner of the constellation, so not very deep. You finally spot a pretty moderately bright deep orange star.

					Rate:	********


41	HD 189256

	RA:	19h 57.2	Dec.:	+44.3		Cyg

	It stands east of the left wing tip Delta Cyg. A small triangle, and one corner is spotted as an orangish pink tiny light.

					Rate:	*******


42	BF SGE + X SGE

	RA:	20h02.4;20h05.1	Dec.:	+21.0;+20.6		Sge

	Both reddish stars lie just NE of the tip of the Arrow. The slightly fainter BF Sge lies only 40' NW of the other X Sge. For BF Sge the reddish orange color can be glimpsed without doubt. And it looks to be part of a fine row of tiny stars. Also X Sge is merely a little dot, hidden inside many other faint stars, but the orange color is noticed as well.

					Rate:	********


43	RS CYG

	RA:	20h 13.4	Dec.:	+38.7		Cyg

	It rests SW of middle Gamma Cyg. This is a plenty filled star field with many bright ones. It is an orangish star forming a wide double with a companion.

					Rate:	********


44	U CYG

	RA:	20h 19.7	Dec.:	+47.9		Cyg

	In the field NW of Deneb. Inside a display scattered with finest stars, this looks really like a double star. Two equally bright stars, one of them definitely orange. Next to it also sits a pretty small double.

					Rate:	********


45	S CEP

	RA:	21h 35.2	Dec.:	+78.6		Cep

	The second variable of Cepheus S Cep, sits west of the top of the house shaped constellation. It displays a really obvious reddish star.

					Rate:	*****


46	BD VUL

	RA:	20h 37.3	Dec.:	+26.5		Vul

	The view shows an area sprinkled with many faint stars. Next to a bright star, waits this reddish pink little dot. Its location is rather beneath the right wing tip of the Swan.

					Rate:	*******


47	RV CYG

	RA:	21h 43.3	Dec.:	+38.0		Cyg

	At the leftmost part of Cygnus, so almost in the lower part of Lacerta. A group of stars look like a bean, inside it a prominent gorgeous orange-red star.

					Rate:	********


48	mu CEP

	RA:	21h 43.5	Dec.:	+58.8		Cep

	It glitters below the midpoint of the two lowest stars of the house shaped constellation. You can't miss the pure reddish color of this bright star. Herschel called this red supergiant his Garnet Star.

					Rate:	*****


49	RX PEG

	RA:	21h 56.4	Dec.:	+22.8		Peg

	A moderately faint star, but an obvious orange red color. Easily found far right of the Pegasus square, just below the front legs of the horse.

					Rate:	********


50	TX PSC

	RA:	23h 46.4	Dec.:	+03.5		Psc

	A splendid deep-orange bright star. It sits in the southern fish, so just beneath the square of Pegasus. Z PSC is also a nice attempt in the northern fish.

					Rate:	*****