據公元前至少1100年的巴比倫星表記載,今巨爵座範圍恆星可能同烏鴉座恆星一起組成巴比倫人的烏鴉座。英國科學家約翰·羅傑斯(John H. Rogers)認為,巨爵座附近的長蛇座在古巴倫規範星表《綱要》代表冥界之神寧吉茲濟達(𒀭𒊩𒌆𒄑𒍣𒁕)。他推斷長蛇座旁邊的巨爵座與烏鴉座都是死亡的象徵,代表冥界之門。[1]密特拉教的符號和標誌里也有巨爵座與烏鴉座,估計該教源於中東,後傳入古希臘和羅馬[2]。
HD 98800又稱巨爵座TV,是約有七百到一千萬年歷史的恆星系,由分成兩組距離很近的四顆恆星組成。其中一組有塵埃和氣體組成的岩屑盤環繞兩星運轉,岩屑盤距兩星約三到五天文單位,人類曾以為是原行星盤。[46]。DENIS-P J1058.7−1548是質量不足太陽5.5%的棕矮星,1700至2000開爾文的表面溫度已經低到足以形成雲層。該星的亮度變化可用肉眼識別,紅外光譜顯示星體表面覆有大氣雲層。[47]
HD 96167是1.31±0.09倍太陽質量的恆星,距太陽279±1光年[48]。星體核心的氫很可能已經耗盡並開始膨脹和冷卻,目前是1.86±0.07倍太陽直徑的黃次巨星,光度是太陽3.4±0.2倍。分析星體徑向速度後科學家推斷該星有質量下限為木星68%的行星,公轉周期498.9±1.0天。行星軌道離心率很高,軌道間隔在0.38至2.22天文單位範圍變化。[49]。HD 98649是光譜等級G4V的黃主序星,質量和直徑與太陽基本相同但光度只有八成六。2012年科學家用徑向速度法發現該星伴有至少六倍木星質量的行星,而且行星公轉周期很長,達4951+607 −465天。計算結果表明該行星軌道離心率很高,最遠時離恆星有10.6天文單位,有望未來直接成像。[50]BD−10°3166是富含金屬的橙主序星,光譜等級K3.0V,距太陽268±10光年[51]。該星擁有質量下限為木星48%的熱木星類行星,軌道周期僅3.49天[52]。WASP-34是光譜等級G5V的類太陽恆星,質量為太陽1.01±0.07倍,直徑0.93±0.12倍,距太陽432±3光年[53]。該星擁有0.59±0.01倍木星質量的行星,軌道周期只有4.317天[54]。
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