Kitalpha (α Equ) - It is the brightest star of the constellation, although it only reaches a magnitude of 3.92. The other stars of the constellation are already below 4th magnitude. Kitalpha is a yellow giant of spectral class G0, from which light has been traveling to us for 186 years.

γ/6 Equ - Only an optical double star, distinguishable with the naked eye under favorable conditions. The stars (4.6 magnitude, 6 magnitude) are separated by nearly 6 arc minutes. However, Gamma EQU also has a physical companion of 11th magnitude, which is separated by 2". A telescope with a minimum aperture of 150 mm is required to observe it. They are located 118 light years away.

ε Equ - A binary star with a magnitude of 6mag at a separation of 0.8" and a true orbit of approximately 101.4 years. At low magnification, they merge into one bright yellow star, which nicely contrasts with a blue star of magnitude 7mag in the same field of view (10.7"). Even at 200x magnification in a 200mm telescope, the two main components appear as an elongated line. The brighter of these two components is actually a physical binary star with an orbital period of 100 years, but its components are too close together to be separated by a small telescope.

Struve 2793 - An easily distinguishable double star, even for small telescopes. The primary component is yellow (7.8 mag) and the companion is blue (8.5 mag). They are separated by 26.6". The primary star has another companion at a distance of only 0.4", but it cannot be resolved using high magnification.