List of brightest stars

Brightest stars as seen from Earth (by apparent magnitude).

1. Sun Class G main sequence (-26.8)
2. Sirius (Alpha Canis Majoris) Class A main sequence (-1.5)
3. Canopus (Alpha Carinae) Class A subgiant (-0.7)
4. Rigil Kent (Alpha Centauri) Class G main sequence (0,1)
5. Arcturus (Alpha Bootis) Class K red giant
6. Vega (Alpha Lyrae) Class A main sequence
7. Capella (Alpha Aurigae) Class G subgiant
8. Rigel (Beta Orionis) Class B supergiant
9. Procyon (Alpha Canis Minoris) Class A main sequence
10. Achernar (Alpha Eridani) Class A main sequence (?)
11. Hadar (Beta Centauri) Class A giant (?) (1.5)
12. Altair (Alpha Aquilae)
13. Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis) Class M supergiant
14. Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri) Class K red giant
15. Acrux (Alpha Crucis)
16. Antares (Alpha Scorpii) Class M supergiant
17. Spica (Alpha Virginis)
18. Pollux (Beta Geminorum)
19. Fomalhaut (Alpha Piscis Austrini) Class A main sequence
20. Deneb (Alpha Cygni) Class A supergiant
21. Becrux or Mimosa (Beta Crucis)
22. Regulus (Alpha Leonis) Class B main sequence (?)
23. Adhara[?] (Epsilon Canis Majoris)
24. Castor (Alpha Geminorum)
25. Gacrux[?] (Gamma Crucis)
26. Alioth (Epsilon Ursae Majoris) Class A main sequence
27. Bellatrix[?] (Gamma Orionis)
28. Shaula[?] (Lambda Scorpii)
29. Avior (Epsilon Carinae)
30. Alnilam[?] (Epsilon Orionis)
31. Elnath (Beta Tauri)
32. Miaplacidus (Beta Carinae)
33. Atria[?] (Alpha Trianguli Australe)
34. Mirphak[?] (Alpha Persei)
35. Alkaid[?] (Eta Ursae Majoris)
36. Alnitak[?] (Zeta Orionis)

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See also : Star

External link

• http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/extra/brightest.html