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Home › Science › Astronomy › Brightest Stars

Brightest Stars





Common Name Constellation Distance
(l. yr.)
Apparent
Magnitude
Absolute
Magnitude
Sun — — -26.7 4.8
Sirius Canis Major 8.6 -1.5 1.4
Canopus Carina 74 -0.7 -2.5
Rigil Centaurus Centaurus 4.3 -0.3 4.4
Arcturus Boötes 34 -0.04 0.2
Vega Lyra 25 0.03 0.6
Rigel Orion 800 0.1 -8.1
Procyon Canis Minor 11.4 0.4 2.6
Achernar Eridanus 69 0.5 -1.3
Betelgeuse Orion 470 0.5
(var.)
-7.2
Hadar Centaurus 320 0.6
(var.)
-4.4
Acrux Crux 510 0.8 -4.6
Altair Aquila 16 0.8 2.3
Aldebaran Taurus 60 0.9
(var.)
-0.3
Antares Scorpius 365 1.0
(var.)
-5.2
Spica Virgo 220 1.0
(var.)
-3.2
Pollux Gemini 40 1.1 0.7
Fomalhaut Piscis Australis 22 1.16 2.0
Becrux Crux 460 1.3
(var.)
-4.7
Deneb Cygnus 1500 1.3 -7.2
Regulus Leo 69 1.4 -0.3
Adhara Canis Major 570 1.5 -4.8
Castor Gemini 49 1.6 0.5
Gacrux Crux 120 1.6
(var.)
-1.2
Shaula Scorpius 330 1.6
(var.)
-3.5




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