# List of nearest giant stars

This is a list of the nearest giant stars (luminosity class III or II) to the Earth, located at a distance of up to 100 light-years (31pc).

## List

| Name | Distance (ly) | Spectral type | Stellar radius (R$_☉$) | Stellar mass (M$_☉$) | Apparent magnitude (V) | Notes |
| Pollux | 33.78±0.09 | K0 III | 9.06 ± 0.03 | 1.91 ± 0.09 | 1.14 | 17th brightest star in the night sky. |
| Arcturus | 36.7±0.2 | K1.5 III Fe−0.5 | 25.4 ± 0.2 | 1.08 ± 0.06 | -0.05 | Fourth-brightest star in the night sky, and the nearest red giant to Earth. |
| Deneb Algedi (Delta Capricorni) | 38.70±0.09 | A7m III | 1.91 | 2 | 2.91 | The nearest white giant. |
| Capella A | 42.919±0.049 | G8III | 11.98 ± 0.57 | 2.569±0.007 | 0.03 | The nearest yellow giant, together with Capella A. With a magnitude of 0.08, the Capella star system is the 6th-brightest star in the night sky. |
| Capella B | 42.919±0.049 | G0III | 8.83 ± 0.33 | 2.483±0.007 | 0.16 | The nearest yellow giant, together with Capella B. |
| Errai (Gamma Cephei A) | 44.98±0.09 | K1III-IVCN1 | 4.74+0.03 −0.08 | 1.27+0.05 −0.07 | 3.21 | |
| Caph (Beta Cassiopeiae) | 54.7±0.3 | F2 III | 3.69 × 3.43 | 1.91 ± 0.02 | 2.28 (2.25–2.31) | The nearest F-type giant. |
| Menkent (Theta Centauri) | 58.8±0.2 | K0 III | 10.77±0.45 | 1.27 | 2.06 | |
| Epsilon Reticuli | 60.1±0.1 | K2III-IV | 3.18±0.08 | 1.46±0.01 | 4.44 | |
| Eta Serpentis | 60.5±0.2 | K0III-IV | 5.897 ± 0.028 | 1.7±0.3 | 3.26 | |
| Alpha Trianguli (Mothallah) | 63.3±0.3 | F5III | 3.22 | 1.7 | 3.42 | |
| Tureis (Rho Puppis) | 63.5±0.2 | F5IIkF2IImF5II | 3.52±0.07 | 1.5±0.1 | 2.78 (2.68 – 2.87) | The nearest bright giant. |
| Larawag (Epsilon Scorpii) | 63.7±0.3 | K1 III | 12.6 | 1.24 | 2.31 (2.24 – 2.35) | |
| Nu$^2$ Canis Majoris | 64.4±0.3 | K1.5III-IVFe1 | 5.198±0.060 | 1.439±0.047 | 3.96 | |
| Aldebaran | 65.3±1 | K5+III | 45.1 ± 0.1 | 1.16 ± 0.07 | 0.86 (0.75 – 0.95) | 14th brightest star in the night sky. |
| Hamal | 65.8±0.3 | K2-IIIbCa-1 | 15.19±0.10 | 1.5±0.2 | 2.00 | 49th brightest star in the night sky. |
| Nu Octantis | 69.1 | K1III | 5.81±0.12 | 1.61 | 3.73 | |
| Alpha Serpentis | 74.0±0.3 | K2IIIbCN1 | 12.19 | 1.61 | 2.623 | |
| Epsilon Cygni | 72.7±0.2 | K0III | 11.18 | 1.103±0.042 | 2.48 | |
| Kaus Borealis (Lambda Sagittarii) | 78.2±0.3 | K1IIIb | 12.692±0.181 | 1.79±0.20 | 2.82 | |
| Cebalrai (Beta Ophiuchi) | 81.8±0.3 | K2IIICN0.5 | 12.17±0.06 | 1.75±0.14 | 2.749 | |
| Alioth | 82.6±0.4 | A1III-IVpkB9 | 4.29+0.19 −0.21 | 2.91 | 1.77 | 33rd brightest star in the night sky. |
| Ankaa (Alpha Phoenicis) | 85 | K0.5IIIb | 14.7 | 2.79 ± 0.14 | 2.377 | |
| Seginus (Gamma Boötis) | 86.8±0.3 | A7 III or A7 IV+(n) | 4.65 | 2.1 | 3.03 (3.02 – 3.07) | |
| Wazn (Beta Columbae) | 87.2±0.3 | K1III_CN+1 | 11.5 | 1.1±0.2 | 3.105 | |
| Gacrux | 88.6±0.4 | M3.5III | 73 | 1.5±0.3 | 1.64 | The nearest M-type red giant, and the 25th brightest star in the night sky. |
| 36 G. Doradus | 89.1±0.2 | K2III-IV | 4.76±0.14 | 1.28±0.03 | 4.66 | |
| Cursa (Beta Eridani) | 90±0.9 | A3 III var or A3 IV | 2.4 | 2 | 2.796 | |
| Kappa Ophiuchi | 91.5±0.5 | K2III | 11 | 1.19 ± 0.14 | 3.20 | |
| Eta Draconis | 92.1±0.2 | G8 III | 10.46–10.53 | 2.55±0.26 | 2.73 | |
| 37 Librae | 94.3±0.6 | K1III-IV | 5.133±0.043 | 1.38±0.1 | 4.62 | |
| Chi Leonis | 94.6±0.5 | F2III | 1.99 | 1.62 | 4.63 | |
| Praecipua (46 Leonis Minoris) | 94.9±0.6 | K0+III-IV | 8.21±0.05 | 1.09±0.04 | 3.83 (3.79 – 3.84) | |
| Diphda (Beta Ceti) | 96.3±0.5 | K0 III | 17.5±0.9 | 3.5 | 2.02 | |
| Altais (Delta Draconis) | 97.4±0.3 | G9III | 10.52±0.24 | 1.70±0.18 | 3.07 | |
| Alpha Indi | 99.1±0.7 | K0III-IV | 9.89±0.21 | 2.15±0.13 | 3.11 | |