List of brightest stars
Main table
Table:
Rank

Visual magnitude (mV)

Proper name[1]

Bayer designation

Distance (ly)

Spectral class

1

0.000−26.74

Sun

0.000015813

G2 V

2

0.001−1.46

Sirius

α CMa

0008.6

A0mA1 Va, DA2

3

0.003−0.74

Canopus

α Car

0310

A9 II

4

0.004−0.27 (0.01 + 1.33)

Rigil Kentaurus + Toliman

α Cen

0004.4

G2 V, K1 V

5

0.005−0.05

Arcturus

α Boo

0037

K0 III

6

0.03 (−0.02 - 0.07var)

Vega

α Lyr

0025

A0 Va

7

0.08 (0.03 - 0.16var)

Capella

α Aur

0042

K0 III, G1 III

8

0.13 (0.05 - 0.18var)

Rigel

β Ori

0860

B8 Ia

9

0.34

Procyon

α CMi

0011

F5 IV-V

10

0.46 (0.40 - 0.46var)

Achernar

α Eri

0140

B6 Vep

11

0.50 (0.2 - 1.2var)

Betelgeuse

α Ori

0640

M1-M2 Ia-ab

12

0.61

Hadar

β Cen

0350

B1 III

13

0.76

Altair

α Aql

0017

A7 V

14

0.76 (1.33 + 1.73)

Acrux

α Cru

0320

B0.5 IV, B1 V

15

0.86 (0.75 - 0.95var)

Aldebaran

α Tau

0065

K5 III

16

0.96 (0.6 - 1.6var)

Antares

α Sco

0600

M1.5 Iab-Ib, B2.5 V

17

0.97 (0.97 - 1.04var)

Spica

α Vir

0260

B1 III-IV, B2 V

18

1.14

Pollux

β Gem

0034

K0 III

19

1.16

Fomalhaut

α PsA

0025

A3 V

20

1.25 (1.21 - 1.29var)

Deneb

α Cyg

2,600

A2 Ia

21

1.25 (1.23 - 1.31var)

Mimosa

β Cru

0350

B0.5 III, B2 V

22

1.39

Regulus

α Leo

0077

B8 IVn

23

1.50

Adhara

ε CMa

0430

B2 II

24

1.62

Shaula

λ Sco

0700

B2 IV

25

1.62 (1.98 + 2.97)

Castor

α Gem

0052

A1 V, Am

26

1.64

Gacrux

γ Cru

0088

M3.5 III

27

1.64

Bellatrix

γ Ori

0240

B2 III

28

1.65

Elnath

β Tau

0130

B7 III

29

1.69

Miaplacidus

β Car

0110

A1 III

30

1.69 (1.64 - 1.74var)

Alnilam

ε Ori

2,000

B0 Ia

31

1.72 (1.81 - 1.87var + 4.27)

Regor[a]

γ1,2 Vel

0840

WC8, O7.5III

32

1.74

Alnair

α Gru

0100

B6 V

33

1.77

Alioth

ε UMa

0081

A1 III-IVp kB9

34

1.77

Alnitak

ζ Ori A

0820

O9.5 Iab, B1 IV, B0 III

35

1.79

Dubhe

α UMa

0120

K0 III, F0 V

36

1.80

Mirfak

α Per

0590

F5 Ib

37

1.82

Wezen

δ CMa

1,800

F8 Ia

38

1.84

Sargas

θ Sco

0270

F0 II

39

1.85

Kaus Australis

ε Sgr

0140

B9.5 III

40

1.86

Avior

ε Car

0630

K3 III, B2 Vp

41

1.86

Alkaid

η UMa

0100

B3 V

42

1.90 (1.89 - 1.94var)

Menkalinan

β Aur

0100

A1mIV+A1mIV

43

1.91

Atria

α TrA

0420

K2 IIb-IIIa

44

1.92

Alhena

γ Gem

0100

A1.5 IV+

45

1.94

Peacock

α Pav

0180

B3 V

46

1.96 (1.99 - 2.39var + 5.57)

Alsephina

δ Vel

0080

A1 Va(n), F7.5 V

47

1.98

Mirzam

β CMa

0500

B1 II-III

48

2.00

Alphard

α Hya

0180

K3 II-III

49

1.98 (1.86 - 2.13var)

Polaris

α UMi

0430

F7 Ib

50

2.00

Hamal

α Ari

0066

K1 IIIb

51

2.08 (2.37 + 3.64)

Algieba

γ1 Leo

0130

K0 III, G7 IIIb

52

2.02

Diphda

β Cet

0096

K0 III

53

2.04

Mizar

ζ UMa

0078

A2 Vp, A2 Vp, Am

54

2.05

Nunki

σ Sgr

0220

B2.5 V

55

2.06

Menkent

θ Cen

0061

K0 III

56

2.05 (2.01 - 2.10var)

Mirach

β And

0200

M0 III

57

2.06

Alpheratz

α And

0097

B8 IVpMnHg, A3 V

58

2.07

Rasalhague

α Oph

0047

A5 III

59

2.08

Kochab

β UMi

0130

K4 III

60

2.09

Saiph

κ Ori

0720

B0.5 Ia

61

2.11

Denebola

β Leo

0036

A3 Va

62

2.12 (2.1 - 3.39var)

Algol

β Per

0093

B8 V, K0 IV, A7m

63

2.15 (2.0 - 2.3var)

Tiaki

β Gru

0170

M5 III

64

2.17

Muhlifain

γ Cen

0130

A0 III, A0 III

65

2.21

Aspidiske

ι Car

0690

A9 Ib

66

2.21 (2.14 - 2.30var)

Suhail

λ Vel

0570

K4 Ib

67

2.23 (2.21 - 2.32var)

Alphecca

α CrB

0075

A0 V, G5 V

68

2.23 (2.23 - 2.35var)

Mintaka

δ Ori

0900

O9 II, B1 V, B0 IV

69

2.23

Sadr

γ Cyg

1,500

F8 Iab

70

2.23

Eltanin

γ Dra

0150

K5 III

71

2.24

Schedar

α Cas

0230

K0 IIIa

72

2.25

Naos

ζ Pup

1,100

O4 If(n)p

73

2.26

Almach

γ And

0350

K3 IIb, B9.5 V, B9.5 V, A0 V

74

2.28 (2.25 - 2.31var)

Caph

β Cas

0054

F2 III

75

2.29

Izar

ε Boo

0202

K0 II-III, A2 V

76

2.30 (2.29 - 2.34var)

–

α Lup

0550

B1.5 III

77

2.30 (2.29 - 2.31var)

–

ε Cen

0380

B1III

78

2.31 (1.6 - 2.32var)

Dschubba

δ Sco

0400

B0.3 IV, B1-3 V

79

2.31

Larawag

ε Sco

0065

K1 III

80

2.35 (2.30 - 2.41var)

–

η Cen

0310

B1.5 Vne

81

2.37

Merak

β UMa

0079

A1 IVps

82

2.38

Ankaa

α Phe

0077

K0.5 IIIb

83

2.39

–

κ Sco

0460

B1.5 III

84

2.40 (0.7 - 3.0var)

Enif

ε Peg

0670

K2 Ib

85

2.42 (2.31 - 2.74var)

Scheat

β Peg

0200

M2.5 II-IIIe

86

2.43

Sabik

η Oph

0088

A1 IV, A1 IV

87

2.44

Phecda

γ UMa

0084

A0 Ve

88

2.45

Aludra

η CMa

2,000

B5 Ia

89

2.46

Markeb

κ Vel

0540

B2 IV

90

2.47 (1.6 - 3.0var)

–

γ Cas

0610

B0.5 IVe

91

2.48

Markab

α Peg

0140

A0 IV

92

2.48

Aljanah

ε Cyg

0072

K0 III-IV

93

2.50

Acrab

β Sco

0404

B0.5 IV-V, B1.5 V, B2 V

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