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List of brightest stars
Brightest
stars
as seen from
Earth
(by
apparent magnitude
).
Sun
Class G main sequence (-26.8)
Sirius
(Alpha Canis Majoris) Class A main sequence (-1.5)
Canopus
(Alpha Carinae) Class A subgiant (-0.7)
Rigil Kent (
Alpha Centauri
) Class G main sequence (0,1)
Arcturus
(Alpha Bootis) Class K red giant
Vega
(Alpha Lyrae) Class A main sequence
Capella
(Alpha Aurigae) Class G subgiant
Rigel
(Beta Orionis) Class B supergiant
Procyon
(Alpha Canis Minoris) Class A main sequence
Achernar
(Alpha Eridani) Class A main sequence (?)
Hadar
(Beta Centauri) Class A giant (?) (1.5)
Altair
(Alpha Aquilae)
Betelgeuse
(Alpha Orionis) Class M supergiant
Aldebaran
(Alpha Tauri) Class K red giant
Acrux
(Alpha Crucis)
Antares
(Alpha Scorpii) Class M supergiant
Spica
(Alpha Virginis)
Pollux
(Beta Geminorum)
Fomalhaut
(Alpha Piscis Austrini) Class A main sequence
Deneb
(Alpha Cygni) Class A supergiant
Becrux
or Mimosa (Beta Crucis)
Regulus
(Alpha Leonis) Class B main sequence (?)
Adhara[?]
(Epsilon Canis Majoris)
Castor
(Alpha Geminorum)
Gacrux[?]
(Gamma Crucis)
Alioth
(Epsilon Ursae Majoris) Class A main sequence
Bellatrix[?]
(Gamma Orionis)
Shaula[?]
(Lambda Scorpii)
Avior
(Epsilon Carinae)
Alnilam[?]
(Epsilon Orionis)
Elnath
(Beta Tauri)
Miaplacidus
(Beta Carinae)
Atria[?]
(Alpha Trianguli Australe)
Mirphak[?]
(Alpha Persei)
Alkaid[?]
(Eta Ursae Majoris)
Alnitak[?]
(Zeta Orionis)
...
See also :
Star
External link
http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/extra/brightest
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