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


  Magnitude Bayer Designation Proper name distance (ly)
0 -26.73   Sol (our sun) 0.000,016
1 -1.46 α CMa Sirius 8.6
2 -0.72 α Car Canopus 310
3 -0.04 α Boo Arcturus 36.7
4 -0.01 α1 Cen Alpha Centauri A (Rigil Kentaurus-A) 4.4
5 0.03 α Lyr Vega 25
6 0.08 α Aur Capella
7 0.12 β Ori Rigel 800
8 0.38 α CMi Procyon
9 0.46 α Eri Achernar
10 0.5v α Ori BetelgeuseBetelgeuse also called alpha; Orionis is a red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion. It is the 10th brightest star in the sky, and is a vertex of the Winter Triangle. Its proximity to Earth combined with its enormous size make it (aside from the
11 0.61 β Cen HadarHadar or Agena Beta Centauri, is a blue-white giant star that is approximately 525 light-years from the Solar system. It is the eleventh brightest star seen from Earth. The name hadar comes from the Arabic word for "ground", while the name agena comes fro 525
12 0.77 α Aql AltairAltair (α Aquilae) is a star in the Aquila constellation. It is a white star of visual magnitude 0. 77, the twelfth brightest star in the skies. It is a vertex of the Summer Triangle. Located 17 light years away from Earth, it is one of the closest
13 0.85 α Tau AldebaranThe star Aldebaran ( α Tauri) is the brightest star in the constellation Taurus. Its name is derived from the Arabic word Al Dabaran "follower", a reference to the way the star follows the Pleiades star cluster in its nightly journey across the sky.
14 0.96 α Sco AntaresAntares ( α Scorpii) is a star. Its name derives from the Greek words meaning "similar to Ares" or "rival of Ares," probably due to the similarity of its reddish hue to the appearance of the planet Mars. This distinctive coloration has made the star
15 0.97 α Vir SpicaSpica ( α Virginis) is a brilliant first- magnitude star, believed to be the star that provided Hipparchus with the data which enabled him to discover precession of the equinoxes. The temple at Thebes was oriented with reference to Spica in about 32
16 1.14 β Gem PolluxPollux (β Geminorum) is the brighter of the "heavenly twin" stars in the constellation Gemini, its partner being Castor. This star is approximately 33. 7 light years from Earth's Solar System. Some facts about Pollux Apparent Visual Brightness ( Siri
17 1.16 α PsA FomalhautFomalhaut ("mouth of the fish" from the Arabic Fam al-Hut is the seventeenth brightest star in the sky as seen from Earth. It is a first- magnitude, class A star on the main sequence approximately 25 light-years (7. 688 parsecs) from Earth. It is part of
18 1.25 β Cru Becrux
19 1.25 α Cyg Deneb 1600 to 3200 (not known more accurately)
20 1.33 α2 Cen Alpha Centauri B (Rigil Kentaurus-B) 4.4
21 1.35 α Leo Regulus
22 1.5 ε CMa Adhara
23 1.58 α1 Cru Acrux
24 1.63 γ Cru Gacrux
25 1.63 λ Sco Shaula
26 1.64 γ Ori Bellatrix
27 1.65 β Tau El Nath
28 1.68 β Car Miaplacidus
29 1.7 ε Ori Alnilam
30 1.74 α Gru Al Na'ir
31 1.77 ε UMa Alioth
32 1.79 α UMa Duhbe
33 1.8 α Per Alcheb
34 1.82 γ2 Vel Suhail al Muhlif
35 1.85 ε Sgr Kaus Australis
36 1.86 δ CMa Wesen
37 1.86 ε Car Avior
38 1.86 η UMa Benetnasch
39 1.87 θ Sco Sargas
40 1.9 β Aur Menkalinan
41 1.92 α TrA Atria
42 1.93 γ Gem Alhena
43 1.94 α Pav Peacock Star
44 1.96 δ Vel
45 1.98 β CMa Murzim
46 1.98 α Hya Alphard
47 1.99 α Gem Castor-A
48 2.0v ο Cet Mira
49 2.0v α Ari Hamal
50 2.0v T CrB  
51 2.02 α UMi Polaris
52 2.02 σ Sgr Nunki
53 2.04 β Cet Deneb Kaitos
53 2.05 ζ Ori Alnitak
54 2.06 α And Alpheratz
55 2.06 β And Mirach
56 2.06 κ Ori Saiph
57 2.06 θ Cen Menkent
58 2.08 β UMi Kochab
59 2.08 α Oph Ras Alhague
60 2.09 α2 Cru Acrux
61 2.11 β Gru  
62 2.12 β Per Algol
63 2.14 β Leo Denabola
64 2.17 γ Cen  
65 2.2 γ Cyg Sadr
66 2.21 λ Vel Al Suhail
67 2.23 α Cas Schedar
68 2.23 δ Ori Mintaka-A
69 2.23 α CrB Gemma
70 2.23 γ Dra Eltanin
71 2.25 ζ Pup Naos
72 2.25 ι Car Aspidiske
73 2.26 γ1 And Almach
74 2.27 β Cas Caph
75 2.27 ζ UMa Mizar-A
76 2.29 ε Sco  
77 2.3 ε Cen  
78 2.3 α Lup  
79 2.31 η Cen  
80 2.32 δ Sco Dschubba
81 2.37 β UMa Merak
82 2.39 ε Peg Enif
83 2.39 α Phe Ankaa
84 2.4 ε Boo Mirak
85 2.41 κ Sco  
86 2.42 β Peg Schest
87 2.43 η Oph Sabik
88 2.44 α Cep Alderamin
89 2.44 η CMa Aludra
90 2.44 γ UMa Phad
91 2.46 ε Cyg Grenah
92 2.47 γ Cas  
93 2.49 α Peg Markab
94 2.5 κ Vel Markab
95 2.53 α Cet Menkar
96 2.55 ζ Cen  
97 2.56 δ Leo Zozma
98 2.56 ζ Oph  
99 2.58 α Lep Arneb


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