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Brightest Stars
The Brightest Stars in the Sky
Name
Constellation
Magnitude
Name
Constellation
Magnitude
1
Sirius
Canis Major
-1.44
2
Canopus
Carina
-0.63
3
Rigil-Kentaurus
Centaurus
-0.01
4
Vega
Lyra
0.03
5
Capella
Auriga
0.08
6
Arcturus
Bootes
0.16
7
Rigel
Orion
0.28
8
Procyon
Canis Minor
0.40
9
Achernar
Eridanus
0.54
10
Betelgeuse
Orion
0.57
11
Hadar
Centaurus
0.64
12
Altair
Aquila
0.93
13
Aldebaran
Taurus
0.99
14
Spica
Virgo
1.06
15
Antares
Scorpius
1.07
16
Pollux
Gemini
1.22
17
Fomalhaut
Piscis Austrinus
1.23
18
Acrux
Crux
1.28
19
Mimosa
Crux
1.31
20
Deneb
Cygnus
1.33
21
α-Cen
Centaurus
1.35
22
Regulus
Leo
1.41
23
Adhara
Canis Major
1.53
24
Castor
Gemini
1.58
25
α²-Cru
Crux
1.58
26
Shaula
Scorpius
1.63
27
Gacrux
Crux
1.65
28
Bellatrix
Orion
1.66
29
Miaplacidus
Carina
1.67
30
Elnath
Taurus
1.68
31
NGC1990
Orion
1.69
32
Alnilam
Orion
1.72
33
Alioth
Ursa Major
1.76
34
Alnair
Grus
1.77
35
Mirfak
Perseus
1.81
36
Kaus-Australis
Sagittarius
1.81
37
γ²-Vel
Vela
1.82
38
Dubhe
Ursa Major
1.82
39
Wezen
Canis Major
1.84
40
Alkaid
Ursa Major
1.86
41
Sargas
Scorpius
1.86
42
Atria
Triangulum Australe
1.90
43
Alnitak
Orion
1.90
44
Menkalinan
Auriga
1.90
45
Peacock
Pavo
1.92
46
Alhena
Gemini
1.93
47
δ-Vel
Vela
1.94
48
Avior
Carina
1.95
49
Mirzam
Canis Major
1.96
50
Alphard
Hydra
1.98
51
Polaris
Ursa Minor
2.00
52
Hamal
Aries
2.02
53
Menkent
Centaurus
2.05
54
Diphda
Cetus
2.05
55
Alpheratz
Andromeda
2.06
56
Saiph
Orion
2.06
57
Kochab
Ursa Minor
2.06
58
Nunki
Sagittarius
2.07
59
Mirach
Andromeda
2.07
60
Rasalhague
Ophiuchus
2.09
61
Algol
Perseus
2.11
62
β-Gru
Grus
2.12
63
Denebola
Leo
2.13
64
Almach
Andromeda
2.17
65
γ-Cas
Cassiopeia
2.18
66
Suhail
Vela
2.20
67
Sadr
Cygnus
2.20
68
Naos
Puppis
2.22
69
Mizar
Ursa Major
2.22
70
Alphecca
Corona Borealis
2.22
71
Mintaka
Orion
2.23
72
Eltanin
Draco
2.23
73
Algieba
Leo
2.23
74
IC1318
Cygnus
2.23
75
TYC-4766-2445-2
Orion
2.25
76
Aspidiske
Carina
2.25
77
Schedar
Cassiopeia
2.25
78
TYC-1877-1716-2
Gemini
2.26
79
ε-Sco
Scorpius
2.27
80
ε-Cen
Centaurus
2.28
81
Caph
Cassiopeia
2.28
82
α-Lup
Lupus
2.29
83
Dschubba
Scorpius
2.30
84
η-Cen
Centaurus
2.34
85
Merak
Ursa Major
2.35
86
Ankaa
Phoenix
2.38
87
κ-Sco
Scorpius
2.39
88
Enif
Pegasus
2.39
89
Phecda
Ursa Major
2.39
90
Sabik
Ophiuchus
2.43
91
HIP-72105
Bootes
2.46
92
Aludra
Canis Major
2.46
93
ε-Cyg
Cygnus
2.46
94
Alderamin
Cepheus
2.47
95
Scheat
Pegasus
2.48
96
κ-Vel
Vela
2.48
97
Markab
Pegasus
2.49
98
δ-Cen
Centaurus
2.52
99
ζ-Cen
Centaurus
2.53
100
Menkar
Cetus
2.54
101
Zosma
Leo
2.56
102
ζ-Oph
Ophiuchus
2.58
103
Arneb
Lepus
2.59
104
Gienah
Corvus
2.59
105
Zubeneschamali
Libra
2.61
106
Ascella
Sagittarius
2.61
107
Acrab
Scorpius
2.62
108
β-Lup
Lupus
2.62
109
Unukalhai
Serpens Caput
2.63
110
α-Mus
Musca
2.64
111
Lesath
Scorpius
2.64
112
θ-Aur
Auriga
2.65
113
Sheratan
Aries
2.66
114
β-Crv
Corvus
2.66
115
Phact
Columba
2.66
116
ι-Aur
Auriga
2.66
117
Kaus-Media
Sagittarius
2.68
118
Muphrid
Bootes
2.68
119
Ruchbah
Cassiopeia
2.68
120
π-Pup
Puppis
2.69
121
Tarazed
Aquila
2.69
122
Izar
Bootes
2.70
123
μ-Vel
Vela
2.72
124
ι-Cen
Centaurus
2.72
125
Zubenelgenubi
Libra
2.73
126
η-Dra
Draco
2.73
127
Yed-Prior
Ophiuchus
2.73
128
δ-Cru
Crux
2.74
129
θ-Car
Carina
2.74
130
Porrima
Virgo
2.74
131
Cebalrai
Ophiuchus
2.75
132
τ-Sco
Scorpius
2.78
133
ι-Ori
Orion
2.78
134
Kornephoros
Hercules
2.78
135
Cursa
Eridanus
2.79
136
β-Hyi
Hydrus
2.79
137
Rastaban
Draco
2.80
138
α-Ara
Ara
2.80
139
β-Ara
Ara
2.81
140
Kaus-Borealis
Sagittarius
2.81
141
γ-Cen
Centaurus
2.81
142
Vindemiatrix
Virgo
2.82
143
Tureis
Puppis
2.83
144
β-TrA
Triangulum Australe
2.84
145
Nihal
Lepus
2.84
146
Algenib
Pegasus
2.84
147
γ-TrA
Triangulum Australe
2.85
148
α-Tuc
Tucana
2.85
149
ζ-Per
Perseus
2.85
150
ζ-Her
Hercules
2.85
151
δ-Cap
Capricornus
2.85
152
α-Hyi
Hydrus
2.86
153
TYC-8240-2724-2
Centaurus
2.88
154
α-Gem
Gemini
2.88
155
Alcyone
Taurus
2.88
156
Cor-Caroli
Canes Venatici
2.89
157
Gomeisa
Canis Minor
2.89
158
π-Sco
Scorpius
2.89
159
Sadalsuud
Aquarius
2.89
160
π-Sgr
Sagittarius
2.90
161
μ-Gem
Gemini
2.90
162
σ-Sco
Scorpius
2.90
163
ε-Per
Perseus
2.91
164
δ-Cyg
Cygnus
2.91
165
τ-Pup
Puppis
2.92
166
Matar
Pegasus
2.93
167
Sadalmelik
Aquarius
2.93
168
γ-Per
Perseus
2.94
169
ζ-Aql
Aquila
2.95
170
Zaurak
Eridanus
2.96
171
Alnasl
Sagittarius
2.96
172
ε-Leo
Leo
2.96
173
Algorab
Corvus
2.97
174
γ-Lup
Lupus
2.97
175
γ-Gru
Grus
2.98
176
Mebsuta
Gemini
2.99
177
ψ-UMa
Ursa Major
2.99
178
υ-Car
Carina
3.00
179
NGC7114
Cygnus
3.00
180
γ-Hya
Hydra
3.00
181
ζ-Tau
Taurus
3.00
182
μ¹-Sco
Scorpius
3.00
183
β-Tri
Triangulum
3.00
184
ι¹-Sco
Scorpius
3.00
185
O²-CMa
Canis Major
3.01
186
ε-Crv
Corvus
3.01
187
δ-Per
Perseus
3.02
188
Furud
Canis Major
3.02
189
ε-Aur
Auriga
3.03
190
Pherkad
Ursa Minor
3.03
191
Seginus
Bootes
3.04
192
Tania-Australis
Ursa Major
3.04
193
Altais
Draco
3.06
194
Albireo
Cygnus
3.07
195
Dabih
Capricornus
3.07
196
β-Mus
Musca
3.08
197
λ-Cen
Centaurus
3.10
198
κ-Cen
Centaurus
3.10
199
α-Ind
Indus
3.10
200
ζ-Ara
Ara
3.10
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