Brightest Stars





Star
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Star Name      

1.Sirius
2.Canopus
3.Arcturus
4.Rigel Kentaurus
5.Vega
6.Capella
7.Rigel
8.Procyon
9.Achernar
10.Betelgeuse
11.Hadar
12.Altair
13.Acrux
14.Aldebaran
15.Spica
16.Antares
17.Pollux
18.Fomalhaut
19.Becrux
20.Deneb
21.Regulus
22.Adhara
23.Castor
24.Gacrux
25.Shaula
26.Bellatrix
27.Elnath
28.Miaplacidus
29.Alnilam
30.Al Nair
31.Alnitak
32.Al Suhail
33.Alioth
34.Kaus Australis
35.Mirfak
36.Dubhe
37.Wezen
38.Alkaid
39.-
40.Avior
41.Menkalinan
42.Atria
43.Alhena
44.-
45.Peacock
46.Polaris
47.Mirzam
48.Alphard
49.Hamal
50.Algieba
51.Deneb Kaitos
52.Nunki
53.Menkent
54.Alpheratz
55.Mirach
56.-
57.Saiph
58.Kochab
59.Rasalhague
60.Algol
61.Almaak
62.Denebola
63.-
64.-
65.Tureis
66.Naos
67.Alphecca
68.Mizar
69.Sadr
70.Suhail
71.Eltanin
72.Mintaka
73.Caph
74.-
75.-
76.Dschubba
77.-
78.-
79.Merak
80.Izar
81.-
A long listing of the brightest stars for the greatest visual magnitude. Light-years is the distance it takes light to travel ina year, or around 5.88 trillion miles.
Scientific Name

Alpha Canis Majoris
Alpha Carinae
Alpha Bootis
Alpha Centauri
Alpha Lyrae
Alpha Aurigae
Beta Orionis
Alpha Canis Minoris
Alpha Eridani
Alpha Orionis
Beta Centauri
Alpha Aquilae
Alpha Crucis
Alpha Tauri
Alpha Virginis
Alpha Scorpii
Beta Geminorum
Alpha Piscis Austrinis
Beta Crucis
Alpha Cygni
Alpha Leonis
Epsilon Canis Majoris
Alpha Geminorum
Gamma Crucis
Lambda Scorpii
Gamma Orionis
Beta Tauri
Beta Carinae
Epsilon Orionis
Alpha Gruis
Zeta Orionis
Gamma Velorum
Epsilon Ursae Majoris
Epsilon Sagittarii
Alpha Persei
Alpha Ursae Majoris
Delta Canis Majoris
Eta Ursae Majoris
Theta Scorpii
Epsilon Carinae
Beta Aurigae
Alpha Triangulu Australis
Gamma Geminorum
Sigma Velorum
Alpha Pavonis
Alpha Ursae Minoris
Beta Canis Majoris
Alpha Hydrae
Alpha Arietis
Gamma Leonis
Beta Ceti
Sigma Sagittarii
Theta Centauri
Alpha Andromedae
Beta Andromedae
Beta Gruis
Kappa Orionis
Beta Ursae Minoris
Alpha Ophiuchi
Beta Persei
Gamma Andromedae
Beta Leonis
Gamma Cassiopeiae
Gamma Centauri
Iota Carinae
Zeta Ursae Majoris
Alpha Coronae Borealis
Zeta Ursae Majoris
Gamma Cygni
Lambda Velorum
Gamma Draconis
Delta Orionis
Beta Cassiopeiae
Epsilon Scorpii
Epsilon Centauri
Delta Scorpii
Alpha Lupi
Eta Centauri
Beta Ursae Majoris
Epsilon Bootis
Kappa Scorpii
Light-Years

8.65
312.6
36.7
4.395
25.3
42.3
772.5
11.4
144
427.3
525
16.8
320.6
65.1
262.1
603.7
33.7
25.1
352.4
3,227.7
77.5
430.6
51.5
87.9
702.6
243
131
111
1,342
101
817
841
80.9
145
592
124
1,792
101
272
632
82.1
415
105
79.7
183
431
499
177
66
126
96
224
61
97
199
170
720
126
47
93
355
36
610
130
690
1,400
75
78
1,500
573
148
920
54
65
376
402
548
308
79
210
464