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Loading contentThe brightest stars in Earth's night sky, ordered by apparent magnitude.
250 stars · ordered by magnitude.
| Star | Type | Constellation | Mag | Distance (ly) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigil Kentaurus | Yellow dwarf | Cen | -0.01 | 4.32 |
| MimosaBeta Crucis | Blue giant | Cru | 1.25 | 278.53 |
| Toliman | Main-sequence star | Cen | 1.35 | 4.32 |
| AdharaEpsilon Canis Majoris | Blue giant | CMa | 1.5 | 405.2 |
| ShaulaLambda Scorpii | Subgiant | Sco | 1.62 | 571.2 |
| ElnathBeta Tauri | Blue giant | Tau | 1.65 | 133.89 |
| MiaplacidusBeta Carinae | Subgiant | Car | 1.67 | 113.17 |
| AlnairAlpha Gruis | Subgiant | Gru | 1.73 | 101.01 |
| HR 3207 | Wolf-Rayet star | Vel | 1.75 | 1,117 |
| Kaus AustralisEpsilon Sagittarii | Blue giant | Sgr | 1.79 | 143.3 |
| WezenDelta Canis Majoris | — | CMa | 1.83 | 1,606.7 |
| AviorEpsilon Carinae | Red giant | Car | 1.86 | 605.1 |
| SargasTheta Scorpii | — | Sco | 1.86 | 300.33 |
| MenkalinanBeta Aurigae | Main-sequence star | Aur | 1.9 | 81.11 |
| AtriaAlpha Trianguli Australis | Red supergiant | TrA | 1.91 | 390.6 |
| AlhenaGamma Geminorum | Subgiant | Gem | 1.93 | 109.3 |
| AlsephinaDelta Velorum | Main-sequence star | Vel | 1.93 | 80.55 |
| PeacockAlpha Pavonis | Subgiant | Pav | 1.94 | 178.81 |
| MirzamBeta Canis Majoris | Blue giant | CMa | 1.98 | 492.7 |
| AlphardAlpha Hydrae | Red giant | Hya | 1.99 | 180.3 |
| Algieba41 Leonis | Red giant | Leo | 2.01 | 130.1 |
| DiphdaBeta Ceti | Red giant | Cet | 2.04 | 96.33 |
| NunkiSigma Sagittarii | Main-sequence star | Sgr | 2.05 | 227.76 |
| MenkentTheta Centauri | Red supergiant | Cen | 2.06 | 58.82 |
| KochabBeta Ursae Minoris | Red giant | UMi | 2.07 | 130.93 |
| TiakiBeta Gruis | Red giant | Gru | 2.07 | 176.97 |
| Almach57 Andromedae | Main-sequence star | And | 2.1 | 393 |
| CihGamma Cassiopeiae | Subgiant | Cas | 2.15 | 549.1 |
| Gamma Centauri | Subgiant | Cen | 2.2 | 130.15 |
| AspidiskeIota Carinae | — | Car | 2.21 | 765.6 |
| NaosZeta Puppis | Blue supergiant | Pup | 2.21 | 1,083.6 |
| AlpheccaAlpha Coronae Borealis | Main-sequence star | CrB | 2.22 | 75.05 |
| SuhailLambda Velorum | Red supergiant | Vel | 2.23 | 544.5 |
| EltaninGamma Draconis | Red giant | Dra | 2.24 | 154.28 |
| DschubbaDelta Scorpii | Subgiant | Sco | 2.29 | 491.2 |
| Epsilon Centauri | Blue giant | Cen | 2.29 | 427.5 |
| LarawagEpsilon Scorpii | Red supergiant | Sco | 2.29 | 63.71 |
| Alpha Lupi | Blue giant | Lup | 2.3 | 464.6 |
| Eta Centauri | Main-sequence star | Cen | 2.33 | 305.68 |
| IzarEpsilon Boötis | Main-sequence star | Boo | 2.35 | 202.58 |
| EnifEpsilon Pegasi | Red supergiant | Peg | 2.38 | 689.5 |
| Kappa Scorpii | Blue giant | Sco | 2.39 | 483.2 |
| AnkaaAlpha Phoenicis | Red giant | Phe | 2.4 | 84.72 |
| PhecdaGamma Ursae Majoris | Main-sequence star | UMa | 2.41 | 83.18 |
| SabikEta Ophiuchi | Main-sequence star | Oph | 2.43 | 88.37 |
| ScheatBeta Pegasi | Red giant | Peg | 2.44 | 196.01 |
| AlderaminAlpha Cephei | Subgiant | Cep | 2.45 | 49.05 |
| AludraEta Canis Majoris | Blue supergiant | CMa | 2.45 | 1,988.8 |
| MarkebKappa Velorum | Subgiant | Vel | 2.47 | 572.2 |
| AljanahEpsilon Cygni | Red giant | Cyg | 2.48 | 72.71 |
| MarkabAlpha Pegasi | Blue giant | Peg | 2.49 | 133.34 |
| MenkarAlpha Ceti | Red giant | Cet | 2.54 | 249.16 |
| Zeta Ophiuchi | Main-sequence star | Oph | 2.54 | 366.1 |
| Zeta Centauri | Subgiant | Cen | 2.55 | 381.9 |
| Acrab8 Scorpii | Main-sequence star | Sco | 2.56 | 404.2 |
| ZosmaDelta Leonis | Main-sequence star | Leo | 2.56 | 58.43 |
| ArnebAlpha Leporis | — | Lep | 2.58 | 2,218.8 |
| Delta Centauri | Subgiant | Cen | 2.58 | 415 |
| GienahGamma Corvi | Blue giant | Crv | 2.58 | 153.63 |
| AscellaZeta Sagittarii | Subgiant | Sgr | 2.6 | 88.2 |
| ZubeneschamaliBeta Librae | Main-sequence star | Lib | 2.61 | 185.11 |
| UnukalhaiAlpha Serpentis | Red giant | Ser | 2.63 | 73.96 |
| SheratanBeta Arietis | Main-sequence star | Ari | 2.64 | 58.66 |
| KrazBeta Corvi | — | Crv | 2.65 | 145.67 |
| MahasimTheta Aurigae | Main-sequence star | Aur | 2.65 | 165.56 |
| PhactAlpha Columbae | Subgiant | Col | 2.65 | 261.34 |
| RuchbahDelta Cassiopeiae | Main-sequence star | Cas | 2.66 | 99.41 |
| Beta Lupi | Blue giant | Lup | 2.68 | 382.8 |
| MuphridEta Boötis | Subgiant | Boo | 2.68 | 37.17 |
| Alpha Muscae | Subgiant | Mus | 2.69 | 315.43 |
| HassalehIota Aurigae | Red giant | Aur | 2.69 | 493.4 |
| Mu Velorum | — | Vel | 2.69 | 117.15 |
| LesathUpsilon Scorpii | Subgiant | Sco | 2.7 | 576.2 |
| Pi Puppis | Red supergiant | Pup | 2.71 | 807.3 |
| Kaus MediaDelta Sagittarii | Red giant | Sgr | 2.72 | 347.7 |
| TarazedGamma Aquilae | Red giant | Aql | 2.72 | 394.9 |
| AthebyneEta Draconis | — | Dra | 2.73 | 92.08 |
| Yed PriorDelta Ophiuchi | Red giant | Oph | 2.73 | 171.12 |
| PorrimaGamma Virginis | Main-sequence star | Vir | 2.74 | 38.11 |
| Theta Carinae | Main-sequence star | Car | 2.74 | 455.5 |
| HatysaIota Orionis | Blue giant | Ori | 2.75 | 2,329.7 |
| Iota Centauri | Main-sequence star | Cen | 2.75 | 58.78 |
| Zubenelgenubi9 Librae | Subgiant | Lib | 2.75 | 75.8 |
| CebalraiBeta Ophiuchi | Red giant | Oph | 2.76 | 81.85 |
| CursaBeta Eridani | — | Eri | 2.78 | 89.36 |
| KornephorosBeta Herculis | — | Her | 2.78 | 139.15 |
| Rasalgethi64 Herculis | Red giant | Her | 2.78 | 359.6 |
| ImaiDelta Crucis | Subgiant | Cru | 2.79 | 345.1 |
| RastabanBeta Draconis | — | Dra | 2.79 | 380.1 |
| Gamma Lupi | Subgiant | Lup | 2.8 | 420.8 |
| NihalBeta Leporis | — | Lep | 2.81 | 160.35 |
| Zeta Herculis | Subgiant | Her | 2.81 | 34.95 |
| Beta Hydri | Subgiant | Hyi | 2.82 | 24.33 |
| Kaus BorealisLambda Sagittarii | Red supergiant | Sgr | 2.82 | 78.18 |
| PaikauhaleTau Scorpii | Main-sequence star | Sco | 2.82 | 474.1 |
| AlgenibGamma Pegasi | Subgiant | Peg | 2.83 | 391.5 |
| Beta Trianguli Australis | — | TrA | 2.83 | 40.37 |
| TureisRho Puppis | — | Pup | 2.83 | 63.54 |
| Alpha Arae | Main-sequence star | Ara | 2.84 | 267.34 |
| Beta Arae | Red supergiant | Ara | 2.84 | 645.9 |
| Zeta Persei | Blue supergiant | Per | 2.84 | 751.5 |
| AlcyoneEta Tauri | Blue giant | Tau | 2.85 | 403.2 |
| Castor BAlpha Geminorum | Main-sequence star | Gem | 2.85 | 51.55 |
| Alpha Hydri | Main-sequence star | Hyi | 2.86 | 71.79 |
| FawarisDelta Cygni | Blue giant | Cyg | 2.86 | 164.98 |
| Alpha Tucanae | Red giant | Tuc | 2.87 | 199.73 |
| Gamma Trianguli Australis | Main-sequence star | TrA | 2.87 | 183.85 |
| TejatMu Geminorum | Red giant | Gem | 2.87 | 231.65 |
| Acamar | — | Eri | 2.88 | 161.22 |
| AlbaldahPi Sagittarii | — | Sgr | 2.88 | 509.6 |
| Cor Caroli12 Canum Venaticorum | Main-sequence star | CVn | 2.89 | 114.8 |
| FangPi Scorpii | Main-sequence star | Sco | 2.89 | 585.6 |
| GomeisaBeta Canis Minoris | Main-sequence star | CMi | 2.89 | 161.7 |
| AlniyatSigma Scorpii | Blue giant | Sco | 2.9 | 696.9 |
| Epsilon Persei | Main-sequence star | Per | 2.9 | 638.3 |
| SadalsuudBeta Aquarii | — | Aqr | 2.9 | 537.3 |
| Gamma Persei | — | Per | 2.91 | 243.22 |
| Upsilon Carinae | Main-sequence star | Car | 2.92 | 1,436.8 |
| MatarEta Pegasi | — | Peg | 2.93 | 214.29 |
| AlgorabDelta Corvi | Main-sequence star | Crv | 2.94 | 86.86 |
| Tau Puppis | Red giant | Pup | 2.94 | 182.01 |
| SadalmelikAlpha Aquarii | — | Aqr | 2.95 | 523.5 |
| Ras Elased AustralisEpsilon Leonis | — | Leo | 2.97 | 246.71 |
| TianguanZeta Tauri | Blue giant | Tau | 2.97 | 445 |
| ZaurakGamma Eridani | Red supergiant | Eri | 2.97 | 203.34 |
| Alnasl10 Sagittarii | Red giant | Sgr | 2.98 | 96.87 |
| Gamma Hydrae | — | Hya | 2.99 | 133.84 |
| HR 6615 | — | Sco | 2.99 | 1,929.9 |
| OkabZeta Aquilae | Main-sequence star | Aql | 2.99 | 83.03 |
| AldhanabGamma Gruis | Blue giant | Gru | 3 | 211.1 |
| Beta Trianguli | — | Tri | 3 | 126.86 |
| PherkadGamma Ursae Minoris | — | UMi | 3 | 486.8 |
| Psi Ursae Majoris | Red giant | UMa | 3 | 144.51 |
| Xamidimura | Subgiant | Sco | 3 | 501 |
| Delta Persei | Blue giant | Per | 3.01 | 516.1 |
| 24 Canis Majoris | Blue supergiant | CMa | 3.02 | 2,764 |
| Epsilon Corvi | Red giant | Crv | 3.02 | 317.89 |
| FurudZeta Canis Majoris | Main-sequence star | CMa | 3.02 | 362.4 |
| AlmaazEpsilon Aurigae | — | Aur | 3.03 | 2,131.7 |
| Beta Muscae | Main-sequence star | Mus | 3.04 | 341.5 |
| SeginusGamma Boötis | — | Boo | 3.04 | 86.79 |
| DabihBeta Capricorni | Main-sequence star | Cap | 3.05 | 326.8 |
| MebsutaEpsilon Geminorum | Main-sequence star | Gem | 3.06 | 845 |
| Tania AustralisMu Ursae Majoris | Red giant | UMa | 3.06 | 230.34 |
| AltaisDelta Draconis | — | Dra | 3.07 | 97.42 |
| Eta Sagittarii | Red giant | Sgr | 3.1 | 145.93 |
| Alpha Indi | Red giant | Ind | 3.11 | 98.33 |
| Lambda Centauri | Blue giant | Cen | 3.11 | 419.8 |
| Nu Hydrae | Red giant | Hya | 3.11 | 143.74 |
| Zeta Hydrae | — | Hya | 3.11 | 167.17 |
| SarinDelta Herculis | Subgiant | Her | 3.12 | 75.13 |
| TalithaIota Ursae Majoris | Subgiant | UMa | 3.12 | 47.32 |
| WaznBeta Columbae | Red giant | Col | 3.12 | 87.18 |
| Zeta Arae | Red giant | Ara | 3.12 | 486.1 |
| Kappa Centauri | Subgiant | Cen | 3.13 | 383.3 |
| Alpha Lyncis | Red giant | Lyn | 3.14 | 203.09 |
| HR 3803 | Red giant | Vel | 3.16 | 238.94 |
| Pi Herculis | Red giant | Her | 3.16 | 376.6 |
| AldhibahZeta Draconis | Blue giant | Dra | 3.17 | 328.5 |
| Nu Puppis | Blue giant | Pup | 3.17 | 371.5 |
| Phi Sagittarii | Blue giant | Sgr | 3.17 | 239.29 |
| Theta Ursae Majoris | Subgiant | UMa | 3.17 | 43.96 |
| Alpha Circini | Main-sequence star | Cir | 3.18 | 54.04 |
| HaedusEta Aurigae | Main-sequence star | Aur | 3.18 | 243.4 |
| Epsilon Leporis | Red giant | Lep | 3.19 | 213.31 |
| Fuyue | Red giant | Sco | 3.19 | 125.83 |
| Kappa Ophiuchi | Red giant | Oph | 3.19 | 91.46 |
| Tabit1 Orionis | Main-sequence star | Ori | 3.19 | 26.32 |
| ErraiGamma Cephei | Subgiant | Cep | 3.21 | 46 |
| Zeta Cygni | — | Cyg | 3.21 | 143.11 |
| Delta Lupi | Subgiant | Lup | 3.22 | 883.9 |
| AlfirkBeta Cephei | Blue giant | Cep | 3.23 | 685.2 |
| Eta Serpentis | Red giant | Ser | 3.23 | 60.48 |
| Yed PosteriorEpsilon Ophiuchi | — | Oph | 3.23 | 106.45 |
| Alpha Pictoris | Subgiant | Pic | 3.24 | 96.55 |
| Theta Aquilae | Blue giant | Aql | 3.24 | 286.35 |
| BrachiumSigma Librae | Red giant | Lib | 3.25 | 288.38 |
| Pi Hydrae | Red giant | Hya | 3.25 | 100.98 |
| Sigma Puppis | Red giant | Pup | 3.25 | 193.68 |
| SulafatGamma Lyrae | Blue giant | Lyr | 3.25 | 620.1 |
| Gamma Hydri | Red giant | Hyi | 3.26 | 214.01 |
| Delta Andromedae | Red giant | And | 3.27 | 105.52 |
| SkatDelta Aquarii | Main-sequence star | Aqr | 3.27 | 160.59 |
| Theta Ophiuchi | Subgiant | Oph | 3.27 | 436 |
| EdasichIota Draconis | Red giant | Dra | 3.29 | 101.2 |
| Mu Leporis | Subgiant | Lep | 3.29 | 185.95 |
| Omega Carinae | Blue giant | Car | 3.29 | 341.9 |
| Alpha Doradus | Main-sequence star | Dor | 3.3 | 168.64 |
| HR 4140 | Main-sequence star | Car | 3.3 | 483.2 |
| Gamma Arae | Blue supergiant | Ara | 3.31 | 1,113.2 |
| PropusEta Geminorum | Red giant | Gem | 3.31 | 384.6 |
| Beta Phoenicis | — | Phe | 3.32 | — |
| Eta Scorpii | Main-sequence star | Sco | 3.32 | 73.48 |
| MegrezDelta Ursae Majoris | Main-sequence star | UMa | 3.32 | 80.51 |
| Nu Ophiuchi | Red giant | Oph | 3.32 | 150.72 |
| Rho Persei | Red giant | Per | 3.32 | 307.69 |
| Tau Sagittarii | Red giant | Sgr | 3.32 | 121.61 |
| Alpha Reticuli | — | Ret | 3.33 | 161.62 |
| ChertanTheta Leonis | Main-sequence star | Leo | 3.33 | 165.06 |
| AzmidiXi Puppis | — | Pup | 3.34 | 1,199.1 |
| AlzirrXi Geminorum | Subgiant | Gem | 3.35 | 58.7 |
| Eta Orionis | Main-sequence star | Ori | 3.35 | 976.5 |
| MuscidaOmicron Ursae Majoris | — | UMa | 3.35 | 179.11 |
| SeginEpsilon Cassiopeiae | Main-sequence star | Cas | 3.35 | 411.8 |
| Delta Aquilae | Subgiant | Aql | 3.36 | 50.64 |
| Epsilon Lupi | Subgiant | Lup | 3.37 | 512 |
| AshleshaEpsilon Hydrae | — | Hya | 3.38 | 129.27 |
| HezeZeta Virginis | Main-sequence star | Vir | 3.38 | 74.08 |
| HR 4050 | Red giant | Car | 3.39 | 657.6 |
| MeissaLambda Orionis | Main-sequence star | Ori | 3.39 | 1,098.2 |
| MinelauvaDelta Virginis | Red giant | Vir | 3.39 | 198.39 |
| Zeta Cephei | Red supergiant | Cep | 3.39 | 836.3 |
| Chamukuy78 Tauri | — | Tau | 3.4 | 150.37 |
| Eta Cephei | Subgiant | Cep | 3.41 | 46.53 |
| Gamma Phoenicis | Red giant | Phe | 3.41 | 233.64 |
| HomamZeta Pegasi | Main-sequence star | Peg | 3.41 | 204.36 |
| Lambda Tauri | Main-sequence star | Tau | 3.41 | 483.9 |
| Nu Centauri | Subgiant | Cen | 3.41 | 436.6 |
| Zeta Lupi | — | Lup | 3.41 | 117.32 |
| Beta Pavonis | Subgiant | Pav | 3.42 | 135.11 |
| Eta Lupi | Subgiant | Lup | 3.42 | 441.9 |
| MothallahAlpha Trianguli | Subgiant | Tri | 3.42 | 63.33 |
| Mu Herculis | Subgiant | Her | 3.42 | 27.11 |
| AdhaferaZeta Leonis | — | Leo | 3.43 | 274.08 |
| HR 3659 | Subgiant | Car | 3.43 | 446.8 |
| Lambda Aquilae | Main-sequence star | Aql | 3.43 | 123.68 |
| Tania BorealisLambda Ursae Majoris | Subgiant | UMa | 3.45 | 137.5 |
| AchirdEta Cassiopeiae | Yellow dwarf | Cas | 3.46 | 19.42 |
| Chi Carinae | Subgiant | Car | 3.46 | 454.9 |
| Delta Boötis | — | Boo | 3.46 | 121.79 |
| Eta Ceti | Red giant | Cet | 3.46 | 123.92 |
| KaffaljidhmaGamma Ceti | Main-sequence star | Cet | 3.47 | 79.61 |
| Mu Centauri | Subgiant | Cen | 3.47 | 505.7 |
| Eta Herculis | — | Her | 3.48 | 108.65 |
| Eta Leonis | — | Leo | 3.48 | 1,269.1 |
| Alpha Telescopii | Subgiant | Tel | 3.49 | 277.82 |
| Alula BorealisNu Ursae Majoris | Red giant | UMa | 3.49 | 399.2 |
| Epsilon Gruis | Main-sequence star | Gru | 3.49 | 128.92 |
| NekkarBeta Boötis | — | Boo | 3.49 | 225.25 |
| NganurganitySigma Canis Majoris | Red giant | CMa | 3.49 | 1,120.8 |
| Tau Ceti | Yellow dwarf | Cet | 3.49 | 11.91 |
| Iota Cephei | Red giant | Cep | 3.5 | 115.29 |
| Kappa Canis Majoris | Subgiant | CMa | 3.5 | 658.9 |
| WasatDelta Geminorum | Subgiant | Gem | 3.5 | 60.47 |
| Gamma Sagittae | Red giant | Sge | 3.51 | 258.44 |
| SadalbariMu Pegasi | Red giant | Peg | 3.51 | 106.1 |
| 37 Sagittarii | — | Sgr | 3.52 | 365.2 |
| BihamTheta Pegasi | Main-sequence star | Peg | 3.52 | 92.29 |
| Gamma Virginis | Main-sequence star | Vir | 3.52 | 38.58 |
| Phi Velorum | Blue supergiant | Vel | 3.52 | 1,591 |