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Stars of the Northern Sky

Bright stars best seen from the Northern Hemisphere.

250 stars · ordered by magnitude.

Star	Type	Constellation	Mag	Distance (ly)
ElnathBeta Tauri	Blue giant	Tau	1.65	133.89
MenkalinanBeta Aurigae	Main-sequence star	Aur	1.9	81.11
AlhenaGamma Geminorum	Subgiant	Gem	1.93	109.3
Algieba41 Leonis	Red giant	Leo	2.01	130.1
KochabBeta Ursae Minoris	Red giant	UMi	2.07	130.93
Almach57 Andromedae	Main-sequence star	And	2.1	393
CihGamma Cassiopeiae	Subgiant	Cas	2.15	549.1
AlpheccaAlpha Coronae Borealis	Main-sequence star	CrB	2.22	75.05
EltaninGamma Draconis	Red giant	Dra	2.24	154.28
IzarEpsilon Boötis	Main-sequence star	Boo	2.35	202.58
PhecdaGamma Ursae Majoris	Main-sequence star	UMa	2.41	83.18
ScheatBeta Pegasi	Red giant	Peg	2.44	196.01
AlderaminAlpha Cephei	Subgiant	Cep	2.45	49.05
AljanahEpsilon Cygni	Red giant	Cyg	2.48	72.71
MarkabAlpha Pegasi	Blue giant	Peg	2.49	133.34
ZosmaDelta Leonis	Main-sequence star	Leo	2.56	58.43
SheratanBeta Arietis	Main-sequence star	Ari	2.64	58.66
MahasimTheta Aurigae	Main-sequence star	Aur	2.65	165.56
RuchbahDelta Cassiopeiae	Main-sequence star	Cas	2.66	99.41
MuphridEta Boötis	Subgiant	Boo	2.68	37.17
HassalehIota Aurigae	Red giant	Aur	2.69	493.4
AthebyneEta Draconis	—	Dra	2.73	92.08
KornephorosBeta Herculis	—	Her	2.78	139.15
RastabanBeta Draconis	—	Dra	2.79	380.1
Zeta Herculis	Subgiant	Her	2.81	34.95
AlgenibGamma Pegasi	Subgiant	Peg	2.83	391.5
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
FawarisDelta Cygni	Blue giant	Cyg	2.86	164.98
TejatMu Geminorum	Red giant	Gem	2.87	231.65
Cor Caroli12 Canum Venaticorum	Main-sequence star	CVn	2.89	114.8
Epsilon Persei	Main-sequence star	Per	2.9	638.3
Gamma Persei	—	Per	2.91	243.22
MatarEta Pegasi	—	Peg	2.93	214.29
Ras Elased AustralisEpsilon Leonis	—	Leo	2.97	246.71
TianguanZeta Tauri	Blue giant	Tau	2.97	445
Beta Trianguli	—	Tri	3	126.86
PherkadGamma Ursae Minoris	—	UMi	3	486.8
Psi Ursae Majoris	Red giant	UMa	3	144.51
Delta Persei	Blue giant	Per	3.01	516.1
AlmaazEpsilon Aurigae	—	Aur	3.03	2,131.7
SeginusGamma Boötis	—	Boo	3.04	86.79
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
SarinDelta Herculis	Subgiant	Her	3.12	75.13
TalithaIota Ursae Majoris	Subgiant	UMa	3.12	47.32
Alpha Lyncis	Red giant	Lyn	3.14	203.09
Pi Herculis	Red giant	Her	3.16	376.6
AldhibahZeta Draconis	Blue giant	Dra	3.17	328.5
Theta Ursae Majoris	Subgiant	UMa	3.17	43.96
HaedusEta Aurigae	Main-sequence star	Aur	3.18	243.4
ErraiGamma Cephei	Subgiant	Cep	3.21	46
Zeta Cygni	—	Cyg	3.21	143.11
AlfirkBeta Cephei	Blue giant	Cep	3.23	685.2
SulafatGamma Lyrae	Blue giant	Lyr	3.25	620.1
Delta Andromedae	Red giant	And	3.27	105.52
EdasichIota Draconis	Red giant	Dra	3.29	101.2
PropusEta Geminorum	Red giant	Gem	3.31	384.6
MegrezDelta Ursae Majoris	Main-sequence star	UMa	3.32	80.51
Rho Persei	Red giant	Per	3.32	307.69
ChertanTheta Leonis	Main-sequence star	Leo	3.33	165.06
MuscidaOmicron Ursae Majoris	—	UMa	3.35	179.11
SeginEpsilon Cassiopeiae	Main-sequence star	Cas	3.35	411.8
Zeta Cephei	Red supergiant	Cep	3.39	836.3
Chamukuy78 Tauri	—	Tau	3.4	150.37
Eta Cephei	Subgiant	Cep	3.41	46.53
MothallahAlpha Trianguli	Subgiant	Tri	3.42	63.33
Mu Herculis	Subgiant	Her	3.42	27.11
AdhaferaZeta Leonis	—	Leo	3.43	274.08
Tania BorealisLambda Ursae Majoris	Subgiant	UMa	3.45	137.5
AchirdEta Cassiopeiae	Yellow dwarf	Cas	3.46	19.42
Delta Boötis	—	Boo	3.46	121.79
Eta Herculis	—	Her	3.48	108.65
Eta Leonis	—	Leo	3.48	1,269.1
Alula BorealisNu Ursae Majoris	Red giant	UMa	3.49	399.2
NekkarBeta Boötis	—	Boo	3.49	225.25
Iota Cephei	Red giant	Cep	3.5	115.29
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
SheliakBeta Lyrae	Main-sequence star	Lyr	3.52	962.1
AinEpsilon Tauri	Red giant	Tau	3.53	146.65
Chi Draconis	Main-sequence star	Dra	3.55	26.28
AlkaphrahKappa Ursae Majoris	Main-sequence star	UMa	3.57	358.4
Kappa Geminorum	—	Gem	3.57	141.38
Rho Boötis	Red giant	Boo	3.57	160.12
Lambda Geminorum	Main-sequence star	Gem	3.58	100.88
Nembus51 Andromedae	Red giant	And	3.59	177.16
Theta Geminorum	—	Gem	3.6	189.08
Bharani41 Arietis	Main-sequence star	Ari	3.61	165.65
AlphergEta Piscium	—	Psc	3.62	349.6
Atlas27 Tauri	Blue giant	Tau	3.62	382.4
Omicron Andromedae	Main-sequence star	And	3.62	686.6
23 Ursae Majoris	Subgiant	UMa	3.65	77.67
Beta Serpentis	Main-sequence star	Ser	3.65	155.09
Prima HyadumGamma Tauri	—	Tau	3.65	161.54
NusakanBeta Coronae Borealis	Main-sequence star	CrB	3.66	111.81
ThubanAlpha Draconis	—	Dra	3.67	303.12
Delta Sagittae	Red giant	Sge	3.68	594.1
FuluZeta Cassiopeiae	Subgiant	Cas	3.69	593
SaclateniZeta Aurigae	Red giant	Aur	3.69	785.9
TaiyangshouChi Ursae Majoris	Red giant	UMa	3.69	183.65
Xi Herculis	Red giant	Her	3.7	136.81
Delta Aurigae	Red giant	Aur	3.72	126.03
Electra17 Tauri	Blue giant	Tau	3.72	404.7
Xi Cygni	Red supergiant	Cyg	3.72	842.8
GrumiumXi Draconis	Red giant	Dra	3.73	112.55
Gamma Herculis	—	Her	3.74	192.65
Tau Cygni	Subgiant	Cyg	3.74	66.35
10 Cygni	Main-sequence star	Cyg	3.76	121.34
Alpha Lacertae	Main-sequence star	Lac	3.76	102.6
Iota Pegasi	Main-sequence star	Peg	3.77	38.25
MiramEta Persei	Red supergiant	Per	3.77	879.1
Nu Persei	—	Per	3.77	556.6
Secunda Hyadum61 Tauri	—	Tau	3.77	155.61
SualocinAlpha Delphini	Main-sequence star	Del	3.77	253.82
Iota Geminorum	—	Gem	3.78	120.35
Upsilon Ursae Majoris	Subgiant	UMa	3.78	116.24
MisamKappa Persei	Red giant	Per	3.79	112.74
Praecipua46 Leonis Minoris	Red giant	LMi	3.79	94.87
31 Cygni	Red giant	Cyg	3.8	883.9
Kappa Cygni	Red giant	Cyg	3.8	124.16
Gamma Coronae Borealis	Main-sequence star	CrB	3.81	146.06
Lambda Andromedae	—	And	3.81	86.13
38 Lyncis	Main-sequence star	Lyn	3.82	124.82
GiausarLambda Draconis	Red giant	Dra	3.82	333.2
Iota Herculis	Main-sequence star	Her	3.82	454.9
77 Tauri	—	Tau	3.84	154.36
AtikOmicron Persei	Blue giant	Per	3.84	1,120.8
Epsilon Draconis	—	Dra	3.84	147.98
Omicron Herculis	Main-sequence star	Her	3.84	338
109 Herculis	Red giant	Her	3.85	118.95
Gamma Serpentis	Main-sequence star	Ser	3.85	36.7
Kappa Draconis	Blue giant	Dra	3.85	490.5
Mu Andromedae	Main-sequence star	And	3.86	129.74
Theta Herculis	Red giant	Her	3.86	753.2
Maia20 Tauri	Blue giant	Tau	3.87	383.3
Mesarthim5 Arietis	Main-sequence star	Ari	3.88	164.06
RasalasMu Leonis	Red giant	Leo	3.88	124.11
Eta Cygni	Red giant	Cyg	3.89	134.94
Tau Herculis	Subgiant	Her	3.91	307.4
Epsilon Herculis	Main-sequence star	Her	3.92	155.02
Tau Persei	—	Per	3.93	254.21
Asellus AustralisDelta Cancri	Red giant	Cnc	3.94	130.57
Nu Cygni	Main-sequence star	Cyg	3.94	374.5
50 Cassiopeiae	Main-sequence star	Cas	3.95	157.11
Zeta Ursae Majoris	Main-sequence star	UMa	3.95	78.78
32 Cygni	Red supergiant	Cyg	3.96	1,058.9
48 Persei	Main-sequence star	Per	3.96	476.8
HR 3579	Main-sequence star	Lyn	3.96	52.41
Lambda Pegasi	—	Peg	3.97	365.2
Nu Aurigae	Red giant	Aur	3.97	230.34
MenkibXi Persei	Blue supergiant	Per	3.98	1,244.9
Rho Cygni	—	Cyg	3.98	123.59
Alcor80 Ursae Majoris	Main-sequence star	UMa	3.99	81.72
41 Cygni	—	Cyg	4.01	769.2
MekbudaZeta Geminorum	—	Gem	4.01	1,376.2
Phi Persei	Main-sequence star	Per	4.01	718.4
Theta Draconis	Subgiant	Dra	4.01	68.61
Epsilon Aquilae	Red giant	Aql	4.02	154.94
Beta Camelopardalis	—	Cam	4.03	872.1
Gamma Trianguli	Main-sequence star	Tri	4.03	112.31
Iota Cancri	—	Cnc	4.03	331.1
Theta Boötis	Main-sequence star	Boo	4.04	47.39
Iota Persei	Yellow dwarf	Per	4.05	34.38
Upsilon Boötis	Red giant	Boo	4.05	263.45
Upsilon Geminorum	Red giant	Gem	4.06	270.89
Delta Cephei	—	Cep	4.07	865.1
1 Pegasi	Red giant	Peg	4.08	155.83
13 Lyrae	Red giant	Lyr	4.08	298.13
Zeta Andromedae	Red giant	And	4.08	189.19
GudjaKappa Serpentis	Red giant	Ser	4.09	381.9
Theta Persei	Main-sequence star	Per	4.1	36.29
TitawinUpsilon Andromedae	Main-sequence star	And	4.1	44
Mu Persei	—	Per	4.12	901
Nu Geminorum	Blue giant	Gem	4.13	544.5
1 Lacertae	Red giant	Lac	4.14	621.3
Epsilon Coronae Borealis	Red giant	CrB	4.14	221.42
Kappa Pegasi	Subgiant	Peg	4.14	111.62
Merope23 Tauri	Subgiant	Tau	4.14	380.1
Theta Coronae Borealis	Main-sequence star	CrB	4.14	375.3
Kappa Andromedae	Subgiant	And	4.15	168.38
Rho Herculis	Blue giant	Her	4.15	393.4
1 Geminorum	—	Gem	4.16	155.09
Rho Geminorum	Main-sequence star	Gem	4.16	58.86
Kappa Cassiopeiae	Blue supergiant	Cas	4.17	—
Epsilon Cephei	Subgiant	Cep	4.18	85.45
XuangeLambda Boötis	Main-sequence star	Boo	4.18	99.02
110 Herculis	Main-sequence star	Her	4.19	62.65
Beta Leonis Minoris	—	LMi	4.2	153.92
Sigma Herculis	Main-sequence star	Her	4.2	314.82
65 Tauri	Subgiant	Tau	4.21	153.92
Epsilon Ursae Minoris	—	UMi	4.21	303.97
HR 1035	Blue supergiant	Cam	4.21	1,941.4
Theta Cephei	—	Cep	4.21	136.47
12 Lyrae	Red giant	Lyr	4.22	736.2
16 Persei	—	Per	4.22	120.75
52 Cygni	Red giant	Cyg	4.22	201.08
Phi Draconis	Main-sequence star	Dra	4.22	302.84
Sigma Cygni	Blue supergiant	Cyg	4.22	2,886.3
81 Cygni	Blue giant	Cyg	4.23	1,105.6
Beta Comae Berenices	Yellow dwarf	Com	4.23	29.78
Mu Cephei	Red supergiant	Cep	4.23	—
Phi Herculis	Main-sequence star	Her	4.23	203.98
Sigma Geminorum	Red giant	Gem	4.23	125.06
CharaBeta Canum Venaticorum	Yellow dwarf	CVn	4.24	27.53
HR 285	Red giant	Cep	4.24	280.2
5 Ursae Minoris	Red giant	UMi	4.25	358.8
58 Persei	—	Per	4.25	797.4
Alsciaukat31 Lyncis	Red giant	Lyn	4.25	382.4
Lambda Persei	Subgiant	Per	4.25	421.9
Nu Cephei	—	Cep	4.25	—
95 Herculis	Yellow dwarf	Her	4.26	417.1
Alpha Camelopardalis	Blue supergiant	Cam	4.26	—
KurhahXi Cephei	Main-sequence star	Cep	4.26	96.52
Phi Andromedae	Blue giant	And	4.26	716.8
12 Delphini	Subgiant	Del	4.27	126.32
Tau Tauri	Main-sequence star	Tau	4.27	398.2
29 Pegasi	—	Peg	4.28	263.03
33 Cygni	Subgiant	Cyg	4.28	159.26
HR 3751	Red giant	Dra	4.28	994.4
Upsilon Tauri	Main-sequence star	Tau	4.28	153.77
Iota Andromedae	Main-sequence star	And	4.29	499.5
Zeta Ursae Minoris	Main-sequence star	UMi	4.29	369
54 Leonis	Main-sequence star	Leo	4.3	286.86
68 Tauri	Subgiant	Tau	4.3	148.52
Pi Aurigae	Red giant	Aur	4.3	751.5
Taygeta19 Tauri	Main-sequence star	Tau	4.3	409.2
Alkalurops51 Boötis	Main-sequence star	Boo	4.31	113.13
119 Tauri	Red supergiant	Tau	4.32	1,792.1
AlterfLambda Leonis	Red giant	Leo	4.32	329.1
DiademAlpha Comae Berenices	Main-sequence star	Com	4.32	58.14
Kappa Aurigae	—	Aur	4.32	176.97
Psi Persei	Main-sequence star	Per	4.32	583.5
Alula AustralisXi Ursae Majoris	Yellow dwarf	UMa	4.33	33.97
Kappa Lyrae	Red giant	Lyr	4.33	251.66
111 Herculis	—	Her	4.34	94.24
5 Lacertae	Red giant	Lac	4.34	1,647.3
6 Lyrae	Main-sequence star	Lyr	4.34	156.13
9 Pegasi	—	Peg	4.34	926.6
Epsilon Andromedae	—	And	4.34	163.82
Pi Andromedae	Main-sequence star	And	4.34	598.5
Theta Cassiopeiae	Main-sequence star	Cas	4.34	133.56
15 Lyncis	—	Lyn	4.35	178.33
BoteinDelta Arietis	Red giant	Ari	4.35	169.7
Gamma Comae Berenices	Red giant	Com	4.35	167.26
Theta Lyrae	Red giant	Lyr	4.35	832
YildunDelta Ursae Minoris	Main-sequence star	UMi	4.35	172.11