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Loading contentBright stars best seen from the Southern Hemisphere.
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 |
| 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 |
| AtriaAlpha Trianguli Australis | Red supergiant | TrA | 1.91 | 390.6 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TiakiBeta Gruis | Red giant | Gru | 2.07 | 176.97 |
| 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 |
| SuhailLambda Velorum | Red supergiant | Vel | 2.23 | 544.5 |
| 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 |
| Kappa Scorpii | Blue giant | Sco | 2.39 | 483.2 |
| AnkaaAlpha Phoenicis | Red giant | Phe | 2.4 | 84.72 |
| SabikEta Ophiuchi | Main-sequence star | Oph | 2.43 | 88.37 |
| AludraEta Canis Majoris | Blue supergiant | CMa | 2.45 | 1,988.8 |
| MarkebKappa Velorum | Subgiant | Vel | 2.47 | 572.2 |
| Zeta Centauri | Subgiant | Cen | 2.55 | 381.9 |
| Acrab8 Scorpii | Main-sequence star | Sco | 2.56 | 404.2 |
| 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 |
| KrazBeta Corvi | — | Crv | 2.65 | 145.67 |
| PhactAlpha Columbae | Subgiant | Col | 2.65 | 261.34 |
| Beta Lupi | Blue giant | Lup | 2.68 | 382.8 |
| Alpha Muscae | Subgiant | Mus | 2.69 | 315.43 |
| 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 |
| Theta Carinae | Main-sequence star | Car | 2.74 | 455.5 |
| Iota Centauri | Main-sequence star | Cen | 2.75 | 58.78 |
| Zubenelgenubi9 Librae | Subgiant | Lib | 2.75 | 75.8 |
| ImaiDelta Crucis | Subgiant | Cru | 2.79 | 345.1 |
| Gamma Lupi | Subgiant | Lup | 2.8 | 420.8 |
| NihalBeta Leporis | — | Lep | 2.81 | 160.35 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Alpha Hydri | Main-sequence star | Hyi | 2.86 | 71.79 |
| Alpha Tucanae | Red giant | Tuc | 2.87 | 199.73 |
| Gamma Trianguli Australis | Main-sequence star | TrA | 2.87 | 183.85 |
| Acamar | — | Eri | 2.88 | 161.22 |
| AlbaldahPi Sagittarii | — | Sgr | 2.88 | 509.6 |
| FangPi Scorpii | Main-sequence star | Sco | 2.89 | 585.6 |
| AlniyatSigma Scorpii | Blue giant | Sco | 2.9 | 696.9 |
| Upsilon Carinae | Main-sequence star | Car | 2.92 | 1,436.8 |
| AlgorabDelta Corvi | Main-sequence star | Crv | 2.94 | 86.86 |
| Tau Puppis | Red giant | Pup | 2.94 | 182.01 |
| Alnasl10 Sagittarii | Red giant | Sgr | 2.98 | 96.87 |
| Gamma Hydrae | — | Hya | 2.99 | 133.84 |
| HR 6615 | — | Sco | 2.99 | 1,929.9 |
| AldhanabGamma Gruis | Blue giant | Gru | 3 | 211.1 |
| Xamidimura | Subgiant | Sco | 3 | 501 |
| 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 |
| Beta Muscae | Main-sequence star | Mus | 3.04 | 341.5 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| HR 3803 | Red giant | Vel | 3.16 | 238.94 |
| Nu Puppis | Blue giant | Pup | 3.17 | 371.5 |
| Phi Sagittarii | Blue giant | Sgr | 3.17 | 239.29 |
| Alpha Circini | Main-sequence star | Cir | 3.18 | 54.04 |
| Epsilon Leporis | Red giant | Lep | 3.19 | 213.31 |
| Fuyue | Red giant | Sco | 3.19 | 125.83 |
| Delta Lupi | Subgiant | Lup | 3.22 | 883.9 |
| Alpha Pictoris | Subgiant | Pic | 3.24 | 96.55 |
| 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 |
| Gamma Hydri | Red giant | Hyi | 3.26 | 214.01 |
| SkatDelta Aquarii | Main-sequence star | Aqr | 3.27 | 160.59 |
| Theta Ophiuchi | Subgiant | Oph | 3.27 | 436 |
| 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 |
| Beta Phoenicis | — | Phe | 3.32 | — |
| Eta Scorpii | Main-sequence star | Sco | 3.32 | 73.48 |
| Tau Sagittarii | Red giant | Sgr | 3.32 | 121.61 |
| Alpha Reticuli | — | Ret | 3.33 | 161.62 |
| AzmidiXi Puppis | — | Pup | 3.34 | 1,199.1 |
| Epsilon Lupi | Subgiant | Lup | 3.37 | 512 |
| HR 4050 | Red giant | Car | 3.39 | 657.6 |
| Gamma Phoenicis | Red giant | Phe | 3.41 | 233.64 |
| 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 |
| HR 3659 | Subgiant | Car | 3.43 | 446.8 |
| Chi Carinae | Subgiant | Car | 3.46 | 454.9 |
| Mu Centauri | Subgiant | Cen | 3.47 | 505.7 |
| Alpha Telescopii | Subgiant | Tel | 3.49 | 277.82 |
| Epsilon Gruis | Main-sequence star | Gru | 3.49 | 128.92 |
| NganurganitySigma Canis Majoris | Red giant | CMa | 3.49 | 1,120.8 |
| Tau Ceti | Yellow dwarf | Cet | 3.49 | 11.91 |
| Kappa Canis Majoris | Subgiant | CMa | 3.5 | 658.9 |
| 37 Sagittarii | — | Sgr | 3.52 | 365.2 |
| Phi Velorum | Blue supergiant | Vel | 3.52 | 1,591 |
| Xi Hydrae | — | Hya | 3.54 | 129.63 |
| Xi Serpentis | — | Ser | 3.54 | 105.28 |
| 41 Eridani | Main-sequence star | Eri | 3.55 | 177.94 |
| Delta Pavonis | Subgiant | Pav | 3.55 | 19.92 |
| Iota Lupi | Subgiant | Lup | 3.55 | 338 |
| Phi Eridani | Subgiant | Eri | 3.56 | 153.7 |
| Pipirima | Subgiant | Sco | 3.56 | 474.1 |
| HR 5705 | Red giant | Lup | 3.57 | 275.01 |
| Gamma Leporis | Main-sequence star | Lep | 3.59 | 29.12 |
| GinanEpsilon Crucis | Red giant | Cru | 3.59 | 229.85 |
| Delta Arae | Main-sequence star | Ara | 3.6 | 197.91 |
| Omicron Velorum | Subgiant | Vel | 3.6 | 493.4 |
| Psi Velorum | Subgiant | Vel | 3.6 | 61.37 |
| Upsilon Librae | Red giant | Lib | 3.6 | 223.7 |
| Delta Muscae | Red giant | Mus | 3.61 | 90.9 |
| Eta Pavonis | Red giant | Pav | 3.61 | 352.2 |
| HR 3017 | Red giant | Pup | 3.62 | 1,132.5 |
| HR 6271 | Red giant | Sco | 3.62 | 132.32 |
| Lambda Muscae | — | Mus | 3.63 | 127.16 |
| Theta Arae | Blue supergiant | Ara | 3.65 | 813.4 |
| Tau Librae | Main-sequence star | Lib | 3.66 | 366.9 |
| Beta Indi | Red giant | Ind | 3.67 | 611.9 |
| 88 Aquarii | Red giant | Aqr | 3.68 | 270.67 |
| Alpha Pyxidis | Blue giant | Pyx | 3.68 | 879.1 |
| Chi Eridani | Subgiant | Eri | 3.69 | 58.22 |
| HR 3884 | — | Car | 3.69 | 1,560.6 |
| NashiraGamma Capricorni | — | Cap | 3.69 | 157.03 |
| 16 Eridani | Red giant | Eri | 3.7 | 304.53 |
| HR 3080 | — | Pup | 3.71 | 352.6 |
| Nu Octantis | Red giant | Oct | 3.73 | 69.14 |
| HR 3614 | Red giant | Vel | 3.75 | 299.5 |
| Beta Doradus | — | Dor | 3.76 | 1,006.7 |
| Delta Leporis | — | Lep | 3.76 | 113.72 |
| Omicron Sagittarii | Red giant | Sgr | 3.76 | 142.05 |
| Beta Volantis | Red giant | Vol | 3.77 | 107.54 |
| Eta Arae | Red giant | Ara | 3.77 | 299.23 |
| HR 3445 | — | Vel | 3.77 | — |
| Zeta Capricorni | — | Cap | 3.77 | 385.5 |
| HR 2736 | — | Vol | 3.78 | 139.8 |
| HR 4257 | Red giant | Car | 3.78 | 95.01 |
| DalimAlpha Fornacis | Main-sequence star | For | 3.8 | 46.43 |
| HR 2948 | Subgiant | Pup | 3.8 | 346.6 |
| HR 4114 | — | Car | 3.81 | 1,342.2 |
| Theemin52 Eridani | — | Eri | 3.81 | 213.87 |
| Alpha Apodis | Red giant | Aps | 3.83 | 446.8 |
| Mu Hydrae | Red giant | Hya | 3.83 | 234.14 |
| Phi Centauri | Subgiant | Cen | 3.83 | 525.2 |
| Beta Reticuli | Subgiant | Ret | 3.84 | 97.39 |
| Gamma Muscae | Main-sequence star | Mus | 3.84 | 324.86 |
| HR 3571 | Blue giant | Car | 3.84 | 319.76 |
| HR 4167 | Main-sequence star | Vel | 3.84 | 87.54 |
| PolisMu Sagittarii | Blue giant | Sgr | 3.84 | — |
| Alpha Horologii | Red giant | Hor | 3.85 | 115.01 |
| Beta Pictoris | Main-sequence star | Pic | 3.85 | 63.41 |
| Delta Columbae | — | Col | 3.85 | 233.97 |
| HR 4023 | Main-sequence star | Vel | 3.85 | 101.35 |
| Tau Centauri | Main-sequence star | Cen | 3.85 | 131.25 |
| Delta Trianguli Australis | — | TrA | 3.86 | 607.4 |
| Epsilon Columbae | Red giant | Col | 3.86 | 263.24 |
| Gamma Apodis | Subgiant | Aps | 3.86 | 156.28 |
| HR 3487 | — | Vel | 3.87 | 1,853.2 |
| HR 5249 | Subgiant | Cen | 3.87 | 427.5 |
| IklilRho Scorpii | Subgiant | Sco | 3.87 | 472 |
| Epsilon Phoenicis | Red giant | Phe | 3.88 | 144.19 |
| HR 5646 | Main-sequence star | Lup | 3.88 | 180 |
| Iota Gruis | Red giant | Gru | 3.88 | 183.23 |
| 16 Canis Majoris | Red supergiant | CMa | 3.89 | — |
| HR 5089 | — | Cen | 3.9 | 906 |
| Pi Centauri | Main-sequence star | Cen | 3.9 | 357.6 |
| Pi Lupi | Main-sequence star | Lup | 3.91 | 443.1 |
| Sigma Centauri | Main-sequence star | Cen | 3.91 | 411.8 |
| 44 Sagittarii | — | Sgr | 3.92 | 126.96 |
| 9 Scorpii | Main-sequence star | Sco | 3.93 | 471.3 |
| Delta Phoenicis | Red giant | Phe | 3.93 | 142.12 |
| HR 4337 | Hypergiant | Car | 3.93 | — |
| Kappa Phoenicis | Main-sequence star | Phe | 3.93 | 77.66 |
| Zeta Volantis | Red giant | Vol | 3.93 | 141.01 |
| 3 Puppis | — | Pup | 3.94 | — |
| WurrenZeta Phoenicis | Main-sequence star | Phe | 3.94 | 298.68 |
| 7 Canis Majoris | Red giant | CMa | 3.95 | 64.42 |
| 98 Aquarii | Red giant | Aqr | 3.96 | 163.4 |
| Arkab Prior | Main-sequence star | Sgr | 3.96 | 313.61 |
| Eta Columbae | Red giant | Col | 3.96 | 472 |
| HR 3663 | Subgiant | Car | 3.96 | 542.7 |
| RukbatAlpha Sagittarii | Main-sequence star | Sgr | 3.96 | 181.8 |
| Beemim43 Eridani | Red giant | Eri | 3.97 | 296.24 |
| Beta Pyxidis | — | Pyx | 3.97 | 416 |
| Chi Lupi | Blue giant | Lup | 3.97 | 195.19 |
| Delta Volantis | — | Vol | 3.97 | 737.9 |
| Epsilon Pavonis | Main-sequence star | Pav | 3.97 | 105.08 |
| HR 8556 | — | Gru | 3.97 | 309.45 |
| Rho Centauri | Main-sequence star | Cen | 3.97 | 378.8 |
| Gamma Tucanae | — | Tuc | 3.99 | 75.2 |
| HR 4102 | Subgiant | Car | 3.99 | 52.91 |
| Upsilon Ceti | Red giant | Cet | 3.99 | 292.78 |
| Alpha Volantis | Main-sequence star | Vol | 4 | 124.92 |
| JabbahNu Scorpii | Subgiant | Sco | 4 | 474.1 |
| HR 5471 | Main-sequence star | Cen | 4.01 | 339 |
| HR 6072 | — | Nor | 4.01 | 128.76 |
| Omega Canis Majoris | Subgiant | CMa | 4.01 | 911.1 |
| Zeta Pavonis | Red giant | Pav | 4.01 | 218.46 |
| AlchibaAlpha Corvi | Subgiant | Crv | 4.02 | 48.72 |
| Gamma Pyxidis | Red giant | Pyx | 4.02 | 207.35 |
| HR 4898 | Subgiant | Cru | 4.03 | 414.4 |
| Alpha Chamaeleontis | — | Cha | 4.05 | 63.8 |
| HR 3477 | — | Vel | 4.05 | 228.88 |
| Psi Centauri | Subgiant | Cen | 4.05 | 258.85 |
| Rho Lupi | Main-sequence star | Lup | 4.05 | 316.04 |
| Epsilon Muscae | Red giant | Mus | 4.06 | 301.44 |
| Gamma Crateris | Main-sequence star | Crt | 4.06 | 82.32 |
| HR 5485 | Red giant | Cen | 4.06 | 209.48 |
| HR 6295 | Red giant | Ara | 4.06 | 360.8 |
| Zeta Crucis | Main-sequence star | Cru | 4.06 | 357.6 |
| Beta Circini | Main-sequence star | Cir | 4.07 | 99.65 |
| Lambda Lupi | Main-sequence star | Lup | 4.07 | 776.6 |
| 11 Eridani | Main-sequence star | Eri | 4.08 | 88.63 |
| AlkesAlpha Crateris | Red giant | Crt | 4.08 | 159.18 |
| Delta Hydri | Main-sequence star | Hyi | 4.08 | 139.68 |
| HR 3825 | Blue giant | Car | 4.08 | 1,325.8 |
| Theta Capricorni | Main-sequence star | Cap | 4.08 | 162.19 |
| Beta Coronae Australis | Red giant | CrA | 4.1 | 474.1 |
| HR 3055 | Blue giant | Pup | 4.1 | 1,647.3 |