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Stars of the Southern Sky

Bright 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