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Summer Stars

Bright stars prominent in the Northern-Hemisphere summer evening sky.

250 stars · ordered by magnitude.

Star	Type	Constellation	Mag	Distance (ly)
Rigil Kentaurus	Yellow dwarf	Cen	-0.01	4.32
Toliman	Main-sequence star	Cen	1.35	4.32
ShaulaLambda Scorpii	Subgiant	Sco	1.62	571.2
Kaus AustralisEpsilon Sagittarii	Blue giant	Sgr	1.79	143.3
SargasTheta Scorpii	—	Sco	1.86	300.33
AtriaAlpha Trianguli Australis	Red supergiant	TrA	1.91	390.6
PeacockAlpha Pavonis	Subgiant	Pav	1.94	178.81
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
AlpheccaAlpha Coronae Borealis	Main-sequence star	CrB	2.22	75.05
EltaninGamma Draconis	Red giant	Dra	2.24	154.28
DschubbaDelta Scorpii	Subgiant	Sco	2.29	491.2
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
SabikEta Ophiuchi	Main-sequence star	Oph	2.43	88.37
AlderaminAlpha Cephei	Subgiant	Cep	2.45	49.05
AljanahEpsilon Cygni	Red giant	Cyg	2.48	72.71
Zeta Ophiuchi	Main-sequence star	Oph	2.54	366.1
Acrab8 Scorpii	Main-sequence star	Sco	2.56	404.2
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
Beta Lupi	Blue giant	Lup	2.68	382.8
LesathUpsilon Scorpii	Subgiant	Sco	2.7	576.2
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
Zubenelgenubi9 Librae	Subgiant	Lib	2.75	75.8
CebalraiBeta Ophiuchi	Red giant	Oph	2.76	81.85
KornephorosBeta Herculis	—	Her	2.78	139.15
Rasalgethi64 Herculis	Red giant	Her	2.78	359.6
RastabanBeta Draconis	—	Dra	2.79	380.1
Gamma Lupi	Subgiant	Lup	2.8	420.8
Zeta Herculis	Subgiant	Her	2.81	34.95
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
Alpha Arae	Main-sequence star	Ara	2.84	267.34
Beta Arae	Red supergiant	Ara	2.84	645.9
FawarisDelta Cygni	Blue giant	Cyg	2.86	164.98
Gamma Trianguli Australis	Main-sequence star	TrA	2.87	183.85
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
SadalsuudBeta Aquarii	—	Aqr	2.9	537.3
Alnasl10 Sagittarii	Red giant	Sgr	2.98	96.87
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
PherkadGamma Ursae Minoris	—	UMi	3	486.8
Xamidimura	Subgiant	Sco	3	501
SeginusGamma Boötis	—	Boo	3.04	86.79
DabihBeta Capricorni	Main-sequence star	Cap	3.05	326.8
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
SarinDelta Herculis	Subgiant	Her	3.12	75.13
Zeta Arae	Red giant	Ara	3.12	486.1
Kappa Centauri	Subgiant	Cen	3.13	383.3
Pi Herculis	Red giant	Her	3.16	376.6
AldhibahZeta Draconis	Blue giant	Dra	3.17	328.5
Phi Sagittarii	Blue giant	Sgr	3.17	239.29
Alpha Circini	Main-sequence star	Cir	3.18	54.04
Fuyue	Red giant	Sco	3.19	125.83
Kappa Ophiuchi	Red giant	Oph	3.19	91.46
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
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
SulafatGamma Lyrae	Blue giant	Lyr	3.25	620.1
Theta Ophiuchi	Subgiant	Oph	3.27	436
EdasichIota Draconis	Red giant	Dra	3.29	101.2
Gamma Arae	Blue supergiant	Ara	3.31	1,113.2
Eta Scorpii	Main-sequence star	Sco	3.32	73.48
Nu Ophiuchi	Red giant	Oph	3.32	150.72
Tau Sagittarii	Red giant	Sgr	3.32	121.61
Delta Aquilae	Subgiant	Aql	3.36	50.64
Epsilon Lupi	Subgiant	Lup	3.37	512
Eta Cephei	Subgiant	Cep	3.41	46.53
Zeta Lupi	—	Lup	3.41	117.32
Beta Pavonis	Subgiant	Pav	3.42	135.11
Eta Lupi	Subgiant	Lup	3.42	441.9
Mu Herculis	Subgiant	Her	3.42	27.11
Lambda Aquilae	Main-sequence star	Aql	3.43	123.68
Delta Boötis	—	Boo	3.46	121.79
Eta Herculis	—	Her	3.48	108.65
Alpha Telescopii	Subgiant	Tel	3.49	277.82
NekkarBeta Boötis	—	Boo	3.49	225.25
Gamma Sagittae	Red giant	Sge	3.51	258.44
37 Sagittarii	—	Sgr	3.52	365.2
SheliakBeta Lyrae	Main-sequence star	Lyr	3.52	962.1
Mu Serpentis	Main-sequence star	Ser	3.54	169.61
Xi Serpentis	—	Ser	3.54	105.28
Chi Draconis	Main-sequence star	Dra	3.55	26.28
Delta Pavonis	Subgiant	Pav	3.55	19.92
Iota Lupi	Subgiant	Lup	3.55	338
Pipirima	Subgiant	Sco	3.56	474.1
HR 5705	Red giant	Lup	3.57	275.01
Rho Boötis	Red giant	Boo	3.57	160.12
Algedi6 Capricorni	—	Cap	3.58	105.83
Delta Arae	Main-sequence star	Ara	3.6	197.91
Upsilon Librae	Red giant	Lib	3.6	223.7
Eta Pavonis	Red giant	Pav	3.61	352.2
HR 6271	Red giant	Sco	3.62	132.32
RotanevBeta Delphini	Subgiant	Del	3.64	100.88
Beta Serpentis	Main-sequence star	Ser	3.65	155.09
Theta Arae	Blue supergiant	Ara	3.65	813.4
NusakanBeta Coronae Borealis	Main-sequence star	CrB	3.66	111.81
Tau Librae	Main-sequence star	Lib	3.66	366.9
Beta Indi	Red giant	Ind	3.67	611.9
ThubanAlpha Draconis	—	Dra	3.67	303.12
Delta Sagittae	Red giant	Sge	3.68	594.1
NashiraGamma Capricorni	—	Cap	3.69	157.03
Xi Herculis	Red giant	Her	3.7	136.81
72 Ophiuchi	Subgiant	Oph	3.71	86.86
AlshainBeta Aquilae	Subgiant	Aql	3.71	44.68
Epsilon Serpentis	Main-sequence star	Ser	3.71	70.44
Xi Cygni	Red supergiant	Cyg	3.72	842.8
109 Virginis	Main-sequence star	Vir	3.73	134.5
GrumiumXi Draconis	Red giant	Dra	3.73	112.55
Nu Octantis	Red giant	Oct	3.73	69.14
Gamma Herculis	—	Her	3.74	192.65
Tau Cygni	Subgiant	Cyg	3.74	66.35
Gamma Ophiuchi	Main-sequence star	Oph	3.75	102.79
10 Cygni	Main-sequence star	Cyg	3.76	121.34
Omicron Sagittarii	Red giant	Sgr	3.76	142.05
Eta Arae	Red giant	Ara	3.77	299.23
SualocinAlpha Delphini	Main-sequence star	Del	3.77	253.82
Zeta Capricorni	—	Cap	3.77	385.5
AlbaliEpsilon Aquarii	Main-sequence star	Aqr	3.78	207.74
Zeta Boötis	Subgiant	Boo	3.78	175.73
31 Cygni	Red giant	Cyg	3.8	883.9
Delta Serpentis	Subgiant	Ser	3.8	228.08
Kappa Cygni	Red giant	Cyg	3.8	124.16
Gamma Coronae Borealis	Main-sequence star	CrB	3.81	146.06
Iota Herculis	Main-sequence star	Her	3.82	454.9
MarfikLambda Ophiuchi	Main-sequence star	Oph	3.82	173.12
Alpha Apodis	Red giant	Aps	3.83	446.8
Epsilon Draconis	—	Dra	3.84	147.98
Omicron Herculis	Main-sequence star	Her	3.84	338
PolisMu Sagittarii	Blue giant	Sgr	3.84	—
109 Herculis	Red giant	Her	3.85	118.95
Alpha Scuti	Red giant	Sct	3.85	199.12
Gamma Serpentis	Main-sequence star	Ser	3.85	36.7
Delta Trianguli Australis	—	TrA	3.86	607.4
Gamma Apodis	Subgiant	Aps	3.86	156.28
Theta Herculis	Red giant	Her	3.86	753.2
Eta Aquilae	—	Aql	3.87	1,382
IklilRho Scorpii	Subgiant	Sco	3.87	472
Mu Virginis	—	Vir	3.87	59.59
HR 5646	Main-sequence star	Lup	3.88	180
Eta Cygni	Red giant	Cyg	3.89	134.94
Pi Lupi	Main-sequence star	Lup	3.91	443.1
Tau Herculis	Subgiant	Her	3.91	307.4
ZubenelhakrabiGamma Librae	Red giant	Lib	3.91	163.16
44 Sagittarii	—	Sgr	3.92	126.96
Epsilon Herculis	Main-sequence star	Her	3.92	155.02
KitalphaAlpha Equulei	—	Equ	3.92	190.29
67 Ophiuchi	Blue supergiant	Oph	3.93	1,230.8
9 Scorpii	Main-sequence star	Sco	3.93	471.3
Nu Cygni	Main-sequence star	Cyg	3.94	374.5
32 Cygni	Red supergiant	Cyg	3.96	1,058.9
Arkab Prior	Main-sequence star	Sgr	3.96	313.61
RukbatAlpha Sagittarii	Main-sequence star	Sgr	3.96	181.8
Chi Lupi	Blue giant	Lup	3.97	195.19
Epsilon Pavonis	Main-sequence star	Pav	3.97	105.08
Rho Cygni	—	Cyg	3.98	123.59
JabbahNu Scorpii	Subgiant	Sco	4	474.1
41 Cygni	—	Cyg	4.01	769.2
HR 5471	Main-sequence star	Cen	4.01	339
HR 6072	—	Nor	4.01	128.76
Theta Draconis	Subgiant	Dra	4.01	68.61
Zeta Pavonis	Red giant	Pav	4.01	218.46
12 Aquilae	Red giant	Aql	4.02	143.93
Epsilon Aquilae	Red giant	Aql	4.02	154.94
70 Ophiuchi	Main-sequence star	Oph	4.03	16.58
AldulfinEpsilon Delphini	Blue giant	Del	4.03	330.5
Theta Boötis	Main-sequence star	Boo	4.04	47.39
Psi Centauri	Subgiant	Cen	4.05	258.85
Rho Lupi	Main-sequence star	Lup	4.05	316.04
HR 5485	Red giant	Cen	4.06	209.48
HR 6295	Red giant	Ara	4.06	360.8
Beta Circini	Main-sequence star	Cir	4.07	99.65
Lambda Lupi	Main-sequence star	Lup	4.07	776.6
SyrmaIota Virginis	Main-sequence star	Vir	4.07	72.53
1 Pegasi	Red giant	Peg	4.08	155.83
13 Lyrae	Red giant	Lyr	4.08	298.13
Theta Capricorni	Main-sequence star	Cap	4.08	162.19
GudjaKappa Serpentis	Red giant	Ser	4.09	381.9
Beta Coronae Australis	Red giant	CrA	4.1	474.1
Zeta Telescopii	—	Tel	4.1	126.22
Epsilon Trianguli Australis	Red giant	TrA	4.11	201.7
MeridianaAlpha Coronae Australis	Main-sequence star	CrA	4.11	125.35
Iota Sagittarii	Red giant	Sgr	4.12	181.8
Omega Capricorni	Red giant	Cap	4.12	842.8
Psi Capricorni	Main-sequence star	Cap	4.13	47.87
Theta Librae	Red giant	Lib	4.13	168.47
Epsilon Coronae Borealis	Red giant	CrB	4.14	221.42
Kappa Pegasi	Subgiant	Peg	4.14	111.62
Theta Coronae Borealis	Main-sequence star	CrB	4.14	375.3
Rho Herculis	Blue giant	Her	4.15	393.4
44 Ophiuchi	Subgiant	Oph	4.16	83.16
HR 6166	Red giant	Sco	4.18	342.6
KangKappa Virginis	Red giant	Vir	4.18	254.81
XuangeLambda Boötis	Main-sequence star	Boo	4.18	99.02
110 Herculis	Main-sequence star	Her	4.19	62.65
Sigma Herculis	Main-sequence star	Her	4.2	314.82
Epsilon Ursae Minoris	—	UMi	4.21	303.97
Gamma Pavonis	Main-sequence star	Pav	4.21	30.21
Theta Cephei	—	Cep	4.21	136.47
12 Lyrae	Red giant	Lyr	4.22	736.2
52 Cygni	Red giant	Cyg	4.22	201.08
Beta Scuti	—	Sct	4.22	916.2
Chi Ophiuchi	Main-sequence star	Oph	4.22	525.2
Lambda Pavonis	Blue giant	Pav	4.22	1,430.5
Phi Draconis	Main-sequence star	Dra	4.22	302.84
Sigma Cygni	Blue supergiant	Cyg	4.22	2,886.3
Theta Lupi	Main-sequence star	Lup	4.22	414.4
81 Cygni	Blue giant	Cyg	4.23	1,105.6
Beta Apodis	Red giant	Aps	4.23	156.96
Gamma Coronae Australis	Subgiant	CrA	4.23	56.44
Mu Cephei	Red supergiant	Cep	4.23	—
Phi Herculis	Main-sequence star	Her	4.23	203.98
Tau Virginis	Main-sequence star	Vir	4.23	224.94
HR 6143	Blue giant	Sco	4.24	554.7
Omicron Serpentis	Main-sequence star	Ser	4.24	173.21
5 Ursae Minoris	Red giant	UMi	4.25	358.8
Nu Cephei	—	Cep	4.25	—
95 Herculis	Yellow dwarf	Her	4.26	417.1
HR 6546	—	Sco	4.26	165.81
12 Delphini	Subgiant	Del	4.27	126.32
Arkab Posterior	—	Sgr	4.27	134.17
Mu Lupi	Main-sequence star	Lup	4.27	335.6
33 Cygni	Subgiant	Cyg	4.28	159.26
45 Ophiuchi	—	Oph	4.28	111.58
Iota Capricorni	—	Cap	4.28	196.72
Phi Ophiuchi	—	Oph	4.29	243.58
Zeta Ursae Minoris	Main-sequence star	UMi	4.29	369
5 Capricorni	—	Cap	4.3	569.2
HR 5358	Blue supergiant	Cen	4.3	1,226.2