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Winter Stars

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

250 stars · ordered by magnitude.

Star	Type	Constellation	Mag	Distance (ly)
AdharaEpsilon Canis Majoris	Blue giant	CMa	1.5	405.2
ElnathBeta Tauri	Blue giant	Tau	1.65	133.89
WezenDelta Canis Majoris	—	CMa	1.83	1,606.7
MenkalinanBeta Aurigae	Main-sequence star	Aur	1.9	81.11
AlhenaGamma Geminorum	Subgiant	Gem	1.93	109.3
MirzamBeta Canis Majoris	Blue giant	CMa	1.98	492.7
Almach57 Andromedae	Main-sequence star	And	2.1	393
AludraEta Canis Majoris	Blue supergiant	CMa	2.45	1,988.8
MenkarAlpha Ceti	Red giant	Cet	2.54	249.16
ArnebAlpha Leporis	—	Lep	2.58	2,218.8
MahasimTheta Aurigae	Main-sequence star	Aur	2.65	165.56
PhactAlpha Columbae	Subgiant	Col	2.65	261.34
HassalehIota Aurigae	Red giant	Aur	2.69	493.4
Pi Puppis	Red supergiant	Pup	2.71	807.3
HatysaIota Orionis	Blue giant	Ori	2.75	2,329.7
CursaBeta Eridani	—	Eri	2.78	89.36
NihalBeta Leporis	—	Lep	2.81	160.35
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
TejatMu Geminorum	Red giant	Gem	2.87	231.65
Acamar	—	Eri	2.88	161.22
GomeisaBeta Canis Minoris	Main-sequence star	CMi	2.89	161.7
Epsilon Persei	Main-sequence star	Per	2.9	638.3
Gamma Persei	—	Per	2.91	243.22
Tau Puppis	Red giant	Pup	2.94	182.01
TianguanZeta Tauri	Blue giant	Tau	2.97	445
ZaurakGamma Eridani	Red supergiant	Eri	2.97	203.34
Beta Trianguli	—	Tri	3	126.86
Delta Persei	Blue giant	Per	3.01	516.1
24 Canis Majoris	Blue supergiant	CMa	3.02	2,764
FurudZeta Canis Majoris	Main-sequence star	CMa	3.02	362.4
AlmaazEpsilon Aurigae	—	Aur	3.03	2,131.7
MebsutaEpsilon Geminorum	Main-sequence star	Gem	3.06	845
WaznBeta Columbae	Red giant	Col	3.12	87.18
Nu Puppis	Blue giant	Pup	3.17	371.5
HaedusEta Aurigae	Main-sequence star	Aur	3.18	243.4
Epsilon Leporis	Red giant	Lep	3.19	213.31
Tabit1 Orionis	Main-sequence star	Ori	3.19	26.32
Alpha Pictoris	Subgiant	Pic	3.24	96.55
Sigma Puppis	Red giant	Pup	3.25	193.68
Gamma Hydri	Red giant	Hyi	3.26	214.01
Mu Leporis	Subgiant	Lep	3.29	185.95
Alpha Doradus	Main-sequence star	Dor	3.3	168.64
PropusEta Geminorum	Red giant	Gem	3.31	384.6
Rho Persei	Red giant	Per	3.32	307.69
Alpha Reticuli	—	Ret	3.33	161.62
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
MeissaLambda Orionis	Main-sequence star	Ori	3.39	1,098.2
Chamukuy78 Tauri	—	Tau	3.4	150.37
Lambda Tauri	Main-sequence star	Tau	3.41	483.9
Chi Carinae	Subgiant	Car	3.46	454.9
KaffaljidhmaGamma Ceti	Main-sequence star	Cet	3.47	79.61
NganurganitySigma Canis Majoris	Red giant	CMa	3.49	1,120.8
Kappa Canis Majoris	Subgiant	CMa	3.5	658.9
WasatDelta Geminorum	Subgiant	Gem	3.5	60.47
RanaDelta Eridani	Subgiant	Eri	3.52	29.49
AinEpsilon Tauri	Red giant	Tau	3.53	146.65
41 Eridani	Main-sequence star	Eri	3.55	177.94
Zeta Leporis	Main-sequence star	Lep	3.55	70.47
Phi Eridani	Subgiant	Eri	3.56	153.7
Kappa Geminorum	—	Gem	3.57	141.38
Lambda Geminorum	Main-sequence star	Gem	3.58	100.88
Gamma Leporis	Main-sequence star	Lep	3.59	29.12
Tau Orionis	Blue giant	Ori	3.59	494.2
Theta Geminorum	—	Gem	3.6	189.08
Bharani41 Arietis	Main-sequence star	Ari	3.61	165.65
Omicron Tauri	—	Tau	3.61	290.95
Atlas27 Tauri	Blue giant	Tau	3.62	382.4
HR 3017	Red giant	Pup	3.62	1,132.5
Prima HyadumGamma Tauri	—	Tau	3.65	161.54
3 Orionis	Blue giant	Ori	3.68	1,052.1
SaclateniZeta Aurigae	Red giant	Aur	3.69	785.9
16 Eridani	Red giant	Eri	3.7	304.53
8 Orionis	Blue giant	Ori	3.71	1,342.2
Eta Leporis	Main-sequence star	Lep	3.71	48.53
HR 3080	—	Pup	3.71	352.6
Delta Aurigae	Red giant	Aur	3.72	126.03
Electra17 Tauri	Blue giant	Tau	3.72	404.7
RanEpsilon Eridani	Main-sequence star	Eri	3.72	10.49
Xi Tauri	Main-sequence star	Tau	3.73	209.07
Beta Doradus	—	Dor	3.76	1,006.7
Beta Monocerotis	Main-sequence star	Mon	3.76	676.7
Delta Leporis	—	Lep	3.76	113.72
MiramEta Persei	Red supergiant	Per	3.77	879.1
Nu Persei	—	Per	3.77	556.6
Secunda Hyadum61 Tauri	—	Tau	3.77	155.61
Sigma Orionis	Main-sequence star	Ori	3.77	1,072.9
HR 2736	—	Vol	3.78	139.8
Iota Geminorum	—	Gem	3.78	120.35
MisamKappa Persei	Red giant	Per	3.79	112.74
DalimAlpha Fornacis	Main-sequence star	For	3.8	46.43
HR 2948	Subgiant	Pup	3.8	346.6
Theemin52 Eridani	—	Eri	3.81	213.87
AlreschaAlpha Piscium	Main-sequence star	Psc	3.82	150.58
77 Tauri	—	Tau	3.84	154.36
AtikOmicron Persei	Blue giant	Per	3.84	1,120.8
Beta Reticuli	Subgiant	Ret	3.84	97.39
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
Epsilon Columbae	Red giant	Col	3.86	263.24
Sceptrum53 Eridani	Red giant	Eri	3.86	109.85
Maia20 Tauri	Blue giant	Tau	3.87	383.3
16 Canis Majoris	Red supergiant	CMa	3.89	—
AzhaEta Eridani	Red giant	Eri	3.89	136.52
Nu Tauri	Main-sequence star	Tau	3.91	116.94
Nu Eridani	Blue giant	Eri	3.93	675.3
Tau Persei	—	Per	3.93	254.21
Zeta Volantis	Red giant	Vol	3.93	141.01
3 Puppis	—	Pup	3.94	—
Alpha Monocerotis	Red giant	Mon	3.94	147.78
50 Cassiopeiae	Main-sequence star	Cas	3.95	157.11
7 Canis Majoris	Red giant	CMa	3.95	64.42
48 Persei	Main-sequence star	Per	3.96	476.8
Eta Columbae	Red giant	Col	3.96	472
Beemim43 Eridani	Red giant	Eri	3.97	296.24
Delta Volantis	—	Vol	3.97	737.9
Nu Aurigae	Red giant	Aur	3.97	230.34
MenkibXi Persei	Blue supergiant	Per	3.98	1,244.9
Gamma Monocerotis	Red giant	Mon	3.99	497.9
Upsilon Ceti	Red giant	Cet	3.99	292.78
MekbudaZeta Geminorum	—	Gem	4.01	1,376.2
Mu Eridani	Subgiant	Eri	4.01	521.9
Omega Canis Majoris	Subgiant	CMa	4.01	911.1
Beta Camelopardalis	—	Cam	4.03	872.1
Gamma Trianguli	Main-sequence star	Tri	4.03	112.31
Beid38 Eridani	—	Eri	4.04	121.7
Iota Persei	Yellow dwarf	Per	4.05	34.38
9 Orionis	Red giant	Ori	4.06	185.95
Upsilon Geminorum	Red giant	Gem	4.06	270.89
11 Eridani	Main-sequence star	Eri	4.08	88.63
Delta Ceti	Subgiant	Cet	4.08	649.7
Delta Hydri	Main-sequence star	Hyi	4.08	139.68
Theta Canis Majoris	Red giant	CMa	4.08	260.72
40 Orionis	—	Ori	4.09	117.49
HR 3055	Blue giant	Pup	4.1	1,647.3
Theta Persei	Main-sequence star	Per	4.1	36.29
Iota Eridani	Red giant	Eri	4.11	150.65
MulipheinGamma Canis Majoris	Blue giant	CMa	4.11	441.9
Epsilon Hydri	Blue giant	Hyi	4.12	151.84
Mu Orionis	Main-sequence star	Ori	4.12	154.94
Mu Persei	—	Per	4.12	901
29 Orionis	—	Ori	4.13	157.34
Nu Geminorum	Blue giant	Gem	4.13	544.5
5 Tauri	Red giant	Tau	4.14	342.2
Merope23 Tauri	Subgiant	Tau	4.14	380.1
Delta Monocerotis	Main-sequence star	Mon	4.15	384.2
1 Geminorum	—	Gem	4.16	155.09
Rho Geminorum	Main-sequence star	Gem	4.16	58.86
HR 1195	—	Eri	4.17	209.88
11 Puppis	—	Pup	4.2	521.9
32 Orionis	Main-sequence star	Ori	4.2	302.84
65 Tauri	Subgiant	Tau	4.21	153.92
HR 1035	Blue supergiant	Cam	4.21	1,941.4
16 Persei	—	Per	4.22	120.75
27 Eridani	Main-sequence star	Eri	4.22	57.49
HR 3090	Blue supergiant	Pup	4.22	1,655.6
Sigma Geminorum	Red giant	Gem	4.23	125.06
Kappa Eridani	Subgiant	Eri	4.24	508
Pi Ceti	Subgiant	Cet	4.24	393
58 Persei	—	Per	4.25	797.4
88 Tauri	Main-sequence star	Tau	4.25	156.21
Lambda Eridani	Subgiant	Eri	4.25	811.3
Lambda Persei	Subgiant	Per	4.25	421.9
19 Eridani	Main-sequence star	Eri	4.26	293.31
82 G. Eri	Yellow dwarf	Eri	4.26	19.71
Alpha Camelopardalis	Blue supergiant	Cam	4.26	—
Gamma Doradus	—	Dor	4.26	66.74
90 Tauri	Main-sequence star	Tau	4.27	153.56
Mu Ceti	—	Cet	4.27	84.06
Mu Tauri	Subgiant	Tau	4.27	455.5
Tau Tauri	Main-sequence star	Tau	4.27	398.2
Upsilon Tauri	Main-sequence star	Tau	4.28	153.77
10 Tauri	Main-sequence star	Tau	4.29	45.54
Lambda Leporis	Subgiant	Lep	4.29	851.6
68 Tauri	Subgiant	Tau	4.3	148.52
73 Ceti	Blue giant	Cet	4.3	193.11
HR 1189	Main-sequence star	Eri	4.3	165.48
Pi Aurigae	Red giant	Aur	4.3	751.5
Taygeta19 Tauri	Main-sequence star	Tau	4.3	409.2
119 Tauri	Red supergiant	Tau	4.32	1,792.1
54 Eridani	Red giant	Eri	4.32	368.5
Kappa Aurigae	—	Aur	4.32	176.97
Psi Persei	Main-sequence star	Per	4.32	583.5
Gamma Canis Minoris	Red giant	CMi	4.33	318.2
4 Canis Majoris	Blue giant	CMa	4.34	1,382
Delta Doradus	Main-sequence star	Dor	4.34	149.61
15 Lyncis	—	Lyn	4.35	178.33
2 Orionis	Main-sequence star	Ori	4.35	224.47
BoteinDelta Arietis	Red giant	Ari	4.35	169.7
HR 2435	Blue giant	Car	4.35	1,364.7
37 Tauri	Red giant	Tau	4.36	187.12
65 Ceti	—	Cet	4.36	383.3
Gamma Columbae	Subgiant	Col	4.36	869.8
Iota Canis Majoris	Blue supergiant	CMa	4.36	2,508.9
Kappa Leporis	Main-sequence star	Lep	4.36	728
Omega Eridani	Subgiant	Eri	4.36	234.98
Sigma Persei	Red giant	Per	4.36	359.6
Kappa Columbae	—	Col	4.37	182.52
Tau Canis Majoris	Blue supergiant	CMa	4.37	2,992.3
37 Orionis	Subgiant	Ori	4.39	1,087.2
54 Orionis	Yellow dwarf	Ori	4.39	28.26
Epsilon Monocerotis	Subgiant	Mon	4.39	122.29
HR 1155	Red giant	Cam	4.39	795.5
Omicron Puppis	Subgiant	Pup	4.4	1,418.1
HR 2554	—	Car	4.41	544.5
Tau Geminorum	Red giant	Gem	4.41	321.02
27 Canis Majoris	Blue giant	CMa	4.42	1,734.9
8 Canis Majoris	Red giant	CMa	4.42	421.4
HR 2748	Red dwarf	Pup	4.42	208.94
Nu Orionis	Subgiant	Ori	4.42	516.1
7 Camelopardalis	Main-sequence star	Cam	4.43	371.9
Keid40 Eridani	Main-sequence star	Eri	4.43	16.26
Pi Eridani	Red giant	Eri	4.43	481.1
2 Lyncis	Main-sequence star	Lyn	4.44	156.58
Alpha Caeli	Main-sequence star	Cae	4.44	65.77
Epsilon Reticuli	Subgiant	Ret	4.44	59.49
HR 2906	Main-sequence star	Pup	4.44	82.51
Beta Fornacis	—	For	4.45	172.66
Iota Leporis	Main-sequence star	Lep	4.45	231.81
Xi Orionis	Subgiant	Ori	4.45	607.4
32 Eridani	—	Eri	4.46	313.01
Iota Cassiopeiae	Main-sequence star	Cas	4.46	132.85
Rho Orionis	Red giant	Ori	4.46	350
1 Eridani	Main-sequence star	Eri	4.47	46.38
10 Orionis	Red giant	Ori	4.47	945.4
13 Monocerotis	—	Mon	4.47	—
HR 3129	Main-sequence star	Pup	4.47	959.3
HR 999	Red giant	Ari	4.47	542.7
Lambda Canis Majoris	Main-sequence star	CMa	4.47	423.6
18 Monocerotis	Red giant	Mon	4.48	368.1
71 Tauri	Main-sequence star	Tau	4.48	160.12
Gamma Reticuli	Red giant	Ret	4.48	469.3
30 Geminorum	Red giant	Gem	4.49	288.89
48 Cassiopeiae	Subgiant	Cas	4.49	115.01
50 Eridani	Red giant	Eri	4.49	127.06
HR 2740	Subgiant	Pup	4.49	69.89
HR 3084	Main-sequence star	Pup	4.49	648.4
Gamma Pictoris	Red giant	Pic	4.5	176.78
Omega Orionis	Blue giant	Ori	4.5	1,382
Tau Aurigae	—	Aur	4.51	206.82
Lilii Borea39 Arietis	Red giant	Ari	4.52	171.57
HR 2113	Red giant	Ori	4.53	420.8
HR 2937	Subgiant	Pup	4.53	360.4
16 Aurigae	Red giant	Aur	4.54	232.31
5 Canis Majoris	—	CMa	4.54	441.3
6 Canis Minoris	Red giant	CMi	4.55	572.2