Stellar type

Red supergiants

A red supergiant is a colossal, cool, luminous evolved star. The largest known stars are red supergiants, and many end as supernovae.

35 catalogued red supergiants, brightest first.

Star	Type	Constellation	Mag	Distance (ly)
AtriaAlpha Trianguli Australis	Red supergiant	TrA	1.91	390.6
MenkentTheta Centauri	Red supergiant	Cen	2.06	58.82
SuhailLambda Velorum	Red supergiant	Vel	2.23	544.5
LarawagEpsilon Scorpii	Red supergiant	Sco	2.29	63.71
EnifEpsilon Pegasi	Red supergiant	Peg	2.38	689.5
Pi Puppis	Red supergiant	Pup	2.71	807.3
Kaus BorealisLambda Sagittarii	Red supergiant	Sgr	2.82	78.18
Beta Arae	Red supergiant	Ara	2.84	645.9
ZaurakGamma Eridani	Red supergiant	Eri	2.97	203.34
Zeta Cephei	Red supergiant	Cep	3.39	836.3
Xi Cygni	Red supergiant	Cyg	3.72	842.8
MiramEta Persei	Red supergiant	Per	3.77	879.1
16 Canis Majoris	Red supergiant	CMa	3.89	—
32 Cygni	Red supergiant	Cyg	3.96	1,058.9
HR 8560	Red supergiant	Gru	4.12	330.1
Mu Cephei	Red supergiant	Cep	4.23	—
119 Tauri	Red supergiant	Tau	4.32	1,792.1
HR 4200	Red supergiant	Car	4.58	1,140.4
47 Cygni	Red supergiant	Cyg	4.61	2,764
HR 5002	Red supergiant	Mus	4.86	1,194.7
46 Aurigae	Red supergiant	Aur	4.92	—
HR 2742	Red supergiant	Cam	4.92	499.5
3 Ceti	Red supergiant	Cet	4.99	2,090.7
HR 8726	Red supergiant	Lac	4.99	1,598.8
35 Sagittarii	Red supergiant	Sgr	5	273.85
4 Draconis	Red supergiant	Dra	5.01	621.3
HR 3692	Red supergiant	Vel	5.12	—
19 Cygni	Red supergiant	Cyg	5.18	692.5
HR 4120	Red supergiant	Car	5.27	2,651.7
12 Pegasi	Red supergiant	Peg	5.29	1,393.8
13 Sagittae	Red supergiant	Sge	5.33	1,019.2
71 Pegasi	Red supergiant	Peg	5.33	520.2
HR 6086	Red supergiant	Dra	5.37	739.6
HR 7066	Red supergiant	Sct	5.38	—
HR 6959	Red supergiant	Sct	5.47	2,886.3