List of brightest stars

{{Short description|none}} {{About|the brightness of stars as seen from Earth (apparent magnitude)|intrinsic luminosity of stars (absolute magnitude)|List of most luminous stars}} This is a list of stars arranged by their apparent magnitude – their brightness as observed from Earth. It includes all stars brighter than magnitude +2.50 in visible light, measured using a ''V''-band filter in the UBV photometric system. Stars in binary systems (or other multiples) are listed by their ''total'' or ''combined'' brightness if they appear as a single star to the naked eye, or listed separately if they do not. As with all magnitude systems in astronomy, the scale is logarithmic and inverted, i.e., lower/more negative numbers are brighter.

[[File:Major asterisms.png|thumb|upright=1.2|Some major asterisms, which feature many of the brightest stars in the night sky]] Most stars on this list appear bright from Earth because they are nearby, not because they are intrinsically luminous. For a list which compensates for the distances, converting the ''apparent'' magnitude to the ''absolute'' magnitude, see the list of most luminous stars.

==Measurement== The Sun is the brightest star as viewed from Earth, at −26.78 mag. The second brightest is Sirius at −1.46 mag. For comparison, the brightest non-stellar objects in the Solar System have maximum brightnesses of: *Moon −12.7 mag<ref>{{cite book | title=Handbook of space astronomy and astrophysics | first=Martin V. | last=Zombeck | date=2007 | publisher=Cambridge University Press | edition=Third | pages=75, 144–145 | location=Cambridge, UK | isbn=978-0-521-78242-5 }}</ref> *Venus −4.92 mag *Jupiter −2.94 mag *Mars −2.94 mag *Mercury −2.48 mag *Saturn −0.55 mag<ref name="Mallama_and_Hilton">{{cite journal | title=Computing apparent planetary magnitudes for The Astronomical Almanac | first1=Anthony | last1=Mallama | first2=James L. | last2=Hilton | journal=Astronomy and Computing | volume=25 | pages=10–24 | date=October 2018 | doi=10.1016/j.ascom.2018.08.002 | s2cid=69912809 | bibcode=2018A&C....25...10M | arxiv=1808.01973 }}</ref>

Any exact order of the visual brightness of stars is not perfectly defined for four reasons:

* Stellar brightness is based on the apparent visual magnitude as perceived by the human eye, from the brightest stars of 1st magnitude to the faintest at 6th magnitude. Since the invention of the optical telescope and the documenting of binary stars and multiple star systems, stellar brightness could be expressed as either ''individual'' (separate) or ''total'' (combined) magnitude. The table is ordered by combined magnitude of all naked eye components appearing as if they were single stars. Such multiple star systems are indicated by parentheses showing the individual magnitudes of component stars bright enough to make a detectable contribution. For example, the binary star system Alpha Centauri has the total or combined magnitude of −0.27, while its two component stars have magnitudes of +0.01 and +1.33.<ref name=hr>{{cite journal|title=The Bright star catalogue|year=1991|last1=Hoffleit|first1=Dorrit|last2=Jaschek|first2=Carlos|journal=New Haven|bibcode=1991bsc..book.....H}}</ref> * New or more accurate photometry, standard filters, or adopting differing methods using standard stars can measure stellar magnitudes slightly differently. This may change the apparent order of lists of bright stars. The table shows measured V magnitudes, which use a specific filter that closely approximates human vision. However, other kinds of magnitude systems do exist based on different wavelengths, some well away from the distribution of the visible wavelengths of light, and these apparent magnitudes vary dramatically in the different systems.<ref name=bessell>{{cite journal|title=Standard Photometric Systems|last1=Bessell|first1=Michael S.|year=2005|journal=Annual Review of Astronomy & Astrophysics|volume=43|issue=1|pages=293–336|bibcode=2005ARA&A..43..293B|doi=10.1146/annurev.astro.41.082801.100251|s2cid=28977639}}</ref> For example, Betelgeuse has the K-band (infrared) apparent magnitude of −4.05.<ref name=ducati>{{cite journal|title=VizieR Online Data Catalog: Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system|last1=Ducati|first1=J. R.|year=2002|journal=CDS/ADC Collection of Electronic Catalogues|volume=2237|bibcode=2002yCat.2237....0D}}</ref> * Some stars, like Betelgeuse and Antares, are variable stars, changing their magnitude over days, months or years. In the table, the range of variation is indicated with the symbol "var". Single magnitude values quoted for variable stars come from a variety of sources. Magnitudes shown in the table are either when the stars are at maximum brightness, which is repeated for every cycle (e.g. the eclipsing binary Algol); or, if the variations are small, a simple average magnitude. For red variable stars, specifying a single maximum brightness is often difficult because each cycle produces a different maximum brightness; this is thought to be caused by poorly understood pulsations in stellar evolution processes. Such quoted stellar brightness is sometimes based on the ''average maximum apparent magnitude''<ref name="MDofA">{{cite book|last=Illingworth|first=Valerie|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oAeyCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA237|title=Macmillan Dictionary of Astronomy|series=Dictionary Series|year=1979|publisher=Springer|isbn=9781349178032|edition=Second|location=London|publication-date=April 1985|page=237|doi=10.1007/978-1-349-17803-2|oclc=965821821|access-date=24 September 2016}}</ref> from estimated maxima over many observed light-curve cycles, sometimes spanning across centuries. Results often quoted in the literature are not necessarily straightforward and may differ in expressing an alternate value for a singular maximum brightness or as a range of values. * A few selected stars, thought to be uniformly fixed in brightness, are used as standard stars.{{which|date=June 2019}} These standard stars have carefully determined magnitudes that have been analysed over many years, and are often used to determine other stars' magnitudes or their stellar parameters using comparatively consistent scales.<ref name=landolt>{{cite journal|title=UBVRI Photometric Standard Stars Around the Celestial Equator: Updates and Additions|last1=Landolt|first1=Arlo U.|year=2009|journal=The Astronomical Journal|volume=137|issue=5|pages=4186–4269|bibcode=2009AJ....137.4186L|arxiv=0904.0638|doi=10.1088/0004-6256/137/5/4186|s2cid=118627330}}</ref>

==Nomenclature== All of these stars have multiple valid names or catalogue designations. The table lists their Bayer designation and the most common proper name. Most of the proper names have been approved<ref name="List of IAU-approved Star Names">{{cite web|url=https://www.iau.org/public/themes/naming_stars/#table|title=Naming Stars|publisher=IAU Division C WG Star Names|access-date=12 August 2018}}</ref> by the Working Group on Star Names of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Popular names which have not been approved by the IAU are omitted.

==Table== {| class="wikitable" style="width: 150px;" |+Legend |- | style="background: {{star-color|WC}};" align="center" | Wolf–Rayet star |- | style="background: {{star-color|O}};" align="center" | O-type star |- | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" align="center" | B-type star |- | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" align="center" | A-type star |- | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" align="center" | F-type star |- | style="background: {{star-color|G}};" align="center" | G-type star |- | style="background: {{star-color|K}};" align="center" | K-type star |- | style="background: {{star-color|M}};" align="center" | M-type star |}

{{Sticky header}} {|class="wikitable sortable sticky-header" ! Rank ! Visual magnitude (mV) ! Proper name<ref name="List of IAU-approved Star Names"/> ! Bayer designation ! data-sort-type=number |Distance (ly) ! Spectral type ! Celestial Hemisphere |- |0 | 0.000{{ntsh|-26.74}}−26.74 | Sun | | 0.0000158 | style="background-color:#{{Color temperature|5770|hexval}}"| G2V | |-style="background:#abeeff;" | 1 | 0.001{{ntsh|-1.46}}−1.46 | Sirius | data-sort-value="CMa α" |α Canis Majoris | 0008.6 | style="background-color:#{{Color temperature|9700|hexval}}"| A0mA1 Va | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |2 | 0.003{{ntsh|-0.74}}−0.74 | Canopus | data-sort-value="Car α" |α Carinae | 0310 | style="background-color:#{{Color temperature|7400|hexval}}"| A9II | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |rowspan='2' |3 |rowspan='2' | 0.004{{ntsh|-0.27}}−0.27 (0.01 + 1.33) |rowspan='2' | Alpha Centauri |rowspan='2' data-sort-value="Cen α" |α Centauri |rowspan='2' | 0004.34 | style="background-color:#{{Color temperature|5770|hexval}}"| G2V |rowspan='2' style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |- | style="background-color:#{{Color temperature|5170|hexval}}"| K1V |-style="background:#abeeff;" |4 | 0.005{{ntsh|-0.05}}−0.05 | Arcturus | data-sort-value="Boo α" |α Boötis | 0037 | style="background-color:#{{Color temperature|5170|hexval}}"| K1.5 III Fe−0.5 | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |5 | {{ntsh|0.03}}0.03 (−0.02–0.07var) | Vega | data-sort-value="Lyr α" |α Lyrae | 0025 | style="background-color:#{{Color temperature|9700|hexval}}"| A0Va | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |6 | {{ntsh|0.08}}0.08 (0.03–0.16var) | Capella | data-sort-value="Aur α" |α Aurigae | 0043 | style="background: {{star-color|G}};" | K0 III, G1 III | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |7 | {{ntsh|0.13}}0.13 (0.05–0.18var) | Rigel | data-sort-value="Ori β" |β Orionis | 0860 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B8 Ia | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |8 | {{ntsh|0.34}}0.34 | Procyon | data-sort-value="CMi α" |α Canis Minoris | 0011 | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | F5 IV-V | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |9 | {{ntsh|0.46}}0.46 (0.40–0.46var) | Achernar | data-sort-value="Eri α" |α Eridani | 0140 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B3 Vpe | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |- |10 | {{ntsh|0.50}} 0.50 (0.0–1.6var) | Betelgeuse | data-sort-value="Ori α" |α Orionis | 640 | style="background: {{star-color|M}};" | M1-M2 Ia-ab | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |- |11 | {{ntsh|0.61}}0.61 | Hadar | data-sort-value="Cen β" |β Centauri | 0390 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B1 III | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |12 | {{ntsh|0.76}}0.76 | Altair | data-sort-value="Aql α" |α Aquilae | 0017 | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | A7 V | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |13 | {{ntsh|0.76}}0.76 (1.33 + 1.73) | Acrux | data-sort-value="Cru α" |α Crucis | 0320 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B0.5 IV, B1 V | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |14 | {{ntsh|0.86}}0.86 (0.75–0.95var) | Aldebaran | data-sort-value="Tau α" |α Tauri | 0065 | style="background: {{star-color|K}};" | K5 III | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |15 | {{ntsh|0.96}}0.96 (0.6–1.6var) | Antares | data-sort-value="Sco α" |α Scorpii | 0550 | style="background: {{star-color|M}};" | M1.5 Iab-Ib, B2.5 V | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |16 | {{ntsh|0.97}}0.97 (0.97–1.04var) | Spica | data-sort-value="Vir α" |α Virginis | 0250 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B1 III-IV, B2 V | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |17 | {{ntsh|1.14}}1.14 | Pollux | data-sort-value="Gem β" |β Geminorum | 0034 | style="background: {{star-color|K}};" | K0 III | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |18 | {{ntsh|1.16}}1.16 | Fomalhaut | data-sort-value="PsA α" |α Piscis Austrini | 0025 | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | A3 V | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |19 | {{ntsh|1.25}}1.25 (1.21–1.29var) | Deneb | data-sort-value="Cyg α" |α Cygni | 2,600 | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | A2 Ia | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |- |20 | {{ntsh|1.25}}1.25 (1.23–1.31var) | Mimosa | data-sort-value="Cru β" |β Crucis | 0280 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B0.5 III, B2 V | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |21 | {{ntsh|1.39}}1.39 | Regulus | data-sort-value="Leo α" |α Leonis | 0079 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B8 IVn | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |- |22 | {{ntsh|1.50}}1.50 | Adhara | data-sort-value="CMa ε" |ε Canis Majoris | 0430 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B2 II | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |- |23 | {{ntsh|1.58}}1.58 (1.93 + 2.97) | Castor | data-sort-value="Gem a" |α Geminorum | 0051 | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | A1 V, Am | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |- |24 | {{ntsh|1.63}}1.63 | Shaula | data-sort-value="Sco λ" |λ Scorpii | 0570 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B2 IV | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |- |25 | {{ntsh|1.64}}1.64 | Gacrux | data-sort-value="Cru γ" |γ Crucis | 0089 | style="background: {{star-color|M}};" | M3.5 III | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |- |26 | {{ntsh|1.64}}1.64 | Bellatrix | data-sort-value="Ori γ" |γ Orionis | 0250 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B2 III | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |- |27 | {{ntsh|1.65}}1.65 | Elnath | data-sort-value="Tau β/Aur γ" |β Tauri/γ Aurigae | 0130 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B7 III | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |- |28 | {{ntsh|1.69}}1.69 | Miaplacidus | data-sort-value="Car β" |β Carinae | 0110 | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | A1 III | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |- |29 | {{ntsh|1.69}}1.69 (1.64–1.74var) | Alnilam | data-sort-value="Ori ε" |ε Orionis | 1,180 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B0 Ia | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |30 | {{ntsh|1.74}}1.74 | Alnair | data-sort-value="Gru α" |α Gruis | 0100 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B6 V | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |- |31 | {{ntsh|1.77}}1.77 | Alnitak | data-sort-value="Ori ζ" |ζ Orionis | 01,300 | style="background: {{star-color|O}};" | O9.5 Iab, B1 IV, B0 III | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |32 | {{ntsh|1.77}}1.77 | Alioth | data-sort-value="UMa ε" |ε Ursae Majoris | 0083 | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | A1 III-IVp kB9 | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |- |33 | {{ntsh|1.79}}1.79 | Dubhe | data-sort-value="UMa α" |α Ursae Majoris | 0120 | style="background: {{star-color|K}};" | K0 III, F0 V | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |34 | {{ntsh|1.80}}1.82 | Mirfak | data-sort-value="Per α" |α Persei | 0510 | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | F5 Ib | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |- |35 | {{ntsh|1.82}}1.82 | Wezen | data-sort-value="CMa δ" |δ Canis Majoris | 1,800 | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | F8 Ia | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |36 | {{ntsh|1.83}}1.83 (1.81–1.87var + 4.27) | – | data-sort-value="Vel γ"|γ Velorum | 0840 | style="background: {{star-color|WC}};" | WC8, O7.5III | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |- |37 | {{ntsh|1.84}}1.84 | Sargas | data-sort-value="Sco θ" |θ Scorpii | 0330 | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | F0 II | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |38 | {{ntsh|1.85}}1.85 | Kaus Australis | data-sort-value="Sgr ε" |ε Sagittarii | 0140 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B9.5 III | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |- |39 | {{ntsh|1.86}}1.86 | Avior | data-sort-value="Car ε" |ε Carinae | 0600 | style="background: {{star-color|K}};" | K3 III, B2 Vp | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |- |40 | {{ntsh|1.86}}1.86 | Alkaid | data-sort-value="UMa η" |η Ursae Majoris | 0100 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B3 V | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |- |41 | {{ntsh|1.90}}1.90 (1.89–1.94var) | Menkalinan | data-sort-value="Aur β" |β Aurigae | 080 | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | A1mIV+A1mIV | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |42 | {{ntsh|1.91}}1.91 | Atria | data-sort-value="TrA α" |α Trianguli Australis | 0390 | style="background: {{star-color|K}};" | K2 IIb-IIIa | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |- |43 | {{ntsh|1.92}}1.92 | Alhena | data-sort-value="Gem γ" |γ Geminorum | 0100 | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | A1.5 IV+ | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |44 | {{ntsh|1.94}}1.94 | Peacock | data-sort-value="Pav α" |α Pavonis | 0180 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B3 V | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |- |45 | {{ntsh|1.96}}1.96 (1.99–2.39var + 5.57) | Alsephina | data-sort-value="Vel δ" |δ Velorum | 0080 | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | A1 Va(n), F7.5 V | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |- |46 | {{ntsh|1.98}}1.98 | Mirzam | data-sort-value="CMa β" |β Canis Majoris | 0500 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B1 II-III | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |47 | {{ntsh|1.98}}1.98 (1.86–2.13var) | Polaris | data-sort-value="UMi α" |α Ursae Minoris | 0430 | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | F7 Ib | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |48 | {{ntsh|2.00}}2.00 | Alphard | data-sort-value="Hya α" |α Hydrae | 0180 | style="background: {{star-color|K}};" | K3 II-III | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |49 | {{ntsh|2.00}}2.00 | Hamal | data-sort-value="Ari α" |α Arietis | 0066 | style="background: {{star-color|K}};" | K1 IIIb | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |50 | {{ntsh|2.02}}2.02 | Diphda | data-sort-value="Cet β" |β Ceti | 0096 | style="background: {{star-color|K}};" | K0 III | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |- |51 | {{ntsh|2.04}}2.04 | Mizar | data-sort-value="UMa ζ" |ζ Ursae Majoris | 0083 | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | A2 Vp, A2 Vp, Am | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |- |52 | {{ntsh|2.05}}2.05 | Nunki | data-sort-value="Sgr σ" |σ Sagittarii | 0230 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B2.5 V | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |- |53 | {{ntsh|2.06}}2.06 | Menkent | data-sort-value="Cen θ" |θ Centauri | 0059 | style="background: {{star-color|K}};" | K0 III | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |54 | {{ntsh|2.06}}2.06 | Alpheratz | data-sort-value="And α" |α Andromedae | 0097 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B8 IVpMnHg, A3 V | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |- |55 | {{ntsh|2.07}}2.07<ref>{{Cite web |title=HD 6860 {{!}} NASA Exoplanet Archive |url=https://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/overview/HD%206860%20b#planet_HD-6860-b_collapsible |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu}}</ref> (2.01–2.10var) | Mirach | data-sort-value="And β" |β Andromedae | 0200 | style="background: {{star-color|M}};" | M0 III | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |56 | {{ntsh|2.07}}2.07 | Rasalhague | data-sort-value="Oph α" |α Ophiuchi | 0047 | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | A5IVnn | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |- |57 | {{ntsh|2.01}}2.08 (2.37 + 3.64) | Algieba | data-sort-value="Leo γ" |γ Leonis | 0130 | style="background: {{star-color|K}};" | K0 III, G7 IIIb | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |- |58 | {{ntsh|2.08}}2.08 | Kochab | data-sort-value="UMi β" |β Ursae Minoris | 0130 | style="background: {{star-color|K}};" | K4 III | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |- |59 | {{ntsh|2.09}}2.09 | Saiph | data-sort-value="Ori κ" |κ Orionis | 0650 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B0.5 Ia | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |- |60 | {{ntsh|2.11}}2.11 | Denebola | data-sort-value="Leo β" |β Leonis | 0036 | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | A3 Va | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |- |61 | {{ntsh|2.12}}2.12 (2.1–3.39var) | Algol | data-sort-value="Per β" |β Persei | 0093 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B8 V, K0 IV, A7m | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |- |62 | {{ntsh|2.15}}2.15 (2.0–2.3var) | Tiaki | data-sort-value="Gru β" |β Gruis | 0170 | style="background: {{star-color|M}};" | M5 III | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |- |63 | {{ntsh|2.17}}2.17 | Muhlifain | data-sort-value="Cen γ" |γ Centauri | 0130 | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | A0 III, A0 III | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |- |64 | {{ntsh|2.21}}2.21 | Aspidiske | data-sort-value="Car ι" |ι Carinae | 0690 | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | A9 Ib | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |- |65 | {{ntsh|2.21}}2.21 (2.14–2.30var) | Suhail | data-sort-value="Vel λ" |λ Velorum | 0570 | style="background: {{star-color|K}};" | K4 Ib | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |66 | {{ntsh|2.23}}2.23 (2.21–2.32var) | Alphecca | data-sort-value="CrB α" |α Coronae Borealis | 0075 | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | A0 V, G5 V | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |- |67 | {{ntsh|2.23}}2.23 (2.23–2.35var) | Mintaka | data-sort-value="Ori δ" |δ Orionis | 0900 | style="background: {{star-color|O}};" | O9.5 II, B1 V, B0 IV | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |- |68 | {{ntsh|2.23}}2.23 | Sadr | data-sort-value="Cyg γ" |γ Cygni | 1,500 | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | F8 Iab | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |69 | {{ntsh|2.23}}2.23 | Eltanin | data-sort-value="Dra γ" |γ Draconis | 0150 | style="background: {{star-color|K}};" | K5 III | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |70 | {{ntsh|2.24}}2.24 | Schedar | data-sort-value="Cas α" |α Cassiopeiae | 0230 | style="background: {{star-color|K}};" | K0 IIIa | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |71 | {{ntsh|2.25}}2.25 | Naos | data-sort-value="Pup ζ" |ζ Puppis | 1,080 | style="background: {{star-color|O}};" | O4 If(n)p | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |- |72 | {{ntsh|2.26}}2.26 | Almach | data-sort-value="And γ" |γ Andromedae | 0350 | style="background: {{star-color|K}};" | K3 IIb, B9.5 V, B9.5 V, A0 V | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |- |73 | {{ntsh|2.28}}2.28 (2.25–2.31var) | Caph | data-sort-value="Cas β" |β Cassiopeiae | 0054 | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | F2 III | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |- |74 | {{ntsh|2.29}}2.29 | Izar | data-sort-value="Boo ε" |ε Boötis | 0202 | style="background: {{star-color|K}};" | K0 II-III, A2 V | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |75 | {{ntsh|2.30}}2.30 (2.29–2.34var) | Uridim | data-sort-value="Lup α" |α Lupi | 0550 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B1.5 III | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |- |76 | {{ntsh|2.30}}2.30 (2.29–2.31var) | — | data-sort-value="Cen ε" |ε Centauri | 0380 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B1III | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |- |77 | {{ntsh|2.31}}2.31 (1.6–2.32var) | Dschubba | data-sort-value="Sco δ" |δ Scorpii | 0400 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B0.3 IV, B1-3 V | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |- |78 | {{ntsh|2.31}}2.31 | Larawag | data-sort-value="Sco ε" |ε Scorpii | 0065 | style="background: {{star-color|K}};" | K1 III | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |- |79 | {{ntsh|2.35}}2.35 (2.30–2.41var) | — | data-sort-value="Cen η" |η Centauri | 0310 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B1.5 Vne | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |- |80 | {{ntsh|2.37}}2.37 | Merak | data-sort-value="UMa β" |β Ursae Majoris | 0079 | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | A1 IVps | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |81 | {{ntsh|2.38}}2.38 | Ankaa | data-sort-value="Phe α" |α Phoenicis | 0077 | style="background: {{star-color|K}};" | K0.5 IIIb | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |- |82 | {{ntsh|2.39}}2.39 | Girtab | data-sort-value="Sco κ" |κ Scorpii | 0460 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B1.5 III | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |83 | {{ntsh|2.40}}2.40 (0.7–3.0var) | Enif | data-sort-value="Peg ε" |ε Pegasi | 0670 | style="background: {{star-color|K}};" | K2 Ib | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |- |84 | {{ntsh|2.42}}2.42 (2.31–2.74var) | Scheat | data-sort-value="Peg β" |β Pegasi | 0200 | style="background: {{star-color|M}};" | M2.5 II-IIIe | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |- |85 | {{ntsh|2.43}}2.43 | Sabik | data-sort-value="Oph η" |η Ophiuchi | 0088 | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | A1 IV, A1 IV | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |- |86 | {{ntsh|2.44}}2.44 | Phecda | data-sort-value="UMa γ" |γ Ursae Majoris | 0083 | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | A0 Ve | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |- |87 | {{ntsh|2.45}}2.45 | Aludra | data-sort-value="CMa η" |η Canis Majoris | 2,000 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B5 Ia | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |-style="background:#abeeff;" |88 |{{ntsh|2.46}}2.46 |Alderamin | data-sort-value="Cep α" |α Cephei |49 | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | A8Vn | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |- |89 | {{ntsh|2.46}}2.46 | Markeb | data-sort-value="Vel κ" |κ Velorum | 0540 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B2 IV | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |- |90 | {{ntsh|2.47}}2.47 (1.6–3.0var) | Tiansi | data-sort-value="Cas γ" |γ Cassiopeiae | 0610 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B0.5 IVe | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |- |91 | {{ntsh|2.48}}2.48 | Markab | data-sort-value="Peg α" |α Pegasi | 0140 | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | A0 IV | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |- |92 | {{ntsh|2.48}}2.48 | Aljanah | data-sort-value="Cyg ε" |ε Cygni | 0072 | style="background: {{star-color|K}};" | K0 III-IV | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" | Northern |- |93 | {{ntsh|2.50}}2.50 | Acrab | data-sort-value="Sco β" |β Scorpii | 0404 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" | B0.5 IV-V, B1.5 V, B2 V | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" | Southern |}

== Brightest star by galaxy == {{Sticky header}} {|class="wikitable sortable sticky-header" |+ !Galaxy !Star !Distance (ly) !Spectral type !Apparent Magnitude !Absolute Magnitude !Notes |- |rowspan='2'|Milky Way |Sun |0 | style="background: {{star-color|G}};" |G2V |–26.74 | 4.83 | |- |Sirius |8.6 | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" |A0mA1 Va || −1.46 || +1.43 | |- |Large Magellanic Cloud |HD 33579 |163,000 | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" |A3Ia+ |8.99 – 9.22 (variable)<ref>{{Cite web |title=VSX : Detail for LMC V1006 |url=https://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?view=detail.top&oid=235109 |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=International Variable Star Index |publisher=AAVSO }}</ref> || −9.57 |The Luminous Blue Variables S Doradus and R71 are brighter during their outbursts. |- |Small Magellanic Cloud |SK 69 |200,000 | style="background: {{star-color|B}};" |B8Ia |10.47<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bonanos |first1=A. Z. |last2=Lennon |first2=D. J. |last3=Köhlinger |first3=F. |last4=Van Loon |first4=J. Th. |last5=Massa |first5=D. L. |last6=Sewilo |first6=M. |last7=Evans |first7=C. J. |last8=Panagia |first8=N. |last9=Babler |first9=B. L. |last10=Block |first10=M. |last11=Bracker |first11=S. |last12=Engelbracht |first12=C. W. |last13=Gordon |first13=K. D. |last14=Hora |first14=J. L. |last15=Indebetouw |first15=R. |last16=Meade |first16=M. R. |last17=Meixner |first17=M. |last18=Misselt |first18=K. A. |last19=Robitaille |first19=T. P. |last20=Shiao |first20=B. |last21=Whitney |first21=B. A. |title=Spitzer SAGE-SMC Infrared Photometry of Massive Stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud |journal=The Astronomical Journal |date=2010 |volume=140 |issue=2 |page=416 |doi=10.1088/0004-6256/140/2/416 |arxiv=1004.0949 |bibcode=2010AJ....140..416B }}</ref> | | |- |Andromeda Galaxy |[[(DMM2009) J004406.32+420131.3|[DMM2009] J004406.32+420131]] |2,500,000 | style="background: {{star-color|F}};" |F2Ia |15.6<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Drout |first1=Maria R. |last2=Massey |first2=Philip |last3=Meynet |first3=Georges |last4=Tokarz |first4=Susan |last5=Caldwell |first5=Nelson |date=2009-08-27 |title=Yellow Supergiants in the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) |journal=The Astrophysical Journal |volume=703 |issue=1 |pages=441–460 |doi=10.1088/0004-637x/703/1/441 |issn=0004-637X|arxiv=0907.5471 |bibcode=2009ApJ...703..441D |s2cid=16955101 }}</ref> | | |- |Triangulum Galaxy |B324 |3,200,000 | style="background: {{star-color|A}};" |A8–F0Ia |14.859<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Massey |first1=Philip |last2=Olsen |first2=K. A. G. |last3=Hodge |first3=Paul W. |last4=Strong |first4=Shay B. |last5=Jacoby |first5=George H. |last6=Schlingman |first6=Wayne |last7=Smith |first7=R. C. |date=May 2006 |title=A Survey of Local Group Galaxies Currently Forming Stars. I.''UBVRI''Photometry of Stars in M31 and M33 |journal=The Astronomical Journal |volume=131 |issue=5 |pages=2478–2496 |doi=10.1086/503256 |issn=0004-6256|doi-access=free |arxiv=astro-ph/0602128 |bibcode=2006AJ....131.2478M }}</ref> || –10.2 |A yellow hypergiant. |}

==See also== {{cmn| * Lists of stars * IAU designated constellations by area * Historical brightest stars, the brightest star in Earth's night sky at each period within the last or next 5 million years * Limiting magnitude * List of variable stars * List of brightest natural objects in the sky * List of most massive stars * List of most luminous stars * List of nearest bright stars * List of nearest stars * Stars in fiction * First-magnitude star }}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.astronomynotes.com/starprop/s4.htm The Magnitude system] *[http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr162/lect/stars/magnitudes.html About stellar magnitudes] *[https://astrojan.eu5.org/brstars.htm The clickable brightest stars]

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