List of brightest stars

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100 Brightest stars as seen from Earth (by apparent magnitude).

Magnitude Bayer Designation Proper name
0 -26.73 Sol (our sun)
1 -1.46 α CMa Sirius
2 -0.72 α Car Canopus
3 -0.04 α Boo Arcturus
4 -0.01 α₁ Cen Rigil Kentaurus-A
5 0.03 α Lyr Vega
6 0.08 α Aur Capella
7 0.12 β Ori Rigel
8 0.38 α CMi Procyon
9 0.46 α Eri Achernar
10 0.5v α Ori Betelgeuse
11 0.61 β Cen Hadar
12 0.77 α Aql Altair
13 0.85 α Tau Aldebaran
14 0.96 α Sco Antares
15 0.97 α Vir Spica
16 1.14 β Gem Pollux
17 1.16 α PsA Fomalhaut
18 1.25 β Cru Becrux
19 1.25 α Cyg Deneb
20 1.33 α₂ Cen Rigil Kentaurus-B
21 1.35 α Leo Regulus
22 1.5 ε CMa Adhara
23 1.58 α₁ Cru Acrux
24 1.63 γ Cru Gacrux
25 1.63 λ Sco Shaula
26 1.64 γ Ori Bellatrix
27 1.65 β Tau El Nath
28 1.68 β Car Miaplacidus
29 1.7 ε Ori Alnilam
30 1.74 α Gru Al Na'ir
31 1.77 ε UMa Alioth
32 1.79 α UMa Duhbe
33 1.8 α Per Alcheb
34 1.82 γ₂ Vel Suhail al Muhlif
35 1.85 ε Sgr Kaus Australis
36 1.86 δ CMa Wesen
37 1.86 ε Car Avior
38 1.86 η UMa Benetnasch
39 1.87 θ Sco Sargas
40 1.9 β Aur Menkalinan
41 1.92 α TrA Atria
42 1.93 γ Gem Alhena
43 1.94 α Pav Peacock Star
44 1.96 δ Vel
45 1.98 β CMa Murzim
46 1.98 α Hya Alphard
47 1.99 α Gem Castor-A
48 2.0v ο Cet Mira
49 2.0v α Ari Hamal
50 2.0v T CrB
51 2.02 α UMi Polaris
52 2.02 σ Sgr Nunki
53 2.04 β Cet Deneb Kaitos
53 2.05 ζ Ori Alnatak
54 2.06 α And Alpheratz
55 2.06 β And Mirach
56 2.06 κ Ori Saiph
57 2.06 θ Cen Menkent
58 2.08 β UMi Kochab
59 2.08 α Oph Ras Alhague
60 2.09 α₂ Cru Acrux
61 2.11 β Gru
62 2.12 β Per Algol
63 2.14 β Leo Denabola
64 2.17 γ Cen
65 2.2 γ Cyg Sadr
66 2.21 λ Vel Al Suhail
67 2.23 α Cas Schedar
68 2.23 δ Ori Mentaka-A
69 2.23 α CrB Gemma
70 2.23 γ Dra Eltanin
71 2.25 ζ Pup Naos
72 2.25 ι Car Aspidiske
73 2.26 γ₁ And Almach
74 2.27 β Cas Caph
75 2.27 ζ UMa Mizar-A
76 2.29 ε Sco
77 2.3 ε Cen
78 2.3 α Lup
79 2.31 η Cen
80 2.32 δ Sco Dschubba
81 2.37 β UMa Merak
82 2.39 ε Peg Enif
83 2.39 α Phe Ankaa
84 2.4 ε Boo Mirak
85 2.41 κ Sco
86 2.42 β Peg Schest
87 2.43 η Oph Sabik
88 2.44 α Cep Alderamin
89 2.44 η CMa Aludra
90 2.44 γ UMa Phad
91 2.46 ε Cyg Grenah
92 2.47 γ Cas
93 2.49 α Peg Markab
94 2.5 κ Vel Markab
95 2.53 α Cet Menkar
96 2.55 ζ Cen
97 2.56 δ Leo Zozma
98 2.56 ζ Oph
99 2.58 α Lep Arneb

	Magnitude	Bayer Designation	Proper name
0	-26.73		Sol (our sun)
1	-1.46	α CMa	Sirius
2	-0.72	α Car	Canopus
3	-0.04	α Boo	Arcturus
4	-0.01	α₁ Cen	Rigil Kentaurus-A
5	0.03	α Lyr	Vega
6	0.08	α Aur	Capella
7	0.12	β Ori	Rigel
8	0.38	α CMi	Procyon
9	0.46	α Eri	Achernar
10	0.5v	α Ori	Betelgeuse
11	0.61	β Cen	Hadar
12	0.77	α Aql	Altair
13	0.85	α Tau	Aldebaran
14	0.96	α Sco	Antares
15	0.97	α Vir	Spica
16	1.14	β Gem	Pollux
17	1.16	α PsA	Fomalhaut
18	1.25	β Cru	Becrux
19	1.25	α Cyg	Deneb
20	1.33	α₂ Cen	Rigil Kentaurus-B
21	1.35	α Leo	Regulus
22	1.5	ε CMa	Adhara
23	1.58	α₁ Cru	Acrux
24	1.63	γ Cru	Gacrux
25	1.63	λ Sco	Shaula
26	1.64	γ Ori	Bellatrix
27	1.65	β Tau	El Nath
28	1.68	β Car	Miaplacidus
29	1.7	ε Ori	Alnilam
30	1.74	α Gru	Al Na'ir
31	1.77	ε UMa	Alioth
32	1.79	α UMa	Duhbe
33	1.8	α Per	Alcheb
34	1.82	γ₂ Vel	Suhail al Muhlif
35	1.85	ε Sgr	Kaus Australis
36	1.86	δ CMa	Wesen
37	1.86	ε Car	Avior
38	1.86	η UMa	Benetnasch
39	1.87	θ Sco	Sargas
40	1.9	β Aur	Menkalinan
41	1.92	α TrA	Atria
42	1.93	γ Gem	Alhena
43	1.94	α Pav	Peacock Star
44	1.96	δ Vel
45	1.98	β CMa	Murzim
46	1.98	α Hya	Alphard
47	1.99	α Gem	Castor-A
48	2.0v	ο Cet	Mira
49	2.0v	α Ari	Hamal
50	2.0v	T CrB
51	2.02	α UMi	Polaris
52	2.02	σ Sgr	Nunki
53	2.04	β Cet	Deneb Kaitos
53	2.05	ζ Ori	Alnatak
54	2.06	α And	Alpheratz
55	2.06	β And	Mirach
56	2.06	κ Ori	Saiph
57	2.06	θ Cen	Menkent
58	2.08	β UMi	Kochab
59	2.08	α Oph	Ras Alhague
60	2.09	α₂ Cru	Acrux
61	2.11	β Gru
62	2.12	β Per	Algol
63	2.14	β Leo	Denabola
64	2.17	γ Cen
65	2.2	γ Cyg	Sadr
66	2.21	λ Vel	Al Suhail
67	2.23	α Cas	Schedar
68	2.23	δ Ori	Mentaka-A
69	2.23	α CrB	Gemma
70	2.23	γ Dra	Eltanin
71	2.25	ζ Pup	Naos
72	2.25	ι Car	Aspidiske
73	2.26	γ₁ And	Almach
74	2.27	β Cas	Caph
75	2.27	ζ UMa	Mizar-A
76	2.29	ε Sco
77	2.3	ε Cen
78	2.3	α Lup
79	2.31	η Cen
80	2.32	δ Sco	Dschubba
81	2.37	β UMa	Merak
82	2.39	ε Peg	Enif
83	2.39	α Phe	Ankaa
84	2.4	ε Boo	Mirak
85	2.41	κ Sco
86	2.42	β Peg	Schest
87	2.43	η Oph	Sabik
88	2.44	α Cep	Alderamin
89	2.44	η CMa	Aludra
90	2.44	γ UMa	Phad
91	2.46	ε Cyg	Grenah
92	2.47	γ Cas
93	2.49	α Peg	Markab
94	2.5	κ Vel	Markab
95	2.53	α Cet	Menkar
96	2.55	ζ Cen
97	2.56	δ Leo	Zozma
98	2.56	ζ Oph
99	2.58	α Lep	Arneb

The exact order of this list is not completely well defined:

Double stars here are treated individually while other lists may combine their brightness.
Statistical variations in measured values.
Some star are actual variables.

Table of contents

1 See also
2 References
3 External links

References

Observer's Handbook, 1991, The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, From "The Brightest Stars" list