The Brightest Stars
Star
|
Name
|
Position (2000.0) |
Apparent Magnitude (V) |
Spectral Type |
Absolute
Magnitude
(Mv) |
Distance D (ly) |
Proper Motion |
Radial Vel. (km/sec |
|||
|
R.A. |
Dec. |
R.A. “/yr |
Dec º |
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1
|
α
CMa A
|
Sirius
|
06 45
09 |
-16
42 58 |
-1.46 |
A1 V |
+1.5
|
9 |
1.324 |
204 |
-8 |
2
|
α
Car
|
Canopus
|
06 23
57 |
-52
41 44 |
-0.72 |
A9 Ib |
-5.4
|
313 |
0.034 |
50 |
+21 |
3
|
α
Boo
|
Arcturus
|
14 15
31 |
+19
10 57 |
-0.04 |
K2 IIIp |
-0.6
|
37 |
2.281 |
209 |
-5 |
4
|
α
Cen A
|
Rigil
Kentaurus
|
14 39
37 |
-60
50 02 |
0.00 |
G2 V |
+4.2
|
4 |
3.678 |
28 |
-25 |
5
|
α
Lyr
|
Vega
|
18 36
56 |
+38
47 01 |
0.03 |
A0 V |
+0.6
|
25 |
0.348 |
35 |
-14 |
6
|
α
Aur
|
Capella
|
05 16
41 |
+45
59 53 |
0.08 |
G6 + G2 |
-0.8
|
42 |
0.430 |
169 |
+30 |
7
|
β Ori A
|
Rigel
|
05 14
32 |
-08
12 06 |
0.12 |
B8 Ia |
-6.6
|
773 |
0.004 |
236 |
+21 |
8
|
α
CMi A
|
Procyon
|
07 39
18 |
+05
13 30 |
0.38 |
F2 IV-V |
+2.8
|
11 |
1.248 |
214 |
-3 |
9
|
α
Eri
|
Achernar
|
01 37
43 |
-57
14 12 |
0.46 |
B3 V |
-2.9
|
144 |
0.108 |
105 |
+19 |
10
|
α
Ori
|
Betelgeuse
|
05 55
10 |
+07
24 36 |
0.50 |
M2 Iab |
-5.0
|
522 |
0.028 |
68 |
+21 |
11
|
β Cen AB
|
Hadar
|
14 03
49 |
-60
22 22 |
0.61 |
B1 III |
-5.5
|
526 |
0.030 |
221 |
-12 |
12
|
α
Aql
|
Altair
|
19 50
47 |
+08
52 06 |
0.77 |
A7 IV-V |
+2.1
|
17 |
0.662 |
54 |
-26 |
13
|
α
Tau A
|
Aldebaran
|
04 35
55 |
+16
30 33 |
0.85 |
K5 III |
-0.8
|
65 |
0.200 |
161 |
+54 |
14
|
α
Sco A
|
Antares
|
16 29
24 |
-26
25 55 |
0.96 |
M1.5 Iab |
-5.8
|
604 |
0.024 |
197 |
-3 |
15
|
α
Vir
|
Spica
|
13 25
12 |
-11
09 41 |
0.98 |
B1 V |
-3.6
|
262 |
0.054 |
232 |
+1 |
16
|
β Gem
|
Pollux
|
07 45
19 |
+28
01 34 |
1.14 |
K0 IIIb |
+1.1
|
34 |
0.629 |
265 |
+3 |
17
|
α
Ps A
|
Formalhaut
|
22 57
39 |
-29
37 20 |
1.16 |
A3 V |
+1.6
|
25 |
0.373 |
116 |
+7 |
18
|
α
Cyg
|
Deneb
|
20 41
26 |
+45
16 49 |
1.25 |
A2 Ia |
-7.5
|
1467 |
0.005 |
11 |
-5 |
19
|
β Crucis
|
|
12 47
43 |
-59
41 19 |
1.25 |
B0.5 III |
-4.0
|
352 |
0.042 |
246 |
+20 |
20
|
α
Leo A
|
Regulus
|
10 08
22 |
+11
58 02 |
1.35 |
B7 V |
-0.6
|
77 |
0.264 |
271 |
+4 |
21
|
α
Cru A
|
|
12 26
35 |
-63
05 56 |
1.41 |
B0.5 IV |
-4.0
|
321 |
0.030 |
236 |
-11 |
22
|
ε
CMa A
|
Adara
|
06 58
38 |
-28
59 20 |
1.50 |
B2 II |
-4.1
|
431 |
0.002 |
27 |
+27 |
23
|
λ
Sco
|
Shaula
|
17 33
36 |
-37
06 14 |
1.63 |
B1.5 IV |
-3.6
|
359 |
0.029 |
178 |
0 |
24
|
γ
Ori
|
Bellatrix
|
05 25
08 |
+06
20 59 |
1.64 |
B2 III |
-2.8
|
243 |
0.018 |
221 |
+18 |
25
|
β Tau
|
Alnath
|
05 26
18 |
+28
36 27 |
1.65 |
B7 III |
-1.3
|
131 |
0.178 |
172 |
+8 |
Based
on a table by Robert Garrison in the Observer Handbook 2001 of the Royal
Astronomical Society of Canada, with the permission of the RASC.