| The Brightest Stars in the Sky | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Constellation to which star belongs | Apparent Magnitude |
| Sirius | Canis Major | -1.46 |
| Canopus | Carina | -0.72 |
| Rigil Kent (Alpha Centauri) | Centaurus | -0.27 |
| Arcturus | Bootes | -0.04 |
| Vega | Lyra | +0.03 |
| Capella | Auriga | +0.08 |
| Rigel | Orion | +0.12 |
| Procyon | Canis Minor | +0.38 |
| Achernar | Eridanus | +0.46 |
| Betelgeuse | Orion | +0.50 (var) |
| The Nearest Stars | ||
|---|---|---|
| Star | Distance (light-years) | Apparent Magnitude |
| Proxima Centauri | 4.2 | +11.0 |
| Alpha Centauri | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| Barnard's Star | 6.0 | +9.5 |
| Wolf 359 | 7.7 | +13.5 |
| Lalande 21185 | 8.2 | +7.5 |
| UV Ceti | 8.4 | +12.5 |
| Sirius | 8.6 | -1.46 |
| Ross 154 | 9.4 | +10.5 |
| Ross 248 | 10.4 | +12.3 |
| Epsilon Eridani | 10.8 | +3.7 |
| Ross 128 | 10.9 | +11.1 |
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