Brightest Stars
| Star | Constelation |
Apparent Magnitude |
Distance , Lyr |
Absolute Magnitude |
Type |
| Sirius | Canis Major |
-1.46 |
9 |
1.4 |
A1 |
| Arcturus | Bootes |
-0.04 |
37 |
-0.2 |
K0 |
| Vega | Lyra |
0.03 |
26 |
0.5 |
A0 |
| Capella | Auriga |
0.08 |
43 |
-0.5 |
G3 |
| Rigel | Orion |
0.12 |
860 |
-7.1 |
B8 |
| Procyon | Canis Minor |
0.38 |
11 |
2.6 |
F5 |
| Betelguese | Orion |
0.5 |
700 |
-5.6 |
M2 |
| Altair | Aquila |
0.77 |
17 |
2.2 |
A7 |
| Aldebaron | Taurus |
0.85 |
65 |
-0.3 |
K5 |
| Antares | Scorpio |
0.96 |
550 |
-4.7 |
M1 |
| Spica | Virgo |
0.98 |
250 |
-3.5 |
B1 |
| Pollux | Gemini |
1.14 |
34 |
0.2 |
K0 |
| Deneb | Cygnus |
1.25 |
2615+/-215 |
-7.5 |
A2 |
| Regulus | Leo |
1.35 |
85 |
-0.6 |
B7 |
