| Rank | Star | Apparent Visible Magnitude M(v) |
Absolute Visible Magnitude M(v) |
Spectral Class |
Luminosity Class |
Distance pc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sirus | -1.45 | +1.41 | A1 | V | 2.7 |
| 2 | Canopus | -0.73 | +0.16 | F0 | Ib | 60 |
| 3 | Rigel Kent | -0.10 | +4.3 | G2 | V | 1.33 |
| 4 | Arcturus | -0.06 | -0.2 | K2 p | III | 11 |
| 5 | Vega | 0.04 | +0.5 | A0 | V | 8.1 |
| 6 | Capella | 0.08 | -0.6 | G8 | . | 14 |
| 7 | Rigel | 0.11 | -7.0 | B8 | Ia | 250 |
| 8 | Procyon | 0.35 | +2.65 | F5 | IV | 3.5 |
| 9 | Achernar | 0.48 | -2.2 | B5 | IV | 39 |
| 10 | Hadar | 0.60 | -5.0 | B1 | II | 120 |
| 11 | Altair | 0.77 | +2.3 | A7 | V | 5.0 |
| 12 | Betelgeuse | 0.80 | -6.0 | M2 | I | 200 |
| 13 | Aldebaran | 0.85 | -0.7 | K5 | III | 21 |
| 14 | Acrux | 0.9 | -3.50 | B2 | IV | 80 |
| 15 | Spica | 0.96 | -3.4 | B1 | V | 80 |
| 16 | Antares | 1.0 | -4.7 | M1 | Ib | 130 |
| 17 | Pollux | 1.15 | +0.95 | K0 | III | 11 |
| 18 | Fomalhaut | 1.16 | +0.08 | A3 | V | 7.0 |
| 19 | Deneb | 1.25 | -7.3 | A2 | Ia | 500 |
| 20 | Mimosa | 1.26 | -4.7 | B0 | III | 150 |