Brightest stars as seen from Earth
Magnitudes should be added at some point, plus maybe some basis stellar data, tabulate...
- Sun Class G main sequence
- Sirius (Alpha Canis Majoris) Class A main sequence
- Canopus? (Alpha Carinae) Class A subgiant
- Rigil Kent (Alpha Centauri) Class G main sequence
- Arcturus? (Alpha Bootis) Class K red giant
- Vega (Alpha Lyrae) Class A main sequence
- Capella? (Alpha Aurigae) Class G subgiant
- Rigel? (Beta Orionis) Class B supergiant
- Procyon? (Alpha Canis Minoris) Class A main sequence
- Achernar? (Alpha Eridani) Class A main sequence (?)
- Hadar? (Beta Centauri) Class A giant (?)
- Altair? (Alpha Aquilae)
- Betelgeuse? (Alpha Orionis) Class M supergiant
- Aldebaran? (Alpha Tauri) Class K red giant
- Acrux? (Alpha Crucis)
- Antares? (Alpha Scorpii) Class M supergiant
- Spica? (Alpha Virginis)
- Pollux? (Beta Geminorum)
- Fomalhaut? (Alpha Piscis Austrini) Class A main sequence
- Deneb? (Alpha Cygni) Class A supergiant
- Mimosa? or Becrux (Beta Crucis)
- Regulus? (Alpha Leonis) Class B main sequence (?)
- Adhara? (Epsilon Canis Majoris)
- Castor? (Alpha Geminorum)
- Gacrux? (Gamma Crucis)
- Alioth? (Epsilon Ursae Majoris) Class A main sequence
- Bellatrix? (Gamma Orionis)
- Shaula? (Lambda Scorpii)
- Avior? (Epsilon Carinae)
- Alnilam? (Epsilon Orionis)
- Elnath? (Beta Tauri)
- Miaplacidus? (Beta Carinae)
- Atria? (Alpha Trianguli Australe)
- Mirphak? (Alpha Persei)
- Alkaid? (Eta Ursae Majoris)
- Alnitak? (Zeta Orionis)
...