| Star | Name | Apparent Visual Magnitude |
Spectral type | Absolute Visual Magnitude |
Distance (lightyears) |
Cma A |
Sirius | -1.44 | A1 V | 1.4 | 8.60 |
| Car |
Canopus | -0.62 | F0 Ib | -3.1 | 313 |
| 1
Cen |
Rigil Kentaurus A | -0.01 | G2 V | 4.34 | 4.39 |
| Boo |
Arcturus | -0.05 | K2 III | -0.31 | 36.7 |
| Lyr |
Vega | 0.03 | A0 V | 0.58 | 25.3 |
| Aur |
Capella | 0.08 | M1 comp. | -0.48 | 42.2 |
 Ori |
Rigel | 0.18 | B8 Ia | -7.1 | 773 |
| CMi
A |
Procyon | 0.40 | F5 IV-V | 2.7 | 11.4 |
| Ori |
Betelgeuse | 0.45 | M2 Ib | -5.6 | 427 |
| Eri |
Achernar | 0.45 | B3 V | -2.3 | 144 |
| Cen AB |
Hadar | 0.61 | B1 III | -5.2 | 525 |
| Aql |
Altair | 0.76 | A7 IV-V | 2.2 | 16.8 |
| Tau
A |
Aldebaran | 0.87 | K5 III | -0.2 | 65.1 |
| Cru |
Acrux | 0.77 | B0.5 IV | -4.1 | 321 |
| Vir |
Spica | 0.98 | B1 V | -3.5 | 262 |
| Sco
A |
Antares | 1.06 | M1 Ib | -5.3 | 604 |
| PsA |
Fomalhaut | 1.17 | A3 V | 2.0 | 25.1 |
| Gem |
Pollux | 1.16 | K0 III | 1.0 | 33.7 |
| Cyg |
Deneb | 1.25 | A2 Ia | -7.1 | 3230 |
| Cru |
Beta Crucis | 1.25 | B0.5 III | -4.6 | 353 |
| 2
Cen |
Rigel Kentaurus B | 1.35 | K1 V | 5.7 | 4.39 |
| Leo |
Regulus | 1.36 | B7 V | -0.5 | 77.5 |
 CMa |
Adhara | 1.50 | B2 II | -4.2 | 431 |
| Gem |
Castor | 1.58 | A2 V | 0.58 | 51.6 |
 Cru |
Gacrux | 1.59 | M4 III | -0.6 | 87.9 |
 Sco |
Shaula | 1.62 | B1.5 IV | -5.0 | 703 |
| Ori |
Bellatrix | 1.64 | B2 III | -2.7 | 243 |
| Tau |
Elnath | 1.65 | B7 III | -1.4 | 131 |
| Car |
Miaplacidus | 1.67 | A2 IV | -0.99 | 111 |
| Ori |
Alnilam | 1.69 | B0 Ia | -6.4 | 1342 |
| Gru |
Al Nair | 1.73 | B7 IV | -0.7 | 101.4 |
 Ori |
Alnitak | 1.74 | O9.5 Ib | -5.3 | 817.4 |
| 2
Vel |
Regor | 1.75 | WC8 + O9I | -6.3 | 840.6 |
| UMa |
Alioth | 1.76 | A0p | -0.21 | 80.9 |
| Sgr |
Kaus Australis | 1.79 | B9.5 III | -1.44 | 144.6 |
| Per |
Mirfak | 1.79 | F5 Ib | -4.5 | 591.9 |
| UMa |
Dubhe | 1.81 | F7 V | -1.1 | 123.6 |
 CMa |
Wezen | 1.83 | F8 Ia | -7.0 | 1792 |
 UMa |
Alkaid | 1.85 | B3 V | -0.6 | 100.7 |
 Sco |
Sargas | 1.86 | F1 II | -2.75 | 272.0 |
| Car |
Avior | 1.86 | K3 III + B2 V | -4.6 | 632.1 |
| Aur |
Menkalinan | 1.90 | A2 V | -0.11 | 82.11 |
| TrA |
Atria | 1.91 | K2 IIb-IIIa | -3.62 | 415.5 |
| Gem |
Alhena | 1.93 | A0 IV | -0.61 | 104.8 |
| Vel |
1.93 | A1 V | -0.01 | 79.74 | |
| Pav |
Peacock | 1.94 | B2 IV | -1.8 | 183.2 |
| UMi |
Polaris | 1.97 | F7 Ib-II | -3.64 | 431.4 |
| CMa |
Mirzam | 1.98 | B1 II/III | -3.95 | 499.5 |
| Hyd |
Alphard | 1.99 | K3 III | -1.69 | 177.3 |
| Ari |
Hamal | 2.01 | K2 III | 0.48 | 65.92 |
| 1
Leo |
Algieba | 2.01 | K0 III | -1.0 | 125.6 |
| Cet |
Diphda | 2.04 | K0 III | -0.30 | 95.82 |
 Sgr |
Nunki | 2.05 | B2.5 V | -2.14 | 224.3 |
| Cen |
Menkent | 2.06 | K0 IIIb | 0.71 | 60.94 |
| And |
Alpheratz | 2.07 | B9p | -0.3 | 97.07 |
 Ori |
Saiph | 2.07 | B0.5 Ia | -4.7 | 721.6 |
| And |
Mirach | 2.07 | M0 III | -1.9 | 199.36 |
| UMi |
Kochab | 2.07 | K4 III | -0.87 | 126.5 |
| Gru |
2.07 | M5 III | -1.52 | 170.1 | |
| Oph |
Rasalhague | 2.08 | A5 III | 1.3 | 46.7 |
| Per |
Algol | 2.09 | B8 V | -0.2 | 92.82 |