Stars

The stars of the night sky. We profile 57 famous stars in depth, with 8,963 more from the naked-eye catalog (3,176 carrying a proper name) beneath them. Start with a famous one, browse the brightest, or search by name.

Famous stars

SiriusBrightest star in the night sky→CanopusSecond-brightest star in the night sky→ArcturusBrightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere→Rigil KentaurusClosest Sun-like star to Earth→VegaHistorical zero point of the magnitude scale→CapellaBrightest star in Auriga→RigelBrightest star in Orion→ProcyonBrightest star in Canis Minor→BetelgeuseNearby red supergiant nearing supernova→AchernarFlattest known star (extreme oblateness)→Hadar11th-brightest star in the night sky→AltairOne of the nearest naked-eye stars; extremely rapid rotator→

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Brightest named stars

Named stars by constellation

Taurus 122 Pisces 98 Hercules 94 Aquarius 92 Virgo 89 Pegasus 88 Ursa Major 87 Leo 85 Cygnus 82 Cetus 78 Draco 76 Eridanus 74 Sagittarius 70 Cancer 68 Gemini 67 Orion 67 Andromeda 66 Hydra 65 Auriga 64 Aquila 62 Ophiuchus 60 Aries 58 Perseus 58 Boötes 56 Serpens 54 Cassiopeia 52 Capricornus 47 Libra 42 Scorpius 42 Coma Berenices 39 Cepheus 36 Lynx 36 Camelopardalis 35 Vulpecula 33 Centaurus 32 Lupus 32 Canis Major 31 Leo Minor 31 Monoceros 30 Fornax 28 Puppis 28 Grus 27 Octans 27 Phoenix 25 Corona Borealis 24 Pavo 24 Canes Venatici 22 Piscis Austrinus 22 Sextans 22 Lyra 21 Sculptor 20 Tucana 20 Delphinus 19 Lepus 19 Hydrus 18 Lacerta 18 Columba 17 Sagitta 17 Ara 16 Chamaeleon 16 Indus 16 Mensa 16 Ursa Minor 15 Corona Australis 14 Dorado 14 Pictor 14 Triangulum 14 Apus 13 Canis Minor 13 Crater 13 Crux 13 Musca 13 Telescopium 13 Volans 13 Microscopium 12 Norma 12 Reticulum 12 Carina 10 Horologium 10 Pyxis 10 Triangulum Australe 10 Vela 10 Antlia 9 Corvus 9 Equuleus 9 Circinus 8 Scutum 7 Caelum 6