Stars in Carina
The brightest star in Carina is Canopus, at apparent magnitude -0.74 and 307 ly from Earth, one of 66 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 7 of them carrying a name.
Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →
| # | Star | Magnitude | Distance | Class | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canopus | -0.74 | 307 ly | Yellow-white bright giant | 7,557 K |
| 2 | Miaplacidus | 1.67 | 113 ly | A2IV | ~9,328 K |
| 3 | Avior | 1.86 | 605 ly | K3III+B2V | ~4,317 K |
| 4 | Aspidiske | 2.21 | 766 ly | A8Ib | ~8,249 K |
| 5 | Theta Car | 2.74 | 456 ly | B0Vp | ~14,087 K |
| 6 | Upsilon Car | 2.92 | 1,437 ly | A9 | ~7,638 K |
| 7 | Omega Car | 3.29 | 342 ly | B8III | ~11,153 K |
| 8 | HR 4140 | 3.30 | 483 ly | B4Vne | ~11,391 K |
| 9 | HR 4050 | 3.39 | 658 ly | K3II | ~3,733 K |
| 10 | HR 3659 | 3.43 | 447 ly | B2IV | ~13,348 K |
| 11 | Chi Car | 3.46 | 455 ly | B3IVp | ~13,055 K |
| 12 | HR 3884 | 3.69 | 1,561 ly | G5Iab/Ib | ~4,719 K |
| 13 | HR 4257 | 3.78 | 95.0 ly | K0III-IV... | ~4,879 K |
| 14 | HR 4114 | 3.81 | 1,342 ly | F2II | ~7,356 K |
| 15 | HR 3571 | 3.84 | 320 ly | B8III | ~11,641 K |
| 16 | HR 4337 | 3.93 | – | G0Ia0 | ~4,260 K |
| 17 | HR 3663 | 3.96 | 543 ly | B3IV | ~13,121 K |
| 18 | HR 4102 | 3.99 | 52.9 ly | F2IV | ~7,050 K |
| 19 | HR 3825 | 4.08 | 1,326 ly | B5II | ~10,290 K |
| 20 | HR 3457 | 4.31 | 1,443 ly | B1.5III | ~11,867 K |
| 21 | HR 3696 | 4.34 | 488 ly | M1III | ~3,646 K |
| 22 | HR 2435 | 4.35 | 1,365 ly | B9III | ~10,395 K |
| 23 | HR 2554 | 4.41 | 545 ly | G6II | ~4,999 K |
| 24 | HR 4159 | 4.45 | 1,177 ly | K3/K4II | ~3,644 K |
| 25 | HR 3643 | 4.47 | 401 ly | F6II-III | ~5,940 K |
| 26 | HR 3498 | 4.50 | 605 ly | B3Vne | ~12,881 K |
| 27 | HD 95086 | 7.36 | 281 ly | A8 III | 7,595 K |
| 28 | Aiolos | 7.36 | 295 ly | A8III | ~7,938 K |
| 29 | HD 64121 | 7.43 | 424 ly | G8/K0 III | 5,078 K |
| 30 | HD 65216 | 7.97 | 115 ly | G5 V | 5,612 K |
| 31 | HD 63765 | 8.10 | 106 ly | G9 V | 5,449 K |
| 32 | Tapecue | 8.10 | 108 ly | G6IV/V | ~5,452 K |
| 33 | HD 51608 | 8.17 | 114 ly | G7 V | 5,358 K |
| 34 | MASCARA-4 | 8.19 | 557 ly | A7 V | 7,800 K |
| 35 | HD 80883 | 8.60 | 113 ly | K-type | 5,178 K |
| 36 | HD 307842 | 9.41 | 211 ly | G | 5,558 K |
| 37 | GJ 341 | 9.49 | 34.1 ly | M1 | 3,770 K |
| 38 | TOI-481 | 9.97 | 585 ly | G | 5,735 K |
| 39 | HIP 35965 | 10.18 | 164 ly | K-type | 4,836 K |
| 40 | TOI-837 | 10.63 | 465 ly | F9/G0 | 5,995 K |
| 41 | TOI-2000 | 10.98 | 573 ly | G-type | 5,611 K |
| 42 | TOI-799 | 11.20 | 517 ly | G-type | 5,663 K |
| 43 | KELT-15 | 11.39 | 1,059 ly | F-type | 6,003 K |
| 44 | TOI-2529 | 11.53 | 966 ly | G-type | 5,802 K |
| 45 | GJ 422 | 11.66 | 41.3 ly | M3.5 V | 3,323 K |
| 46 | TOI-833 | 11.72 | 136 ly | K-type | 3,920 K |
| 47 | TOI-921 | 11.81 | 959 ly | F-type | 6,012 K |
| 48 | TOI-4562 | 12.14 | 1,108 ly | F7 V | 6,096 K |
| 49 | TIC 294329732 | 12.23 | 618 ly | G-type | 5,202 K |
| 50 | TOI-3023 | 12.25 | 1,272 ly | G-type | 5,760 K |
| 51 | TOI-2977 | 12.63 | – | G-type | 5,691 K |
| 52 | TOI-1232 | 12.68 | 1,072 ly | G1 V | 5,823 K |
| 53 | TOI-6707 | 12.93 | 2,092 ly | F-type | 6,289 K |
| 54 | TOI-3053 | 13.11 | 1,101 ly | G8-K0 V | 5,378 K |
| 55 | TOI-1937 A | 13.18 | 1,354 ly | G-type | 5,814 K |
| 56 | TOI-4504 | 13.36 | 1,117 ly | K1 V | 5,315 K |
| 57 | OGLE2-TR-L9 | 14.72 | 5,309 ly | F-type | 6,933 K |
| 58 | TOI-771 | 14.89 | 82.4 ly | M3 | 3,370 K |
| 59 | OGLE-TR-211 | 15.36 | 4,942 ly | F-type | 6,325 K |
| 60 | OGLE-TR-113 | 15.85 | 1,848 ly | K4 V | 4,790 K |
| 61 | OGLE-TR-132 | 16.54 | 6,564 ly | F5 V | 6,210 K |
| 62 | OGLE-TR-111 | 16.71 | 3,484 ly | K2 V | 5,040 K |
| 63 | OGLE-TR-182 | 16.92 | 8,160 ly | G-type | 5,924 K |
| 64 | Gaia23braL | 19.86 | 14,123 ly | K-type | 5,055 K |
| 65 | Gaia22dkvL | – | 4,142 ly | – | – |
| 66 | Eta Carinae | – | 7,500 ly | Luminous blue variable | – |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Carina?
The brightest star in Carina is Canopus, at apparent magnitude -0.74 and 307 ly from Earth, one of 66 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 7 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Carina?
The nearest of them is GJ 341, 34 ly away.