| Star | Name | Luminosity (Sun=1) |
Absolute magnitude | Spectral class | Surface temperature (oC) |
Distance (light years) |
| α Centauri 1 | 4.4 | G2 | 4.2 | |||
| θ1 Orionis C | 251 000 | -3.2 | 45 500 | 1500 | ||
| α Lyrae | Vega | 52 | 0.6 | A0 | 9500 | 25.3 |
| α Geminorum | Castor | 45 | 1.2 | A0 | 52 | |
| α Canis Majoris | Sirius | 26 | 1.4 | A1 | 9660 | 8.6 |
| α Cygni | Deneb | 70 000 | -7.3 | A2 | 9600 | 1800 |
| α Piscis Australis | Fomalhaut | 13 | 2.0 | A3 | 9300 | 25.1 |
| θ Aquilae | Altair | 10 | 0.77 | A7 | 8100 | 16.8 |
| β Crucis | 8200 | -5.0 | B0 | 26 000 | 425 | |
| β Canis Majoris | Mirzam | 7200 | -4.8 | B1 | 720 | |
| β Centauri | Agena | 10 500 | -5.1 | B1 | 460 | |
| α Crucis | Acrux | 3200 | -3.9 | B1 | 15 100 | 360 |
| α Virginis | Spica | 2100 | -3.5 | B1 | 14 100 | 260 |
| η Ursa Majoris | Alkaid | 450 | -1.7 | B3 | 108 | |
| α Eridani | Achenar | 400 | 0.46 | B5 | 12 300 | 144 |
| α Leonis | Regulus | 87 | 1.35 | B7 | 10 700 | 78 |
| β Orionis | Rigel | 60 000 | -7.1 | B8 | 11 200 | 900 |
| α Carinae | Canopus | 200 000 | -8.5 | F0 | 7500 | 1200 |
| α Canis Minoris | Procyon | 7 | 0.38 | F5 | 11.4 | |
| α Persei | Mirphak | 6000 | -4.6 | F5 | 6500 | 620 |
| ι Virginis | Syrma | 8.7 | 0.7 | F6 | 6500 | 72 |
| α Ursa Minoris | Polaris | 6000 | -4.6 | F8 | 5950 | 680 |
| θ Scorpii | Sargas | 14 000 | -5.6 | G0 | 6900 | 900 |
| α Aurigae | Capella | 90 | 0.4 | G8 | 5000 | 42 |
| β Geminorum | Pollux | 60 | 1.14 | K0 | 4500 | 33.7 |
| θ Bootis | Arcturus | 115 | 0.2 | K2 | 3900 | 36.7 |
| α Tauri | Aldebaran | 100 | -0.3 | K5 | 3350 | 65 |
| β Cassiopeiae | Achird | 1.19 | 4.6 | M0 | 3400 | 19.4 |
| α Scorpii | Antares | 7500 | -4.7 | M1 | 2800 | 320 |
| α Orionis | Betelgeuse | 15 000 | -7.2 | M2 | 2990 | 310 |
| γ Crucis | 160 | -0.5 | M3 | 3290 | 88 | |
| Ophiuchus | Barnard's star | 0.0004 | 13.2 | M4 | 3180 | 5.94 |
| δ Scorpii | Dscubba | 3800 | -4.1 | B0 | 554 | |
| i1 Scorpii | 200 000 | -8.4 | F2 | 17 900 |