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Stellar data


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


 
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