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The Brightest Stars to Earth.
| Name | Constelation | Distance in light years | Spectral Type | Colour | Apparent Magnitude | Absolute Magnatude |
| Sirius | Canis Major | 8.6 | A1 V | White | -1.46 | +1.42 |
| Canopus | Carina | 74 | A9 H | White | -0.72 | -2.5 |
| Alpha Centauri A | Centaurus | 4.3 | G2 V | Yellowish | -0.01 | +4.37 |
| Arcturus | Bootes | 34 | K2 III | Orange | -0.04 | +0.2 |
| Vega | Lyra | 25 | A0 V | Blueish | +0.03 | +0.6 |
| Rigel | Orion | 773 | B8 Ia | White | +0.12 | -8.1 |
| Capella (Binary) | Auriga | 41 | G6 III G2 II |
Yellow | +0.08 | +0.4 |
| Procyon | Canis Minor | 11.4 | F5 IV-V | Yellowish | +0.37 | +2.64 |
| Achernar | Eridanus | 69 | B3 V | White | +0.46 | -1.3 |
| Agena | Centaurus | 320 | B1 III | White | +0.6v | +0.2 |
| Altair | Aquila | 16 | A7 V | White | +0.77 | +2.3 |
The nearest stars to the Earth.
| Name | Distance in light years | Spectral type | Apparent magnitude | Absolute magnitude |
| Sun | 0.000015 | G2 V | -26.72 | +4.85 |
| Alpha Centauri C (Proxima) | 4.2 | M5.5 V | +11.05 | +15.49 |
| Alpha Centauri A | 4.3 | G2 V | -0.01 | +4.37 |
| Alpha Centauri B | 4.3 | K1 V | +1.33 | +5.71 |
| Bernard Star | 6.0 | M4 V | +9.54 | +13.22 |
| Wolf 359 | 7.7 | M6 V | +13.53 | +16.65 |
| BD+36º 2147 | 8.2 | M2 V | +7.50 | +10.50 |
| L726-8A | 8.4 | M6 V | +12.52 | +15.46 |
| L726-8B | 8.4 | M6 V | +13.02 | +15.96 |
| Sirius A | 8.6 | A1 V | -1.46 | +1.42 |
| Sirius B | 8.6 | DF (White dwalf) | +8.3 | +11.2 |
| Ross 154 | 9.4 | M4 V | +10.45 | +13.14 |
| Ross 248 | 10.4 | M5 V | +12.29 | +14.78 |
| Esilon Eridani | 10.8 | K2 V | +3.73 | +6.14 |
| Ross 128 | 10.9 | M4 V | +11.10 | +13.47 |
| 61 Cygni A | 11.1 | K4 V | +5.22 | +7.56 |
| 61 Cygni B | 11.1 | K5 V | +6.03 | +8.37 |
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