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The Brightest Stars in the Hipparcos Catalogue The letter `c' refers to the combined magnitude of a double star and `v' to the median magnitude of a variable star. 'ly' is light year. | HIP | Name | Designation | V | B-V | Distance (ly) | Chart | | 32349 | Sirius | 9 alpha CMa | -1.44 | 0.01 | 8.60 | 322 | | 30438 | Canopus | alpha Car | -0.62 | 0.16 |
| 454 | | 71683 | Rigil Kent | alpha Cen | -0.28c | 0.71 | 4.40 | 985 | | 69673 | Arcturus | 16 alpha Boo | -0.05v | 1.24 | 37 | 696 | | 91262 | Vega | 3 alpha Lyr | 0.03v | 0.00 | 25.3 | 1153 | | 24608 | Capella | 13 alpha Aur | 0.08v | 0.80 | 42 | 73 | | 24436 | Rigel | 19 beta Ori | 0.18v | -0.03 |
| 279 | | 37279 | Procyon | 10 alpha CMi | 0.40 | 0.43 | 11.4 | 224 | | 7588 | Achernar | alpha Eri | 0.45v | -0.16 | 144 | 478 | | 27989 | Betelgeuse | 58 alpha Ori | 0.45v | 1.50 |
| 229 | | 68702 | | beta Cen | 0.61v | -0.23 |
| 986 | | 97649 | Altair | 53 alpha Aql | 0.76v | 0.22 | 16.8 | 1267 | | 60718 | Acrux | alpha Cru | 0.77c | -0.24 |
| 1002 | | 21421 | Aldebaran | 87 alpha Tau | 0.87 | 1.54 | 65 | 185 | | 65474 | Spica | 67 alpha Vir | 0.98v | -0.24 |
| 818 | | 80763 | Antares | 21 alpha Sco | 1.06v | 1.86 |
| 1397 | | 37826 | Pollux | 78 beta Gem | 1.16 | 0.99 | 34 | 129 | | 113368 | Fomalhaut | 24 alpha PsA | 1.17 | 0.14 | 25.1 | 1401 | | 62434 | | beta Cru | 1.25v | -0.24 |
| 988 | | 102098 | Deneb | 50 alpha Cyg | 1.25v | 0.09 |
| 1107 | | 49669 | Regulus | 32 alpha Leo | 1.36 | -0.09 | 78 | 732 | | 33579 | Adhara | 21 varepsilon CMa | 1.50 | -0.21 |
| 369 | | 36850 | Castor | 66 alpha Gem | 1.58c | 0.03 | 52 | 130 | | 61084 | Gacrux | gamma Cru | 1.59v | 1.60 | 88 | 989 | | 85927 | Shaula | 35 lambda Sco | 1.62v | -0.23 |
| 1438 | | 25336 | Bellatrix | 24 gamma Ori | 1.64 | -0.22 |
| 230 | | 25428 | Alnath | 112 beta Tau | 1.65 | -0.13 | 131 | 136 | | 45238 | Miaplacidus | beta Car | 1.67 | 0.07 | 111 | 1017 | | 26311 | Alnilam | 46 varepsilon Ori | 1.69v | -0.18 |
| 254 | | 109268 | Alnair | alpha Gru | 1.73 | -0.07 | 101 | 1467 | | 26727 | Alnitak | 50 zeta Ori | 1.74c | -0.20 |
| 253 | | 39953 | | gamma^2 Vel | 1.75v | -0.14 |
| 966 | | 62956 | Alioth | 77 varepsilon UMa | 1.76v | -0.02 | 81 | 573 | | 15863 | Mirphak | 33 alpha Per | 1.79 | 0.48 |
| 78 | | 90185 | Kaus Australis | 20 varepsilon Sgr | 1.79 | -0.03 | 145 | 1436 | | 54061 | Dubhe | 50 alpha UMa | 1.81 | 1.06 | 124 | 561 | | 34444 | | 25 delta CMa | 1.83 | 0.67 |
| 345 | | 67301 | Alkaid | 85 eta UMa | 1.85 | -0.10 | 101 | 588 | | 41037 | Avior | varepsilon Car | 1.86v | 1.20 |
| 996 | | 86228 | | theta Sco | 1.86c | 0.41 |
| 1458 | | 28360 | Menkalinan | 34 beta Aur | 1.90v | 0.08 | 82 | 92 | | 82273 | Atria | alpha TrA | 1.91 | 1.45 |
| 1533 | | 31681 | Alhena | 24 gamma Gem | 1.93 | 0.00 | 105 | 179 | | 42913 | | delta Vel | 1.93 | 0.04 | 80 | 981 | | 100751 | Peacock | alpha Pav | 1.94 | -0.12 | 183 | 1490 | | 11767 | Polaris | 1 alpha UMi | 1.97v | 0.64 |
| 2 | | 30324 | Mirzam | 2 beta CMa | 1.98v | -0.24 |
| 323 | | 46390 | Alphard | 30 alpha Hya | 1.99 | 1.44 | 177 | 806 |
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