List of brightest stars

Brightest stars as seen from Earth (by apparent magnitude).

1. Sun Class G2 main sequence (-26.8)
2. Sirius (Alpha Canis Majoris) Class A1 main sequence (-1.6)
3. Canopus (Alpha Carinae) Class F0 supergiant (-0.7)
4. Alpha Centauri Class G2 main sequence (0.1)
5. Arcturus (Alpha Bootis) Class K0 red giant
6. Vega (Alpha Lyrae) Class A0 main sequence
7. Capella (Alpha Aurigae) Class G8 giant
8. Rigel (Beta Orionis) Class B8 supergiant
9. Procyon (Alpha Canis Minoris) Class F8 main sequence
10. Achernar (Alpha Eridani) Class B5 main sequence
11. Hadar (Beta Centauri) Class A giant (1.5)
12. Altair (Alpha Aquilae)
13. Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis) Class M2 supergiant
14. Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri) Class K5 red giant
15. Acrux (Alpha Crucis)
16. Antares (Alpha Scorpii) Class M1 supergiant
17. Spica (Alpha Virginis)
18. Pollux (Beta Geminorum)
19. Fomalhaut (Alpha Piscis Austrini) Class A main sequence
20. Deneb (Alpha Cygni) Class A2 supergiant
21. Becrux or Mimosa (Beta Crucis)
22. Regulus (Alpha Leonis) Class B main sequence (?)
23. Adhara (Epsilon Canis Majoris)
24. Castor (Alpha Geminorum)
25. Gacrux (Gamma Crucis)
26. Alioth (Epsilon Ursae Majoris) Class A main sequence
27. Bellatrix (Gamma Orionis)
28. Shaula (Lambda Scorpii)
29. Avior (Epsilon Carinae)
30. Alnilam (Epsilon Orionis)
31. Elnath (Beta Tauri)
32. Miaplacidus (Beta Carinae)
33. Atria (Alpha Trianguli Australe)
34. Mirphak (Alpha Persei)
35. Alkaid (Eta Ursae Majoris)
36. Alnitak (Zeta Orionis)

• http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/extra/brightest.html