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Sirius
Sirius A and B (lower left) photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope. Sirius A is the brightest star in the night sky.
list of brightest stars
These are the 26 brightest stars as seen from Earth, listed in descending order of brightness. The list includes each star’s apparent magnitude and constellation (except for the Sun). Astronomical magnitude is on a scale in which smaller magnitudes are brighter than larger magnitudes.
- Sun (−26.74)
- 1. Sirius (−1.46, Canis Major)
- 3. Alpha Centauri (−0.1, Centaurus)
- 8. Procyon (0.37, Canis Minor)
- 9. Betelgeuse (0.42, Orion)
- 18. Fomalhaut (1.16, Piscis Austrinus)
- 22. Adhara (1.50, Canis Major)
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