Stars

119,625 real stars from the HYG catalog: every Hipparcos star, with distances, brightnesses, spectral types and luminosities.

Source: the HYG stellar database v4.1 (CC BY-SA), built from the Hipparcos, Yale and Gliese catalogs. 464 stars carry proper names; the rest go by catalog numbers, as astronomers know them. Blank cells mean the catalog holds no measured value, never a guess. The galaxy holds 100–400 billion stars; this is the well-measured neighborhood.

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The spectral classesO B A F G K M

Every star in the catalogue below belongs to one of these families, from hottest blue to coolest red. The Sun is a G.

White dwarf

Brown dwarf

Star	Constellation	Magnitude	Distance (ly)	Luminosity (Suns)	Spectral type
Almach 57Gam1And	And	2.10	393.0	1,828.10	B8V
Denebola 94Bet Leo	Leo	2.14	35.9	14.68	A3Vvar
Cih 27Gam Cas ◈	Cas	2.15	549.1	3,407.22	B0IV:evar
Naos Zet Pup ◈	Pup	2.21	1,083.6	12,555	O5IAf
Aspidiske Iot Car	Car	2.21	765.6	6,269.02	A8Ib
Alphecca 5Alp CrB ◈	CrB	2.22	75.0	59.70	A0V
Suhail Lam Vel ◈	Vel	2.23	544.5	3,113.15	K4Ib-II
Sadr 37Gam Cyg	Cyg	2.23	1,832.3	35,253	F8Ib
Mizar 79Zet UMa	UMa	2.23	85.8	77.34	A2V
Eltanin 33Gam Dra	Dra	2.24	154.3	247.51	K5III
Schedar 18Alp Cas ◈	Cas	2.24	228.2	542.00	K0II-IIIvar
Mintaka 34Del Ori ◈	Ori	2.25	692.5	4,943.11	O9.5II
Caph 11Bet Cas ◈	Cas	2.28	54.7	30.06	F2III-IV
Larawag 26Eps Sco	Sco	2.29	63.7	40.33	K2IIIb
Dschubba 7Del Sco ◈	Sco	2.29	491.2	2,396.62	B0.2IV
Merak 48Bet UMa	UMa	2.34	79.7	60.31	A1V
Izar 36Eps Boo	Boo	2.35	202.6	385.83	A0
Enif 8Eps Peg ◈	Peg	2.38	689.5	4,349.11	K2Ibvar
Ankaa Alp Phe	Phe	2.40	84.7	64.45	K0III...
Phecda 64Gam UMa	UMa	2.41	83.2	61.55	A0V SB
Sabik 35Eta Oph	Oph	2.43	88.4	68.17	A2.5Va
Scheat 53Bet Peg ◈	Peg	2.44	196.0	332.35	M2II-IIIvar
Alderamin 5Alp Cep	Cep	2.45	49.0	20.63	A7IV-V
Aludra 31Eta CMa ◈	CMa	2.45	1,988.8	33,916	B5Ia
Markeb Kap Vel	Vel	2.47	572.2	2,756.77	B2IV
Aljanah 53Eps Cyg	Cyg	2.48	72.7	44.10	K0III
Markab 54Alp Peg	Peg	2.49	133.3	146.96	B9.5III
Menkar 92Alp Cet ◈	Cet	2.54	249.2	489.78	M2III
Acrab 8Bet1Sco	Sco	2.56	404.2	1,265.90	B0.5V
Zosma 68Del Leo	Leo	2.56	58.4	26.45	A4V
Gienah 4Gam Crv	Crv	2.58	153.6	179.47	B8III
Arneb 11Alp Lep	Lep	2.58	2,218.7	37,428	F0Ib
Ascella 38Zet Sgr	Sgr	2.60	88.2	58.08	A3IV
Zubeneschamali 27Bet Lib	Lib	2.61	185.1	253.51	B8V
Unukalhai 24Alp Ser	Ser	2.63	74.0	39.74	K2III
Sheratan 6Bet Ari	Ari	2.64	58.7	24.77	A5V...
Mahasim 37The Aur ◈	Aur	2.65	165.6	195.52	A0p Si
Phact Alp Col	Col	2.65	261.3	487.08	B7IV
Kraz 9Bet Crv	Crv	2.65	145.7	151.36	G5II
Ruchbah 37Del Cas ◈	Cas	2.66	99.4	69.82	A5Vv SB
Muphrid 8Eta Boo	Boo	2.68	37.2	9.59	G0IV
Hassaleh 3Iot Aur	Aur	2.69	493.4	1,673.40	K3IIvar
Lesath 34Ups Sco	Sco	2.70	576.2	2,261.52	B2IV
Tarazed 50Gam Aql	Aql	2.72	394.9	1,042.32	K3II
Kaus Media 19Del Sgr	Sgr	2.72	347.7	808.35	K3III
Yed Prior 1Del Oph	Oph	2.73	171.1	193.91	M1III
Athebyne 14Eta Dra	Dra	2.73	92.1	56.18	G8III
Porrima 29Gam Vir	Vir	2.74	38.1	9.53	F0V+...
Hatysa 44Iot Ori	Ori	2.75	2,329.7	35,286	O9III
Zubenelgenubi 9Alp2Lib	Lib	2.75	75.8	37.36	A3IV
Cebalrai 60Bet Oph	Oph	2.76	81.8	43.17	K2III
Cursa 67Bet Eri	Eri	2.78	89.4	50.54	A3IIIvar
Rasalgethi 64Alp1Her ◈	Her	2.78	359.6	818.09	M5IIvar
Kornephoros 27Bet Her	Her	2.78	139.1	122.46	G8III
Rastaban 23Bet Dra	Dra	2.79	380.1	906.15	G2II
Imai Del Cru ◈	Cru	2.79	345.1	746.79	B2IV
Nihal 9Bet Lep	Lep	2.81	160.4	158.20	G5II
Paikauhale 23Tau Sco	Sco	2.82	474.1	1,370.25	B0V
Kaus Borealis 22Lam Sgr	Sgr	2.82	78.2	37.26	K1IIIb
Algenib 88Gam Peg ◈	Peg	2.83	391.5	926.40	B2IV

Magnitude runs backwards: smaller numbers are brighter (the sky’s brightest star, Sirius, is −1.44). Naked-eye limit is about +6.5 under dark skies. Distances come from measured parallaxes; luminosities are computed from brightness plus distance.