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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.

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Brown dwarf
Brightest in our sky Nearest to the Sun Most luminous Stars with proper names Variable stars
StarConstellationMagnitude Distance (ly)Luminosity (Suns)Spectral type
Inquill Ara 6.67 178.7 5.62 G1Vw...
Lacaille 8760 ◈ Mic 6.69 12.9 0.03 M1/M2V
Bubup Men 6.69 125.0 2.70 WN...
Baekdu UMi 6.83 521.8 41.34 K0
Timir Oph 6.89 192.5 5.32 K0III/IV
Tupã Cru 6.99 124.2 2.02 F8/G0V
Matza Cen 7.01 319.4 13.12 A2V
Bélénos Psc 7.12 145.3 2.45 F8
Tupi Ret 7.12 110.5 1.42 F8/G0V
Dofida Cen 7.17 123.8 1.70 G2V
Buna And 7.28 188.7 3.57 G0
Lacaille 9352 PsA 7.35 10.7 0.01 M2/M3V
Aiolos Car 7.36 294.9 8.10 A8III
Rapeto Sco 7.39 161.5 2.36 G2IV-V
Uklun Cen 7.47 129.5 1.41 G6V
Itonda Gru 7.47 149.5 1.88 G2V:
Lalande 21185 UMa 7.49 8.3 0.01 M2V
Belel Sgr 7.55 360.8 10.18 K0III
Lionrock Aqr 7.60 427.5 13.64 G8IV
Illyrian LMi 7.62 409.2 12.28 G0
Nenque Phe 7.72 134.9 1.22 G3IV
Cocibolca Scl 7.78 105.6 0.71 G5V
Arcalís Boo 7.80 358.8 7.99 K0
Ayeyarwady Eri 7.81 441.3 11.99 G8/K0IV
Poerava Tuc 7.82 180.3 1.98 F7V
Sika Sgr 7.84 189.4 2.15 G1V
Aniara UMa 7.86 411.8 9.96 K0III
Nikawiy Boo 7.88 320.4 5.92 G5
Lucilinburhuc Aur 7.89 159.4 1.45 G5
Rosalíadecastro Oph 7.89 202.3 2.34 G0
Mouhoun Eri 7.91 385.1 8.33 K0III
Alasia Ser 7.95 139.4 1.05 G5
Kaveh Ser 8.02 414.4 8.71 G8V
Stribor Lyn 8.03 247.1 3.07 G0
Mönch Vir 8.04 103.4 0.53 K0III
Liesma UMa 8.05 288.9 4.12 K0
Hunahpú Crt 8.05 437.8 9.45 K0III/IV
Nosaxa Pup 8.05 278.5 3.83 G5IV/V
Emiw Tuc 8.06 115.1 0.65 K0IV/V
Flegetonte Vir 8.07 96.7 0.45 K0
Groombridge 34 ◈ And 8.09 11.7 0.01 M1V
Nervia Aur 8.10 144.3 0.98 G0
Lusitânia Mon 8.10 112.0 0.59 K5
Tapecue Car 8.10 108.5 0.55 G6IV/V
Ogma Her 8.15 259.1 3.02 G0
Nushagak Cas 8.17 244.7 2.64 G5
Násti UMa 8.20 177.8 1.36 G0
Dingolay Leo 8.21 515.3 11.30 K0
Gakyid Cnc 8.23 264.3 2.92 G5
Kalausi Vel 8.23 134.3 0.75 K0V
Axólotl Cet 8.23 321.0 4.31 G2V
Macondo Ant 8.30 90.9 0.32 K3V
Bosona Aqr 8.34 632.1 15.09 K0
Citadelle Psc 8.36 519.4 10.00 K0
Mahsati Oph 8.38 605.1 13.33 K0
Hoggar Tau 8.38 739.6 19.92 K0
Sagarmatha Leo 8.42 161.8 0.92 K0
Natasha Vel 8.54 105.6 0.35 K1V
Sāmaya PsA 8.56 351.5 3.81 F7V
Ebla Psc 8.59 93.1 0.26 K3V
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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.