Applet: Sky Precession  

The 25 brightest stars

V / mag
Name
RA / h
Declin. / °
-1.44
α CMa (Sirius)
6.753
-16.713
-0.62
α Car (Canopus)
6.399
-52.696
-0.05
α Boo (Arcturus)
14.261
19.187
-0.01
α1 Cen (Rigel Kent)
14.661
-60.835
0.03
α Lyr (Vega)
18.616
38.783
0.08
α Aur (Capella)
5.278
45.999
0.18
β Ori (Rigel)
5.242
-8.202
0.40
β CMi (Procyon)
7.655
5.228
0.45
β Ori (Betelgeuse)
5.920
7.407
0.45
β Eri (Achernar)
1.629
-57.237
0.61
β Cen (Hadar)
14.064
-60.373
0.76
α Aql (Altair)
19.846
8.867
0.77
α1 Cru (Acrux)
12.443
-63.099
0.87
α Tau (Aldebaran)
4.599
16.510
0.98
α Vir (Spica)
13.420
-11.161
1.06
αSco (Antares)
16.490
-26.432
1.16
β Gem (Pollux)
7.755
28.026
1.17
α PsA (Fomalhaut)
22.961
-29.622
1.25
α Cyg (Deneb)
20.691
45.280
1.25
β Cru
12.795
-59.689
1.35
α2 Cen
14.661
-60.839
1.36
α Leo (Regulus)
10.140
11.967
1.50
ε CMa (Adhara)
6.977
-28.972
1.58
α Gem (Castor)
7.577
31.889
1.59
γ Cru
12.519
-57.113

Source: The 150 Stars in the Hipparcos Catalogue with Highest Apparent Magnitude

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