Stars

The star Alpha Centauri A and the star Alpha Centauri B form the double star system Alpha Centauri, which can be seen in the constellation Centauru...

The stars in this list are sorted according to their apparent brightness perceived from Earth. The list contains stars up to a magnitude of +2.50, ...

The star Antares, also called Alpha Scorpii, is the brightest star in the constellation of Scorpius. With an apparent brightness of 1.09 mag it is ...

The star Regulus is the brightest star in the constellation Leo. Together with the stars Arcturus and Spica, Regulus forms the Spring Triangle. Fac...

The star Procyon, also called "α Canis Minoris", is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Minoriss. Its distance to Earth is 11.4 light-yea...

The star Pollux, also called β Geminorum, is part of the large winter hexagon and the brightest star in the constellation of Gemini. Facts about Po...

The star Mimosa, also called β Crucis, is the second brightest star in the constellation of Crux. Facts about Mimosa The distance from Mimosa to Ea...

The star Vega is the main star in the northern constellation of Lyra. In white light it is the brightest star in the northern sky and part of the g...

The star Spica is also called α Virginis and is the brightest star in the constellation Virgo. It is one of the hottest stars with a surface temper...

Sirius is a binary star system. It consists of the brighter component Sirius A and its companion, the white dwarf, Sirius B. Sirius can be seen in ...

The star Rigel forms together with the star Betelgeuse the constellation Orion. Rigel is the eighth brightest star in the sky and also part of the ...