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The closest system is Alpha Centauri, with Proxima Centauri as the closest star in that system, at 4.2465 light-years from Earth. The brightest, most massive and most luminous object among those 131 is Sirius A, which is also the brightest star in Earth's night sky; its white dwarf
The Sun is the brightest star as viewed from Earth, at −26.78 mag. The second brightest is Sirius at −1.46 mag. For comparison, the brightest non-stellar objects in the Solar System have maximum brightnesses of: the Moon −12.7 mag [1] Venus −4.92 mag; Jupiter −2.94 mag; Mars −2.94 mag; Mercury −2.48 mag; Saturn −0.55 mag [2]
Prominent stars in the neighborhood of the Sun (center) This list of nearest bright stars is a table of stars found within 15 parsecs (48.9 light-years) of the nearest star, the Sun, that have an absolute magnitude of +8.5 or brighter, which is approximately comparable to a listing of stars more luminous than a red dwarf.
Venus is the brightest "star" in the sky, with Mercury and Saturn clustered below it, just above the setting sun. Look up and to the south to find Jupiter high overhead. Look up and to the south ...
It is usually the tenth-brightest star in the night sky and, after Rigel, the second brightest in its constellation. It is a distinctly reddish, semiregular variable star whose apparent magnitude , varying between +0.0 and +1.6, with a main period near 400 days, has the widest range displayed by any first-magnitude star .
Around Dec. 14, Jupiter will be visible in the night sky between the nearly full moon and a reddish-orange star called Aldebaran, which shines brightest in the Taurus constellation and can be seen ...
Binary star system Part of a triple star system with Proxima Centauri: −0.05 Arcturus: Star Brightest Population II star 0.03 −0.02 Vega: Star 0.08 0.03 [8] Capella: Quadruple star system: Brightest quadruple star system 0.13 0.05 [9] Rigel: Quadruple star system 0.13 [10] Large Magellanic Cloud: Galaxy: Brightest galaxy 0.23 [6]: 29 −2. ...
Also, NASA notes that unlike stars that twinkle and sparkle when it’s dark out, planets, like Mars, do not flicker. Instead, they appear as steady beams and glow brighter. Instead, they appear ...