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  2. List of brightest stars - Wikipedia

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    Most stars on this list appear bright from Earth because they are nearby, not because they are intrinsically luminous. For a list which compensates for the distances, converting the apparent magnitude to the absolute magnitude, see the list of most luminous stars. Some major asterisms, which feature many of the brightest stars in the night sky

  3. List of most luminous stars - Wikipedia

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    If this object were 10 parsecs away from Earth it would appear nearly as bright in the sky as the Sun (apparent magnitude −26.744). This quasar's luminosity is, therefore, about 2 trillion (10 12) times that of the Sun, or about 100 times that of the total light of average large galaxies like our Milky Way. (Note that quasars often vary ...

  4. List of brightest natural objects in the sky - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the brightest natural objects in the sky. ... Star: Brightest star10.79 [b] −12.90 [c] Moon: Natural satellite: Brightest natural satellite

  5. Historical brightest stars - Wikipedia

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    Sirius is currently the brightest star in Earth's night sky, but it has not always been so. Canopus has persistently been the brightest star over the ages; other stars appear brighter only during relatively temporary periods, during which they are passing the Solar System at a much closer distance than Canopus .

  6. List of nearest stars by spectral type - Wikipedia

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    Also the sixth-nearest stellar system to the Solar System and the brightest star in the night sky. Altair: 16.7 [191] A7Vn [107] 2.01 × 1.57 [192] 1.86 ± 0.03 [192] 0.76 [53] 2.22 [193] 12th brightest star in the night sky. Vega: 25.04 ± 0.07: A0Va [107] 2.726 × 2.418 [194] 2.135 ± 0.074 [195] 0.026 [196] 0.582 [197] Fifth-brightest star ...

  7. Lists of stars - Wikipedia

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    List of star systems within 75–80 light-years; List of star systems within 80–85 light-years; List of star systems within 85–90 light-years; List of star systems within 90–95 light-years; List of star systems within 95–100 light-years; List of nearest stars by spectral type; List of nearest bright stars; List of brightest stars

  8. Achernar - Wikipedia

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    Of the ten brightest stars in the night-time sky by apparent magnitude, [nb 1] Alpha Eridani is the hottest and bluest in color because it is spectral type B. Achernar has an unusually rapid rotational velocity, causing it to become oblate in shape. The secondary is smaller, is spectral type A, and orbits Achernar at a distance of 7.35 AU.

  9. List of nearest bright stars - Wikipedia

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    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.