List of brightest stars

#	Visual magnitude  (mV)	Proper name	Bayer designation	Distance (ly)	Spectral type
0	−26.74	Sun		0.000015823820	G2 V
1	−1.46	Sirius	α CMa	8.6	A0mA1 Va, DA2
2	−0.74	Canopus	α Car	310	A9 II
3	−0.27 (0.01 + 1.33)	Rigil Kentaurus & Toliman	α Cen	4.4	G2 V, K1 V
4	−0.05	Arcturus	α Boo	37	K0 III
5	0.03 (−0.02–0.07var)	Vega	α Lyr	25	A0 Va
6	0.08 (0.03–0.16var)	Capella	α Aur	43	K0 III, G1 III
7	0.13 (0.05–0.18var)	Rigel	β Ori	860	B8 Ia
8	0.34	Procyon	α CMi	11	F5 IV-V
9	0.46 (0.40–0.46var)	Achernar	α Eri	139	B6 Vep
10	0.50 (0.0–1.6var)	Betelgeuse	α Ori	550	M1-M2 Ia-ab