Brightest stars in the night sky - Bedroom Skies

Bedroom Skies

Some astronomical data from the Bedroom Skies Book of the Year:

Brightest stars in the night sky

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Rank	Star		Name	Magnitude
1	alpha	CMa	Sirius	-1.46
2	alpha	Car	Canopus	-0.72
3	alpha	Cen	Rigil Kentaurus	-0.01
4	alpha	Boo	Arcturus	-0.04
5	alpha	Lyr	Vega	0.03
6	alpha	Aur	Capella	0.08
7	beta	Ori	Rigel	0.12
8	alpha	CMi	Procyon	0.38
9	alpha	Eri	Archernar	0.46
10	alpha	Ori	Betelgeuse	0.50
11	beta	Cen	Hadar	0.61
12	alpha	Aql	Altair	0.77
13	alpha	Tau	Aldebaran	0.85
14	alpha	Vir	Spica	0.98
15	alpha	Sco	Antares	0.96
16	beta	Gem	Pollux	1.15
17	alpha	PsA	Fomalhaut	1.16
18	alpha	Cyg	Deneb	1.25
19	beta	Cru	Mimosa	1.25
20	alpha	Leo	Regulus	1.35
21	epsilon	CMa	Adhara	1.50
22	alpha	Cru	Acrux	1.58
23	alpha	Gem	Castor	1.58
24	gamma	Cru	Gacrux	1.63
25	lambda	Sco	Shaula	1.63
26	gamma	Ori	Bellatrix	1.64
27	beta	Tau	El Nath	1.65
28	beta	Car	Miaplacidus	1.68
29	epsilon	Ori	Alnilam	1.70
30	alpha	Gru	Al Na'ir	1.74
31	epsilon	Uma	Alioth	1.77
32	gamma	Vel	Regor	1.78
33	alpha	Per	Marfak(Algenib)	1.79
34	alpha	UMa	Dubhe	1.79
35	delta	CMa	Wezen	1.84
36	epsilon	Sgr	Kaus Australis	1.85
37	epsilon	Car	Avior	1.86
38	eta	UMa	Alkaid	1.86
39	theta	Sco	Sargas	1.87
40	beta	Aur	Menkalinam	1.90
41	alpha	TrA	Atria	1.92
42	gamma	Gem	Alhena	1.93
43	alpha	Pav	Peacock	1.94
44	delta	Vel	Markeb	1.96