THE BRIGHTEST STARS as seen from Earth.
STAR              SCI.NAME   DISTANCE  VISUAL_MAG SPECT SURF_TEMP
Sun			     1 AU      -26.74     G2      5770K
Sirius            Alpha CMa  8.7 LY    -1.46      A1 V    10265K
Canopus           Alpha Car  74  LY    -0.72      A9 II
Rigil Kentaurus   Alpha Cen  4.3 LY    -0.27      G2 V + K1 V
Arcturus          Alpha Boo  37  LY    -0.06      K5 III  4200K
Vega              Alpha Lyr  25  LY    -0.03      A0 V
Capella           Alpha Aur  41  LY    -0.08      G6 III + G2 III
Rigel             Beta Ori   1400 LY    0.12      B8 I
Procyon           Alpha CMi  11.4 LY    0.38      F5 IV-V
Archernar         Alpha Eri  69   LY    0.46      B3 V
Betelguese        Alpha Ori  1400 LY    0.50(var) M2 I
Hadar             Beta Cen   320 LY     0.61(var) B1 III
Acrux             Alpha Cru  510 LY     0.76      B0.5 I + B1 V
Altair            Alpha Aql  16  LY     0.77      A7 V
Aldebaran         Alpha Tau  60  LY     0.85(var) K5 III  3400K
Antares           Alpha Sco  520 LY     0.96(var) M1 Ib   3100K
Spica             Apha Vir   220 LY     0.98(var) B1 V
Pollux            Beta Gem   40 LY      1.14      K0 III
Fomalhaut         Alpha PsA  22 LY      1.16      A3 V
Becrux            Beta Cru   460 LY     1.25(var) B0.5 III
Deneb             Alpha Cyg  1600 LY    1.26      A2 Ia   9700K
Regulus           Alpha Leo  85  LY     1.36      B7 V    13000K
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