The brightest stars observed from the Earth

Watching the stars is really exciting. Even without a telescope, you can find the brightest stars, located at a different distance from our planet.

The brightest stars observed from the Earth , we collected in today's top ten. All of them are ranked by the apparent stellar magnitude, which is a measure of the brightness of the celestial body. Naturally, we do not include the Sun in this ten, considering the stars, which are observed only at night.

10.Betelgeuse

This star from the constellation of Orion is located at a distance of 495 to 650 light years. Betelgeuse is a red supergiant, it is much larger than the Sun. If we put a star in the place of our luminary, it would fill the orbit of Mars. Betelgeuse is seen in the Northern Hemisphere.

9. Ahernarn

A bright blue star in the constellation Eridani is visible from the Southern Hemisphere of the planet. Mass of Ahernar is 6-8 times higher than solar. From Earth, the star is removed by 144 light years. Among all bright stars, this has the least spherical shape, becausevery quickly rotates around its own axis.

8. Prossion

The star in the constellation of the Small Dog is 11,4 light years away from the Earth. The name of the star in Greek means "before the dog".You can observe Procyon in the Northern Hemisphere.

7. Rigel

The star in the constellation of Orion is located near the equator. Rigel is located at a distance of 860 light years from Earth. This is one of the most powerful stars of our Galaxy, its mass exceeds solar in 17 times, and brightness - in 130 000 times.

6. Chapel

The star in the constellation of the Auriga is removed from the Earth by almost 41 light-years. The chapel is visible from the Northern Hemisphere. The peculiarity of this yellow giant is that it is a spectroscopic double star. Each of the components of a double star by mass exceeds the Sun by a factor of 2.5.

5. Vega

The star in the constellation of Lyra is clearly visible in the Northern Hemisphere. From Earth, Vega is 25 light years away. This star is well studied by astronomers, tk.is located relatively close to the solar system.

4. Arcturus

This orange giant is the brightest star in the Northern Hemisphere. From Earth, Arcturus is 34 light-years away. From the territory of Russia, the star is visible all year round. Arcturus is brighter than the Sun 110 times.

3. Toliman( Alpha Centauri)

The star closest to the Sun is 4.3 light years away from the Earth. The star consists of three components - a dual system? Centaurus A and? Centaurus B, as well as an invisible red telescope without a red dwarf. It is believed that Toliman will be the first target for interstellar flights.

2. Canopus

The star in the constellation Carina is a yellowish white supergiant. From the Earth, Canopus is 310 light-years away. The mass of the star exceeds the solar 8-9 times, the diameter of the sun 65 times.

1. Sirius

The brightest star is in the constellation of the Great Dog. The brightness of Sirius is due to its relative closeness to the Earth( 8.6 light years).Sirius is visible from almost all parts of the globe except for the northernmost regions.