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The Most Prominent Stars

Name	Constellation to which star belongs	Apparent Magnitude
Sirius	Canis Major	-1.46
Canopus	Carina	-0.72
Rigil Kent (Alpha Centauri)	Centaurus	-0.27
Arcturus	Bootes	-0.04
Vega	Lyra	+0.03
Capella	Auriga	+0.08
Rigel	Orion	+0.12
Procyon	Canis Minor	+0.38
Achernar	Eridanus	+0.46
Betelgeuse	Orion	+0.50 (var)

The Nearest Stars

Star	Distance (light-years)	Apparent Magnitude
Proxima Centauri	4.2	+11.0
Alpha Centauri	4.3	-0.3
Barnard's Star	6.0	+9.5
Wolf 359	7.7	+13.5
Lalande 21185	8.2	+7.5
UV Ceti	8.4	+12.5
Sirius	8.6	-1.46
Ross 154	9.4	+10.5
Ross 248	10.4	+12.3
Epsilon Eridani	10.8	+3.7
Ross 128	10.9	+11.1

Note: Proxima Centauri is part of the Alpha Centauri system.
Apparent magnitude: brightness, as seen from Earth; the lower the magnitude, the brighter the star.

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