List of stars more luminous than any closer star


This is a list of stars which are more luminous than any closer star, that is, stars which emit more radiation than any other star within the same distance of the Sun. The luminosities are measured in bolometric luminosity and not by visual luminosity. For example, Alpha Centauri A is the most luminous star within 5 light-years of the Sun. In order to find a star more luminous than α Cen, the radius would have to be extended out to 9 light years, to include Sirius. The closest star more luminous than Sirius is Vega, at 25 light years, and so on.
NameConstellationvis.
mag.		Spectral typeBolometric luminosity abs.
V mag.		Distance
Notes
Sun−26.74G2V14.830
Alpha Centauri ACentaurus−0.01G2V1.5194.384.37
SiriusCanis Major−1.47A1Va25.41.428.60
VegaLyra0.026A0Va40.120.58225.04
PolluxGemini1.14K0III431.0833.78
ArcturusBoötes−0.05K0III170−0.3036.7
AldebaranTaurus0.86K5III518−0.64165.3
GacruxCrux1.64M3.5III820−0.5288.6
AchernarEridanus0.46B3Vep3,150−1.46139
Sigma SagittariiSagittarius2.05B2.5V3,300−2.17228
BellatrixOrion1.64B2III9,211−2.78250
SpicaVirgo0.97B1III12,100−3.55250
Becrux, MimosaCrux1.25B0.5III34,000−3.92280
AntaresScorpius1.09M1.5Iab97,700−5.28550
BetelgeuseOrion0.50M2Iab150,000−5.85724
AlnitakOrion1.77O9Iab250,000−6.01,260
AlnilamOrion1.69B0Ia832,000−6.952,000
WR 24Carina6.50WN6h2,240,000−7.055,000
Eta CarinaeCarina4.55WRpe5,000,000−8.67,500
WR 25Carina8.80WN66,300,000−6.610,500
Melnick 34Dorado13.09WN5h7,079,000−7.9163,000in Large Magellanic Cloud
R136a1Dorado12.23WN5h8,710,000−8.09163,000in Large Magellanic Cloud