Following are the top 10 brightest stars followed by the name of the constellation they are viewed in and the distance in Light years.
0) Sun
1) Sirius - Canis Major (Greater Dog) - 8.6 ly
2) Canopus - Carina - 310 ly
3) Alpha Centauri AB - Centaurus - 4.4 ly
4) Arcturus - Bootes (Herdsman) - 37 ly
5) Vega - Lyra - 25 ly
6) Rigel - Orion (Hunter) - 770 ly
7) Procyon - Canis Minor (Lesser Dog) - 11
8) Betelguese - Orion (Hunter) - 640
9) Achernar - Eridanus (River) - 140
10) Beta Centauri (Hadar/Agena) - Centaurus - 530
0) Sun
1) Sirius - Canis Major (Greater Dog) - 8.6 ly
2) Canopus - Carina - 310 ly
3) Alpha Centauri AB - Centaurus - 4.4 ly
4) Arcturus - Bootes (Herdsman) - 37 ly
5) Vega - Lyra - 25 ly
6) Rigel - Orion (Hunter) - 770 ly
7) Procyon - Canis Minor (Lesser Dog) - 11
8) Betelguese - Orion (Hunter) - 640
9) Achernar - Eridanus (River) - 140
10) Beta Centauri (Hadar/Agena) - Centaurus - 530
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