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Loading contentBright stars prominent in the Northern-Hemisphere winter evening sky.
250 stars · ordered by magnitude.
| Star | Type | Constellation | Mag | Distance (ly) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdharaEpsilon Canis Majoris | Blue giant | CMa | 1.5 | 405.2 |
| ElnathBeta Tauri | Blue giant | Tau | 1.65 | 133.89 |
| WezenDelta Canis Majoris | — | CMa | 1.83 | 1,606.7 |
| MenkalinanBeta Aurigae | Main-sequence star | Aur | 1.9 | 81.11 |
| AlhenaGamma Geminorum | Subgiant | Gem | 1.93 | 109.3 |
| MirzamBeta Canis Majoris | Blue giant | CMa | 1.98 | 492.7 |
| Almach57 Andromedae | Main-sequence star | And | 2.1 | 393 |
| AludraEta Canis Majoris | Blue supergiant | CMa | 2.45 | 1,988.8 |
| MenkarAlpha Ceti | Red giant | Cet | 2.54 | 249.16 |
| ArnebAlpha Leporis | — | Lep | 2.58 | 2,218.8 |
| MahasimTheta Aurigae | Main-sequence star | Aur | 2.65 | 165.56 |
| PhactAlpha Columbae | Subgiant | Col | 2.65 | 261.34 |
| HassalehIota Aurigae | Red giant | Aur | 2.69 | 493.4 |
| Pi Puppis | Red supergiant | Pup | 2.71 | 807.3 |
| HatysaIota Orionis | Blue giant | Ori | 2.75 | 2,329.7 |
| CursaBeta Eridani | — | Eri | 2.78 | 89.36 |
| NihalBeta Leporis | — | Lep | 2.81 | 160.35 |
| Zeta Persei | Blue supergiant | Per | 2.84 | 751.5 |
| AlcyoneEta Tauri | Blue giant | Tau | 2.85 | 403.2 |
| Castor BAlpha Geminorum | Main-sequence star | Gem | 2.85 | 51.55 |
| TejatMu Geminorum | Red giant | Gem | 2.87 | 231.65 |
| Acamar | — | Eri | 2.88 | 161.22 |
| GomeisaBeta Canis Minoris | Main-sequence star | CMi | 2.89 | 161.7 |
| Epsilon Persei | Main-sequence star | Per | 2.9 | 638.3 |
| Gamma Persei | — | Per | 2.91 | 243.22 |
| Tau Puppis | Red giant | Pup | 2.94 | 182.01 |
| TianguanZeta Tauri | Blue giant | Tau | 2.97 | 445 |
| ZaurakGamma Eridani | Red supergiant | Eri | 2.97 | 203.34 |
| Beta Trianguli | — | Tri | 3 | 126.86 |
| Delta Persei | Blue giant | Per | 3.01 | 516.1 |
| 24 Canis Majoris | Blue supergiant | CMa | 3.02 | 2,764 |
| FurudZeta Canis Majoris | Main-sequence star | CMa | 3.02 | 362.4 |
| AlmaazEpsilon Aurigae | — | Aur | 3.03 | 2,131.7 |
| MebsutaEpsilon Geminorum | Main-sequence star | Gem | 3.06 | 845 |
| WaznBeta Columbae | Red giant | Col | 3.12 | 87.18 |
| Nu Puppis | Blue giant | Pup | 3.17 | 371.5 |
| HaedusEta Aurigae | Main-sequence star | Aur | 3.18 | 243.4 |
| Epsilon Leporis | Red giant | Lep | 3.19 | 213.31 |
| Tabit1 Orionis | Main-sequence star | Ori | 3.19 | 26.32 |
| Alpha Pictoris | Subgiant | Pic | 3.24 | 96.55 |
| Sigma Puppis | Red giant | Pup | 3.25 | 193.68 |
| Gamma Hydri | Red giant | Hyi | 3.26 | 214.01 |
| Mu Leporis | Subgiant | Lep | 3.29 | 185.95 |
| Alpha Doradus | Main-sequence star | Dor | 3.3 | 168.64 |
| PropusEta Geminorum | Red giant | Gem | 3.31 | 384.6 |
| Rho Persei | Red giant | Per | 3.32 | 307.69 |
| Alpha Reticuli | — | Ret | 3.33 | 161.62 |
| AzmidiXi Puppis | — | Pup | 3.34 | 1,199.1 |
| AlzirrXi Geminorum | Subgiant | Gem | 3.35 | 58.7 |
| Eta Orionis | Main-sequence star | Ori | 3.35 | 976.5 |
| MeissaLambda Orionis | Main-sequence star | Ori | 3.39 | 1,098.2 |
| Chamukuy78 Tauri | — | Tau | 3.4 | 150.37 |
| Lambda Tauri | Main-sequence star | Tau | 3.41 | 483.9 |
| Chi Carinae | Subgiant | Car | 3.46 | 454.9 |
| KaffaljidhmaGamma Ceti | Main-sequence star | Cet | 3.47 | 79.61 |
| NganurganitySigma Canis Majoris | Red giant | CMa | 3.49 | 1,120.8 |
| Kappa Canis Majoris | Subgiant | CMa | 3.5 | 658.9 |
| WasatDelta Geminorum | Subgiant | Gem | 3.5 | 60.47 |
| RanaDelta Eridani | Subgiant | Eri | 3.52 | 29.49 |
| AinEpsilon Tauri | Red giant | Tau | 3.53 | 146.65 |
| 41 Eridani | Main-sequence star | Eri | 3.55 | 177.94 |
| Zeta Leporis | Main-sequence star | Lep | 3.55 | 70.47 |
| Phi Eridani | Subgiant | Eri | 3.56 | 153.7 |
| Kappa Geminorum | — | Gem | 3.57 | 141.38 |
| Lambda Geminorum | Main-sequence star | Gem | 3.58 | 100.88 |
| Gamma Leporis | Main-sequence star | Lep | 3.59 | 29.12 |
| Tau Orionis | Blue giant | Ori | 3.59 | 494.2 |
| Theta Geminorum | — | Gem | 3.6 | 189.08 |
| Bharani41 Arietis | Main-sequence star | Ari | 3.61 | 165.65 |
| Omicron Tauri | — | Tau | 3.61 | 290.95 |
| Atlas27 Tauri | Blue giant | Tau | 3.62 | 382.4 |
| HR 3017 | Red giant | Pup | 3.62 | 1,132.5 |
| Prima HyadumGamma Tauri | — | Tau | 3.65 | 161.54 |
| 3 Orionis | Blue giant | Ori | 3.68 | 1,052.1 |
| SaclateniZeta Aurigae | Red giant | Aur | 3.69 | 785.9 |
| 16 Eridani | Red giant | Eri | 3.7 | 304.53 |
| 8 Orionis | Blue giant | Ori | 3.71 | 1,342.2 |
| Eta Leporis | Main-sequence star | Lep | 3.71 | 48.53 |
| HR 3080 | — | Pup | 3.71 | 352.6 |
| Delta Aurigae | Red giant | Aur | 3.72 | 126.03 |
| Electra17 Tauri | Blue giant | Tau | 3.72 | 404.7 |
| RanEpsilon Eridani | Main-sequence star | Eri | 3.72 | 10.49 |
| Xi Tauri | Main-sequence star | Tau | 3.73 | 209.07 |
| Beta Doradus | — | Dor | 3.76 | 1,006.7 |
| Beta Monocerotis | Main-sequence star | Mon | 3.76 | 676.7 |
| Delta Leporis | — | Lep | 3.76 | 113.72 |
| MiramEta Persei | Red supergiant | Per | 3.77 | 879.1 |
| Nu Persei | — | Per | 3.77 | 556.6 |
| Secunda Hyadum61 Tauri | — | Tau | 3.77 | 155.61 |
| Sigma Orionis | Main-sequence star | Ori | 3.77 | 1,072.9 |
| HR 2736 | — | Vol | 3.78 | 139.8 |
| Iota Geminorum | — | Gem | 3.78 | 120.35 |
| MisamKappa Persei | Red giant | Per | 3.79 | 112.74 |
| DalimAlpha Fornacis | Main-sequence star | For | 3.8 | 46.43 |
| HR 2948 | Subgiant | Pup | 3.8 | 346.6 |
| Theemin52 Eridani | — | Eri | 3.81 | 213.87 |
| AlreschaAlpha Piscium | Main-sequence star | Psc | 3.82 | 150.58 |
| 77 Tauri | — | Tau | 3.84 | 154.36 |
| AtikOmicron Persei | Blue giant | Per | 3.84 | 1,120.8 |
| Beta Reticuli | Subgiant | Ret | 3.84 | 97.39 |
| Alpha Horologii | Red giant | Hor | 3.85 | 115.01 |
| Beta Pictoris | Main-sequence star | Pic | 3.85 | 63.41 |
| Delta Columbae | — | Col | 3.85 | 233.97 |
| Epsilon Columbae | Red giant | Col | 3.86 | 263.24 |
| Sceptrum53 Eridani | Red giant | Eri | 3.86 | 109.85 |
| Maia20 Tauri | Blue giant | Tau | 3.87 | 383.3 |
| 16 Canis Majoris | Red supergiant | CMa | 3.89 | — |
| AzhaEta Eridani | Red giant | Eri | 3.89 | 136.52 |
| Nu Tauri | Main-sequence star | Tau | 3.91 | 116.94 |
| Nu Eridani | Blue giant | Eri | 3.93 | 675.3 |
| Tau Persei | — | Per | 3.93 | 254.21 |
| Zeta Volantis | Red giant | Vol | 3.93 | 141.01 |
| 3 Puppis | — | Pup | 3.94 | — |
| Alpha Monocerotis | Red giant | Mon | 3.94 | 147.78 |
| 50 Cassiopeiae | Main-sequence star | Cas | 3.95 | 157.11 |
| 7 Canis Majoris | Red giant | CMa | 3.95 | 64.42 |
| 48 Persei | Main-sequence star | Per | 3.96 | 476.8 |
| Eta Columbae | Red giant | Col | 3.96 | 472 |
| Beemim43 Eridani | Red giant | Eri | 3.97 | 296.24 |
| Delta Volantis | — | Vol | 3.97 | 737.9 |
| Nu Aurigae | Red giant | Aur | 3.97 | 230.34 |
| MenkibXi Persei | Blue supergiant | Per | 3.98 | 1,244.9 |
| Gamma Monocerotis | Red giant | Mon | 3.99 | 497.9 |
| Upsilon Ceti | Red giant | Cet | 3.99 | 292.78 |
| MekbudaZeta Geminorum | — | Gem | 4.01 | 1,376.2 |
| Mu Eridani | Subgiant | Eri | 4.01 | 521.9 |
| Omega Canis Majoris | Subgiant | CMa | 4.01 | 911.1 |
| Beta Camelopardalis | — | Cam | 4.03 | 872.1 |
| Gamma Trianguli | Main-sequence star | Tri | 4.03 | 112.31 |
| Beid38 Eridani | — | Eri | 4.04 | 121.7 |
| Iota Persei | Yellow dwarf | Per | 4.05 | 34.38 |
| 9 Orionis | Red giant | Ori | 4.06 | 185.95 |
| Upsilon Geminorum | Red giant | Gem | 4.06 | 270.89 |
| 11 Eridani | Main-sequence star | Eri | 4.08 | 88.63 |
| Delta Ceti | Subgiant | Cet | 4.08 | 649.7 |
| Delta Hydri | Main-sequence star | Hyi | 4.08 | 139.68 |
| Theta Canis Majoris | Red giant | CMa | 4.08 | 260.72 |
| 40 Orionis | — | Ori | 4.09 | 117.49 |
| HR 3055 | Blue giant | Pup | 4.1 | 1,647.3 |
| Theta Persei | Main-sequence star | Per | 4.1 | 36.29 |
| Iota Eridani | Red giant | Eri | 4.11 | 150.65 |
| MulipheinGamma Canis Majoris | Blue giant | CMa | 4.11 | 441.9 |
| Epsilon Hydri | Blue giant | Hyi | 4.12 | 151.84 |
| Mu Orionis | Main-sequence star | Ori | 4.12 | 154.94 |
| Mu Persei | — | Per | 4.12 | 901 |
| 29 Orionis | — | Ori | 4.13 | 157.34 |
| Nu Geminorum | Blue giant | Gem | 4.13 | 544.5 |
| 5 Tauri | Red giant | Tau | 4.14 | 342.2 |
| Merope23 Tauri | Subgiant | Tau | 4.14 | 380.1 |
| Delta Monocerotis | Main-sequence star | Mon | 4.15 | 384.2 |
| 1 Geminorum | — | Gem | 4.16 | 155.09 |
| Rho Geminorum | Main-sequence star | Gem | 4.16 | 58.86 |
| HR 1195 | — | Eri | 4.17 | 209.88 |
| 11 Puppis | — | Pup | 4.2 | 521.9 |
| 32 Orionis | Main-sequence star | Ori | 4.2 | 302.84 |
| 65 Tauri | Subgiant | Tau | 4.21 | 153.92 |
| HR 1035 | Blue supergiant | Cam | 4.21 | 1,941.4 |
| 16 Persei | — | Per | 4.22 | 120.75 |
| 27 Eridani | Main-sequence star | Eri | 4.22 | 57.49 |
| HR 3090 | Blue supergiant | Pup | 4.22 | 1,655.6 |
| Sigma Geminorum | Red giant | Gem | 4.23 | 125.06 |
| Kappa Eridani | Subgiant | Eri | 4.24 | 508 |
| Pi Ceti | Subgiant | Cet | 4.24 | 393 |
| 58 Persei | — | Per | 4.25 | 797.4 |
| 88 Tauri | Main-sequence star | Tau | 4.25 | 156.21 |
| Lambda Eridani | Subgiant | Eri | 4.25 | 811.3 |
| Lambda Persei | Subgiant | Per | 4.25 | 421.9 |
| 19 Eridani | Main-sequence star | Eri | 4.26 | 293.31 |
| 82 G. Eri | Yellow dwarf | Eri | 4.26 | 19.71 |
| Alpha Camelopardalis | Blue supergiant | Cam | 4.26 | — |
| Gamma Doradus | — | Dor | 4.26 | 66.74 |
| 90 Tauri | Main-sequence star | Tau | 4.27 | 153.56 |
| Mu Ceti | — | Cet | 4.27 | 84.06 |
| Mu Tauri | Subgiant | Tau | 4.27 | 455.5 |
| Tau Tauri | Main-sequence star | Tau | 4.27 | 398.2 |
| Upsilon Tauri | Main-sequence star | Tau | 4.28 | 153.77 |
| 10 Tauri | Main-sequence star | Tau | 4.29 | 45.54 |
| Lambda Leporis | Subgiant | Lep | 4.29 | 851.6 |
| 68 Tauri | Subgiant | Tau | 4.3 | 148.52 |
| 73 Ceti | Blue giant | Cet | 4.3 | 193.11 |
| HR 1189 | Main-sequence star | Eri | 4.3 | 165.48 |
| Pi Aurigae | Red giant | Aur | 4.3 | 751.5 |
| Taygeta19 Tauri | Main-sequence star | Tau | 4.3 | 409.2 |
| 119 Tauri | Red supergiant | Tau | 4.32 | 1,792.1 |
| 54 Eridani | Red giant | Eri | 4.32 | 368.5 |
| Kappa Aurigae | — | Aur | 4.32 | 176.97 |
| Psi Persei | Main-sequence star | Per | 4.32 | 583.5 |
| Gamma Canis Minoris | Red giant | CMi | 4.33 | 318.2 |
| 4 Canis Majoris | Blue giant | CMa | 4.34 | 1,382 |
| Delta Doradus | Main-sequence star | Dor | 4.34 | 149.61 |
| 15 Lyncis | — | Lyn | 4.35 | 178.33 |
| 2 Orionis | Main-sequence star | Ori | 4.35 | 224.47 |
| BoteinDelta Arietis | Red giant | Ari | 4.35 | 169.7 |
| HR 2435 | Blue giant | Car | 4.35 | 1,364.7 |
| 37 Tauri | Red giant | Tau | 4.36 | 187.12 |
| 65 Ceti | — | Cet | 4.36 | 383.3 |
| Gamma Columbae | Subgiant | Col | 4.36 | 869.8 |
| Iota Canis Majoris | Blue supergiant | CMa | 4.36 | 2,508.9 |
| Kappa Leporis | Main-sequence star | Lep | 4.36 | 728 |
| Omega Eridani | Subgiant | Eri | 4.36 | 234.98 |
| Sigma Persei | Red giant | Per | 4.36 | 359.6 |
| Kappa Columbae | — | Col | 4.37 | 182.52 |
| Tau Canis Majoris | Blue supergiant | CMa | 4.37 | 2,992.3 |
| 37 Orionis | Subgiant | Ori | 4.39 | 1,087.2 |
| 54 Orionis | Yellow dwarf | Ori | 4.39 | 28.26 |
| Epsilon Monocerotis | Subgiant | Mon | 4.39 | 122.29 |
| HR 1155 | Red giant | Cam | 4.39 | 795.5 |
| Omicron Puppis | Subgiant | Pup | 4.4 | 1,418.1 |
| HR 2554 | — | Car | 4.41 | 544.5 |
| Tau Geminorum | Red giant | Gem | 4.41 | 321.02 |
| 27 Canis Majoris | Blue giant | CMa | 4.42 | 1,734.9 |
| 8 Canis Majoris | Red giant | CMa | 4.42 | 421.4 |
| HR 2748 | Red dwarf | Pup | 4.42 | 208.94 |
| Nu Orionis | Subgiant | Ori | 4.42 | 516.1 |
| 7 Camelopardalis | Main-sequence star | Cam | 4.43 | 371.9 |
| Keid40 Eridani | Main-sequence star | Eri | 4.43 | 16.26 |
| Pi Eridani | Red giant | Eri | 4.43 | 481.1 |
| 2 Lyncis | Main-sequence star | Lyn | 4.44 | 156.58 |
| Alpha Caeli | Main-sequence star | Cae | 4.44 | 65.77 |
| Epsilon Reticuli | Subgiant | Ret | 4.44 | 59.49 |
| HR 2906 | Main-sequence star | Pup | 4.44 | 82.51 |
| Beta Fornacis | — | For | 4.45 | 172.66 |
| Iota Leporis | Main-sequence star | Lep | 4.45 | 231.81 |
| Xi Orionis | Subgiant | Ori | 4.45 | 607.4 |
| 32 Eridani | — | Eri | 4.46 | 313.01 |
| Iota Cassiopeiae | Main-sequence star | Cas | 4.46 | 132.85 |
| Rho Orionis | Red giant | Ori | 4.46 | 350 |
| 1 Eridani | Main-sequence star | Eri | 4.47 | 46.38 |
| 10 Orionis | Red giant | Ori | 4.47 | 945.4 |
| 13 Monocerotis | — | Mon | 4.47 | — |
| HR 3129 | Main-sequence star | Pup | 4.47 | 959.3 |
| HR 999 | Red giant | Ari | 4.47 | 542.7 |
| Lambda Canis Majoris | Main-sequence star | CMa | 4.47 | 423.6 |
| 18 Monocerotis | Red giant | Mon | 4.48 | 368.1 |
| 71 Tauri | Main-sequence star | Tau | 4.48 | 160.12 |
| Gamma Reticuli | Red giant | Ret | 4.48 | 469.3 |
| 30 Geminorum | Red giant | Gem | 4.49 | 288.89 |
| 48 Cassiopeiae | Subgiant | Cas | 4.49 | 115.01 |
| 50 Eridani | Red giant | Eri | 4.49 | 127.06 |
| HR 2740 | Subgiant | Pup | 4.49 | 69.89 |
| HR 3084 | Main-sequence star | Pup | 4.49 | 648.4 |
| Gamma Pictoris | Red giant | Pic | 4.5 | 176.78 |
| Omega Orionis | Blue giant | Ori | 4.5 | 1,382 |
| Tau Aurigae | — | Aur | 4.51 | 206.82 |
| Lilii Borea39 Arietis | Red giant | Ari | 4.52 | 171.57 |
| HR 2113 | Red giant | Ori | 4.53 | 420.8 |
| HR 2937 | Subgiant | Pup | 4.53 | 360.4 |
| 16 Aurigae | Red giant | Aur | 4.54 | 232.31 |
| 5 Canis Majoris | — | CMa | 4.54 | 441.3 |
| 6 Canis Minoris | Red giant | CMi | 4.55 | 572.2 |