Popular Name
|
Designation
|
Constellation-
as seen from
earth.
|
Distance
(light
years)
|
Apparent
Magnitude
from earth
|
Where would the
sun
be in the sky from a
planet orbiting the
star?
Constellation.
|
How bright
would the
sun be?
Apparent.
mag.
|
Star Chart showing our sun's position from
popular star.
( click on image below )
|
Sun
|
Sol
|
zodiac
|
-
|
-26.72
|
zodiac
|
- 26.72
|
|
Sirius
|
Alpha CMa A
|
Canis Major
|
8.6
|
-1.44
|
Hercules
|
+ 1.9
|
|
Canopus
|
Alpha
Carinae
|
Carina
|
313
|
-0.62
|
Draco
|
+ 9.7
|
|
Rigel
Kentaurus
|
Alpha
Centauri
- this is actually
a triple star
system
|
Centaurus
|
4.39
|
-0.28
represents
total mag for
the triple
system.
|
Cassiopeia
|
- 0.32
|
|
Arctures
|
Alpha Boo
|
Bootes
|
36.71
|
- 0.06
|
Cetus
|
+ 5.00
|
|
Vega
|
Alpha Lyr
|
Lyra
|
25.30
|
0.04
|
Columba
|
+ 4.29
|
|
Capella
|
Alpha Aur
|
Auriga
|
42.20
|
0.08
(variable)
|
Ara
|
+ 5.31
|
|
Rigel
|
Beta Ori A
|
Orion
|
773
|
0.18
(variable)
|
Ophiuchus
|
+ 11.62
|
|
Procyon
|
Alpha CMi A
|
Canis Major
|
11.41
|
0.40
|
Aquila
|
+ 2.47
|
|
Archernar
|
Alpha Eri
|
Eridanus
|
144
|
0.45
(variable)
|
Ursa Major
|
+ 7.97
|
|
Betelgeuse
|
Alpha Ori
|
Orion
|
427
|
0.45
(variable)
|
Ophiuchus
|
+ 10.33
|
|
Hadar
|
Beta Cent
|
Centaurus
|
525
|
0.61
(variable)
|
Cassiopeia
Our sun would appear
very close to The Alpha
Centauri system
Seperation perhaps only
2 arcminuets.
Distance in chart is over
emphasized.
|
+ 10.78
|
|
Altair
|
Alpha Aqi
|
Aquila
|
16.77
|
0.61
(variable)
|
Monoceros
|
+ 3.30
|
|
Acrux
|
Alpha Cru
|
Crux
|
321
|
0.77
double star
combined
mag
|
Cassiopeia
Our sun would appear
very close to The Alpha
Centauri system
Seperation perhaps only
12 arcminuets.
The image is a close-up
|
+ 9.7
|
|
Aldebaren
|
Alpha Tau
|
Taurus
|
65.11
|
0.87
|
Ophiuchus
|
+ 6.25
|
|
Spica
|
Alpha Vir
|
Virgo
|
262
|
0.98
(variable)
|
Pisces-
The sun would be near
Alpha Centauri system.
Alpha Centauri would
also form a tight pair
with 61 Virginis. Altair
would alos form a close
pair with 70 Orphiuchi
|
+ 9.27
|
|
Antares
|
Alpha Sco
|
Scorpius
|
604
|
1.05
(variable)
|
Taurus
|
+ 11.09
|
|
Pollux
|
Beta Gem
|
Gemini
|
33.4
|
1.16
|
|
+ 4.80
|
|
Fomalhaut
|
Alpha PsA
|
Piscis Austrinus
|
25.07
|
1.16
|
|
+ 4.18
|
|
Becrux
|
Beta Cru
|
Crux
|
353
|
1.25
(variable)
|
|
+ 9.92
|
|
Deneb
|
Alpha Cyg
|
Cygnus
|
3230
|
1.25
(variable)
|
|
+ 14.73
|
|
Regulus
|
Alpha Leo
|
Leo
|
77.49
|
1.36
|
|
+ 6.63
|
|
Adhara
|
Epsilon CMa
|
Canis Major
|
431
|
1.50
|
|
+ 10.35
|
|
Castor
|
Alpha Gem
|
Gemini
|
51.55
|
1.58
double star
combined
mag
|
|
|
+ 5.74
|
|
Gracrux
|
Gamma Cru
|
Crux
|
87.94
|
1.59
(variable)
|
|
+ 6.90
|
|
Shaula
|
Lambda Sco
|
Scorpius
|
703
|
1.62
(variable)
|
|
+ 11.42
|
|
