Applet: Sky Precession  

The 25 brightest stars

V / mag	Name	RA / h	Declin. / °
-1.44	α CMa (Sirius)	6.753	-16.713
-0.62	α Car (Canopus)	6.399	-52.696
-0.05	α Boo (Arcturus)	14.261	19.187
-0.01	α1 Cen (Rigel Kent)	14.661	-60.835
0.03	α Lyr (Vega)	18.616	38.783
0.08	α Aur (Capella)	5.278	45.999
0.18	β Ori (Rigel)	5.242	-8.202
0.40	β CMi (Procyon)	7.655	5.228
0.45	β Ori (Betelgeuse)	5.920	7.407
0.45	β Eri (Achernar)	1.629	-57.237
0.61	β Cen (Hadar)	14.064	-60.373
0.76	α Aql (Altair)	19.846	8.867
0.77	α1 Cru (Acrux)	12.443	-63.099
0.87	α Tau (Aldebaran)	4.599	16.510
0.98	α Vir (Spica)	13.420	-11.161
1.06	αSco (Antares)	16.490	-26.432
1.16	β Gem (Pollux)	7.755	28.026
1.17	α PsA (Fomalhaut)	22.961	-29.622
1.25	α Cyg (Deneb)	20.691	45.280
1.25	β Cru	12.795	-59.689
1.35	α2 Cen	14.661	-60.839
1.36	α Leo (Regulus)	10.140	11.967
1.50	ε CMa (Adhara)	6.977	-28.972
1.58	α Gem (Castor)	7.577	31.889
1.59	γ Cru	12.519	-57.113

Source: The 150 Stars in the Hipparcos Catalogue with Highest Apparent Magnitude

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