* Sun

Brightest stars

* Sirius

* Canopus

* Arcturus

* Vega

* Capella

* Rigel

* Procyon

* Altair

* Achernar

* Betelgeuse

* Rigel Kentaurus

* Spica

* Antares

* Pollux

* Fomalhaut

* Dubhe

* Miaplacidus

Other notable stars:

* Alpha Centauri (nearest star system)

* Barnard's Star (second-nearest star system)

* Wolf 359 (third-nearest star system)

* Sirius B (white dwarf companion to Sirius)

* Procyon B (white dwarf companion to Procyon)

* Gliese 581 (red dwarf with six known planets)

* Kepler-452b (Earth-sized planet orbiting a Sun-like star)

* TRAPPIST-1 (ultracool dwarf star with seven Earth-sized planets)