ज्ञात असलेल्या सर्वांत तेजस्वी तार्यांची यादी
| ताऱ्याचे नाव | तेजस्विता (सूर्याच्या पटीत) | निरपेक्ष तेजस्विता | सूर्यमालेपासून अंतर (प्रकाशवर्षांत) | दृश्य तेजस्विता |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| आर१३६ए१ (मोठ्या मॅजेलानिक मेघात) | ८,७००,००० | -१२.५ | १६५,००० | १२.७७ |
| सिग्नस ओबी२-१२ | ६,३००,००० | -१२.२ | ५,००० | ११.४ |
| एचडी ९३१२९ए | ५,५००,००० | -१२.१ | ७,५०० | ६.९७ |
| η कॅरिना | ५,०००,००० | -०.८ ते ७.९ | ७,५०० | |
| LBV 1806-20 | 5,000,000 (middle model) | 40,000 | 8.6 | |
| QPM-241 | 4,500,000 | −11.9 | 25,000 | |
| Pismis 24-1 | 4,200,000 | −11.8 | 8,150 | 10.43 |
| WR 101e | 3,700,000 | −11.6 | 26,000 | 13.1 |
| WR 102ka | 3,700,000 | −11.6 | 26,100 | |
| HD 5980 (in SMC) | 3,400,000 | −11.5 | 200,000 | 11.52 |
| LSS 4067 | 3,000,000 | −11.4 | ||
| HD 93250 | 2,800,000 | −11.3 | 11,000 | 7.50 |
| Cygnus OB2-8 | 2,750,000 | −11.3 | 3000 | 8.99 |
| Var 83 (in M33) | 2,240,000 | −11.1 | 3,000,000 | 16.40 |
| HDE 269810 (in LMC) | 2,200,000 | −11.1 | 170,000 | 12.28 |
| Wray 17-96 | 1,800,000 | −10.9 | 15,000 | 17.8 |
| The Pistol Star | 1,700,000 (low model) | −10.8 | 25,000 | |
| ζ1 Sco | 1,700,000 | −10.8 | 5700 | 4.66 to 4.86 |
| AF And (in M31) | 1,600,000 | −10.8 | 2,500,000 | |
| LY Aurigae | 1,400,000 | −10.6 | 2000 | 6.85 |
| Tr 27-27 | 1,350,000 | −10.5 | ||
| Var B (in M33) | 1,100,000 | −10.4 | 3,000,000 | |
| AG Car | 1,000,000 | −10.3 | 6000 | 5.7 to 9.0 |
| S Dor (in LMC) | 870,000 | −10.1 | 169,000 | 8.6 to 11.5 (B) |
| Var C (in M33) | 660,000 | −9.8 | 3,000,000 | |
| 34 Cyg | 630,000 | −9.7 | 6000 | 4.8 |
| ρ Cas | 550,000 | −9.6 | 12,000 | 4.1 to 6.2 |
| x Car | 520,000 | −9.5 | 3000 | 3.93 |
| HR Car | 500,000 | −9.5 | 17,600 | 8.3 |
| Plaskett's Star | 500,000 (high model) | −9.47 | 6600 | 6.05 |
| DL Cru | 500,000 | −9.47 | 20,000 | 6.24 |
| AE And (in M31) | 450,000 | −9.4 | 2,500,000 | |
| VY CMa | 450,000 | −9.4 | 4900 | 6.5 to 9.6 |
| χ2 Ori | 420,000 | −9.3 | 1800 | 4.65 |
| HDE 226868 | 390,000 | −9.25 | 6100 | 8.9 |
| ε Ori | 380,000 | −9.2 | 1300 | 1.70 |
| KW Sgr | 370,000 | −9.17 | 10,000 | 8.9 |
| ζ Pup | 360,000 | −9.0 | 1090 | 2.21 |
| V354 Cep | 360,000 | −9.15 | 9000 | 10.82 to 11.35 |
| RW Cep | 350,000 | −9.11 | 11,500 | 6.52 |
| V509 Cas | 350,000 | −9.11 | 7800 | 5.10 |
| μ Cep (the Garnet Star) | 340,000 | −9.08 | 1900 | 4.04 |
| VV Cep A | 315,000 | −9.0 | 2400 | 4.91 |
| η CMa | 300,000 | 2000 | 2.45 | |
| ν Aql | 300,000 | 3000 | 4.69 | |
| WOH G64 (in LMC) | 280,000 | 163,000 | ||
| KY Cyg | 270,000 | −8.84 | 5000 | |
| θ1 Ori C | 220,000 | −8.6 | 1500 | 5.13 |
| 6 Cas | 200,000 | 8100 | 5.55 | |
| Betelgeuse (काक्षी) | 135,000 | 643 | 0.58 | |
| ζ Ori | 100,000 | −7.8 | 700 | 1.79 |
| VV Cep B | 100,000 | −7.8 | 2400 | |
| The following well-known stars are listed for the purpose of comparison. | ||||
| Rigel(राजन्य) | 85,000 | −7.3 | 772 | 0.12 |
| Antares (ज्येष्ठा) | 66,000 | −7.2 | 600 | 0.92 |
| Deneb (हंस) | 54,000 | −6.95 | 1400 | 1.25 |
| Canopus(अगस्ती) | 12,900 | −5.53 | 310 | −0.62 |
| Achernar (अग्रनद) | 3,300 | −4.05 | 139 | 0.46 |
| β Lyrae | 2,900 | −3.91 | 960 | 3.52 |
| Polaris(ध्रुव) | 2,200 | −3.6 | 433 | 1.97 |
| Aldebaran (रोहिणी) | 350 | −0.63 | 65 | 0.85 |
| Arcturus(स्वाती) | 210 | −0.31 | 37 | −0.04 |
| Capella(ब्रह्महृदय) | 78.5 | 0.4 | 42 | 0.08 |
| Castor (कश) | 50 | 0.5 | 50 | 1.98 |
| Vega(अभिजित) | 37 | 0.58 | 25 | 0.00 |
| Sirius(व्याध) | 25.4 | 1.4 | 8.6 | −1.46 |
| α Centauri A | 1.519 | 4.38 | 4.4 | −0.01 |
| Sun(सूर्य) | 1.00 | 4.83 | −26.74 | |