| STAR | MAGNITUDE |
|---|---|
| The Sun | —25.4 |
| Sirius | —1.58 |
| Vega | 0.14 |
| Capella | 0.21 |
| Arcturus | 0.24 |
| Rigel | 0.34 |
| Procyon | 0.48 |
| Altair | 0.89 |
| Aldebaran | 1.06 |
| Pollux | 1.21 |
| Spica | 1.21 |
| Antares | 1.22 |
| Fomalhaut | 1.29 |
| Deneb | 1.33 |
| Regulus | 1.34 |
| Castor | 1.58 |
| ε Canis Majoris | 1.63 |
| ε Ursæ Majoris | 1.68 |
| Bellatrix | 1.70 |
| λ Scorpii | 1.71 |
| ε Orionis | 1.75 |
| β Tauri | 1.78 |
| α Persei | 1.90 |
| ζ Orionis | 1.91 |
| η Ursæ Majoris | 1.91 |
| γ Geminorum | 1.93 |
- ↑
With the exception of the estimate of the sun's magnitude the list
is taken from the Harvard Observatory Catalogue.
Other results for the stellar magnitude of the sun are as follows:
Wollaston: —26.6
Bond: —25.8
Zöllner: —26.6
The sun gives us: 10,000,000,000 times the light of Sirius.
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