Name of Stars Age Size Color Temperature Distance

Sirius 225–250 myr4.018 ×

10^30 kg (2.02 M☉

bluish 8.611 light years

8.611 light years

Canopus1.949 ×

10^31 kg (9.8 M☉)

yellowish-white 7,350 K 310 ± 20 ly

(95 ± 5 pc)

Alpha Centauri ≈4.4 gyr 1.100 M☉ yellow-orange 5,260 K 4.37[5] ly

Arcturus 7.1+1.5−1.2 gyr

2.188 × 10^30 kg (1.1 M☉)

orange 4,290 K 36.66 light years

Vega 455 ± 13 myr 1.961 million km (2.818 R☉) bluish-white 9,602 K 25.05 light

years

Capella 590 – 650 myr 2.5687 ± 0.0074 M☉ yellowish 4,970 ± 50 K 13.159 ± 0.015

Rigel 8±1 myr 3.58 × 10^31 kg (18 M☉) bluish-white 11,000 K 772.9 light

years

Procyon 1.87±0.13 gyr 1.499±0.031 M☉

yellowish-white 6,530±50 K 11.46 ± 0.05 ly

Achernar 37.3 myr1.333 ×

10^31 kg (6.7 M☉)

bluish 15,000 K 139 ± 3 ly

Beta Centauri 14.1 ± 0.6 10.3 ± 0.1 M☉ bluish 25,000 ± 2,000 K 390 ± 20 ly

Betelgeuse reddish

Altair yellowish-white

Aldebaran orangeAcrux bluish

Antares reddishSpica BluishPollux yellowish

Fomalhaut bluish-whiteDeneb whiteBecrux bluish