List of nearest giant stars explained

This is a list of the nearest giant stars (luminosity class III or II) to the Earth, located at a distance of up to 100ly.

List

Name Apparent magnitude (V)Notes
PolluxK0 III[1] 9.06 ± 0.031.91 ± 0.091.1417th brightest star in the night sky.
Arcturus[2] 25.4 ± 0.21.08 ± 0.06-0.05Fourth-brightest star in the night sky, and the nearest red giant to Earth.

Delta Capricorni		A7m III1.9122.91The nearest white giant.
Capella AG8III0.03The nearest yellow giant, together with Capella A. With a magnitude of 0.08,[3] the Capella star system is the 6th-brightest star in the night sky.
Capella BG0III2.480.16The nearest yellow giant, together with Capella B.
K1III-IVCN1[4] 3.21[5]
F2 III[6] 1.91 ± 0.022.28 [7]
Menkent (Theta Centauri)K0 III[8] 10.61.27[9] 2.06
Epsilon ReticuliK2III-IV4.44
Eta SerpentisK0III-IV[10] 5.897 ± 0.028[11] 2[12] 3.26
Alpha Trianguli (Mothallah)F5III[13] 3.221.73.42
Tureis (Rho Puppis)F5IIkF2IImF5II[14] 2.78[15] [16]
Larawag (Epsilon Scorpii)K1 III[17] 12.61.24[18] 2.31[19]
Nu2 Canis Majoris[20] K1.5III-IVFe1[21] 4.9 ± 0.11.3 ± 0.13.96[22]
Aldebaran[23] K5+III[24] 45.1 ± 0.1[25] 1.16 ± 0.07[26] 0.86 [27] 14th brightest star in the night sky.
HamalK2-IIIbCa-1[28] [29] 2.0049th brightest star in the night sky.
Nu OctantisK1III[30] 3.73[31]
Alpha SerpentisK2IIIbCN1[32] 12.191.612.623
Epsilon CygniK0III[33] 11.18~2[34] 2.48
Kaus Borealis (Lambda Sagittarii)K1IIIb[35] 2.82[36]
Cebalrai (Beta Ophiuchi)K2IIICN0.5[37] [38] 2.749
AliothA1III-IVpkB9[39] 2.91[40] 1.7733rd brightest star in the night sky.
Ankaa (Alpha Phoenicis)K0.5IIIb[41] 14.72.79 ± 0.14[42] 2.377
Seginus (Gamma Boötis)A7 III[43] or A7 IV+(n)[44] 4.65[45] 3.03[46]
Wazn (Beta Columbae)K1III_CN+1[47] 11.53.105
GacruxM3.5III[48] 73[49] [50] 1.64The nearest M-type red giant, and the 25th brightest star in the night sky.
36 G. DoradusK2III-IV4.66
Cursa (Beta Eridani)A3 III var[51] or A3 IV[52] 2.422.796
Kappa OphiuchiK2III[53] 11[54] 1.19 ± 0.143.20[55]
Eta DraconisG8 III[56] 10.46–10.532.73[57]
37 LibraeK1III-IV4.62[58]
Chi LeonisF2III[59] 1.99[60] 1.62[61] 4.63[62]
Praecipua (46 Leonis Minoris)K0+III-IV[63] [64] 3.83[65]
Diphda (Beta Ceti)K0 III[66] [67] 3.5[68] 2.02
Altais (Delta Draconis)G9III[69] 3.07
Alpha IndiK0III-IV[70] 3.11

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