BSC
The Bright Star Catalogue contains 9110 entries of all stars brighter than magnitude 6.5 (the naked eye visible stars). It's one of the most widely used star catalogues and provides detailed basic astronomical and astrophysical data. These pages provides the basic data from the Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Preliminary Version) (Hoffleit+, 1991, Yale University Observatory) as distributed by the at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
An offline readable version of the Bright Star Catalogue is distributed with the Bright Star Catalogue Viewer.
And | Andromeda | a | b | g | d | m | p | 56 | Alpheratz | Mirach | Alamak |
Ant | Antlia | a | z1 | z2 | - |
Aps | Apus | a | d1 | d2 | - |
Aql | Aquila | a | b | g | e | 15 | 57 | Atair | Alshain | Tarazed |
Aqr | Aquarius | a | b | z1 | z2 | Sadalmelik | Sadalsuud |
Ara | Ara | a | b | g | - |
Ari | Aries | a | b | g1 | g2 | e | l | p | Hamal |
Aur | Auriga | a | b | e | z | q | UU | Capella | Menkalinan |
Boo | Bootes | a | b | g | e | k1 | k2 | m1 | m2 | n1 | n2 | c | Arcturus | Nekkar | Seginius |
Cae | Caelum | a | b | g1 | g2 | - |
Cam | Camelopardalis | a | b | g | - |
Cap | Capricornus | a | b | g | d | p | Prima Giedi | Dabih | Nashira | Deneb Algedi |
Car | Carina | a | b | e | h | q | i | R | S | Canopus | Miaplacidus | Avior | Turais |
Cas | Cassiopeia | a | b | g | d | e | h | i | s | Schedar | Caph | Cih | Ruchbah | Segin | Achird |
Cen | Centaurus | a | b | g | 3 | Rigil Kentaurus | Agena |
Cep | Cepheus | a | b | g | d | m | x | Adleramin | Alfirk | Garnet Star | Alkurhah |
Cet | Cetus | a | b | g | o | t | Menkar | Deneb Kaitos | Kaffaljidhmah | Mira |
Cha | Chamaeleon | a | b | g | e | - |
Cir | Circinus | a | - |
CMa | Canis Major | a | b | d | e | Sirius | Murzim | Wezen | Adharaz |
CMi | Canis Minor | a | b | Procyon | Gomeisa |
Cnc | Cancer | a | b | g | d | z1 | z2 | i | Acubens | Altarf | Asellus Borealis | Asellus Australis | Tegmine |
Col | Columba | a | b | g | Phact | Wezn |
Com | Coma Berenices | a | b | g | Diadem |
CrA | Corona Australis | a | b | g | k1 | k2 | Alfecca Meridiana |
CrB | Corona Borealis | a | z1 | z2 | n1 | n2 | s | R | T | Alphekka |
Crt | Crater | a | b | g | d | Alkes |
Cru | Crux | a | b | g | d | m1 | m2 | Acrux | Becrux | Gacrux | |
Crv | Corvus | a | b | g | d | Alchiba | Gienah Ghurab | Algorab |
Cvn | Canes Venatici | a1 | a2 | b | Cor Caroli |
Cyg | Cygnus | a | b | g | d | e | m1 | m2 | c | x | 61 | P | Deneb | Albiero | Sadr | Gienah Cygni |
Del | Delphinus | a | b | g1 | g2 | Sualocin | Rotanev |
Dor | Dorado | a | b | - |
Dra | Draco | a | b | g | m | n1 | n2 | o | y1 | y2 | 16 | 17 | 39 | Thuban | Rastaban | Kuma | Dsiban |
Equ | Equuleus | a | g | e | Kitalpha |
Eri | Eridanus | a | b | e | q1 | q2 | o2 | 32 | Achernar | Cursa | Acamar |
For | Fornax | a | b | g1 | g2 | Fornacis |
Gem | Gemini | a | b | g | d | e | z | h | k | n | Castor | Pollux | Alhena | Wasat | Mebsuta | Mekbuda | Propus |
Gru | Grus | a | b | d | m1 | m2 | Al Nair | Al Dhanab |
Her | Hercules | a1 | a2 | b | g | d | z | k | 95 | Rasalgethi | Kornephoros | Sarin | Mirfak |
Hor | Horologium | a | b | - |
Hya | Hydra | a | b | g | 56 | R | S | U | Alphard |
Hyi | Hydrus | a | b | p1 | p2 | Head of Hydrus |
Ind | Indus | a | b | g | e | q | - |
Lac | Lacerta | a | b | - |
Leo | Leo | a | b | g1 | g2 | d | e | z | i | R | Regulus | Denebola | Algeiba | Zosma | Ras Elased Australis | Adhafera |
Lep | Lepus | a | b | g | d | e | k | R | Arneb | Nihal |
Lib | Libra | a1 | a2 | b | g | d | i1 | i2 | m | FX | Zuben Elgenubi | Zuben Elschemali | Zuben Elakrab | Zuben Elakribi |
LMi | Leo Minor | b | 46 | Praecipua |
Lup | Lupus | a | b | g | e | k1 | k2 | m | p | - |
Lyn | Lynx | a | 5 | 15 | 19 | - |
Lyr | Lyra | a | b | g | d1 | d2 | e1 | e2 | h | RR | Vega | Sheliak | Sulafat | Aladfar |
Men | Mensa | a | b | g | - |
Mic | Microscopium | a | b | g | - |
Mon | Monoceros | a | b | d | e | S | - |
Mus | Musca | a | b | - |
Nor | Norma | g1 | g2 | d | e | i1 | i2 | - |
Oct | Octans | a | b | d | q | l | n | - |
Oph | Ophiuchus | a | b | g | d | e | r | 36 | V2391 | Rasalhague | Cebalrai | Yed Prior | Yed Posterior |
Ori | Orion | a | b | g | d | e | z | h | q1 | q2 | i | k | l | r | s | Betelgeuse | Rigel | Bellatrix | Mintaka | Alnilam | Alnitak | Nair al Saif | Saiph | Meissa |
Pav | Pavo | a | b | d | k | Peacock |
Peg | Pegasus | a | b | g | e | z | h | p1 | p2 | 1 | Markab | Scheat | Algenib | Enif | Homam | Matar |
Per | Perseus | a | b | g | d | e | z | h | r | Mirphak | Algol | Menkib | Miram | Gorgonea Tertia |
Phe | Phoenix | a | b | g | z | Ankaa |
Pic | Pictor | a | b | g | - |
PsA | Piscis Austrinus | a | b | g | h | Fomalhaut |
Psc | Pisces | a | b | g | z | h | k | r | x1 | x2 | Fum al Samakah |
Pup | Puppis | z | x | p | t | V | Naos | Azmidiske |
Pyx | Pyxis | a | b | g | T | - |
Ret | Reticulum | a | b | z1 | z2 | - |
Scl | Sculptor | b | g | d | e | k1 | k2 | - |
Sco | Scorpius | a | b | d | e | q | l | n | x | Antares | Graffias | Dschubba | Sargas | Shaula |
Sct | Scutum | a | b | g | d | e | R | - |
Ser | Serpens | a | b | g | d | q | n | t1 | t2 | Unukalhai | Alya |
Sex | Sextans | a | b | g | d | - |
Sge | Sagitta | a | b | g | d | z | WZ | - |
Sgr | Sagittarius | a | b | g1 | g2 | d | e | l | s | Rukbat | Arkab Prior | Nash | Kaus Media | Kaus Australis | Kaus Borealis | Nunki |
Tau | Taurus | a | b | z | q1 | q2 | k1 | k2 | l | c | h | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 27 | BU (28) | Aldebaran | Al Nath | Alcyone | Electra | Celaeno | Taygeta | Maia | Asterope | Sterope II | Merope | Atlas | Pleione |
Tel | Telescopium | a | d1 | d2 | e | z | - |
TrA | Triangulum Australe | a | b | g | Atria |
Tri | Triangulum | a | b | g | Metallah |
Tuc | Tucana | a | b1 | b2 | g | d | k | - |
UMa | Ursa Major | a | b | g | d | z | h | n | x | 80 | Dubhe | Merak | Phad | Megrez | Mizar | Alkaid | Alula Borealis | Alcor |
UMi | Ursa Minor | a | b | g | d | e | Polaris | Kocab | Pherkad | Yildun |
Vel | Vela | g1 | g2 | d | l | m | k | Suhail al Muhlif | Alsuhail |
Vir | Virgo | a | b | g | d | e | t | p | Spica | Zavijah | Porrima | Auva | Vindemiatrix |
Vol | Volans | a | b | g1 | g2 | d | e | - |
Vul | Vulpecula | a | 1 | 13 | T | Anser |