Astronomy:List of nearest giant stars

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This is a list of the nearest giant stars (luminosity class III or II) to the Earth, located at a distance of up to 100 light-years (31 pc).

List

Name Distance (ly) Spectral type Stellar radius (R) Stellar mass (M) Apparent magnitude (V) Notes
Pollux 33.78±0.09[1] K0 III[2] 09600 9.06 ± 0.03

[3]

1910 1.91 ± 0.09
[3]
1.14[4] 17th brightest star in the night sky. Also the nearest red-giant branch star.
Arcturus 36.7±0.2[1] K1.5 III Fe−0.5[5] 25400 25.4 ± 0.2
[6]
1080 1.08 ± 0.06
[6]
-0.05[4] Fourth-brightest star in the night sky, and the nearest red giant (red-giant branch) to the Earth.
Delta Capricorni Aa (Deneb Algedi) 38.69[7][lower-alpha 1] A7m III[8] 01910 1.91

[9]

2000 2

[9]

2.91[8] The nearest white giant.
Capella Aa 42.919±0.049[10] K0III[11] 11980 11.98 ± 0.57

[10]

2569 2.5687

[10]

0.03[12] The nearest red clump star. With a magnitude of 0.08,[13] the Capella star system is the 6th-brightest star in the night sky.
Capella Ab G1III[14] 08330 8.83 ± 0.33

[10]

2482 2.4828

[10]

0.16[12] The nearest yellow giant.
Gamma Cephei A (Errai) 44.96[15][lower-alpha 2] K1III-IVCN1[15] 04930 4.93 ± 0.04

[3]

1294 1.294 ± 0.081

[16]

3.21[17]
Beta Cassiopeiae (Caph) 54.7±0.3[1] F2 III[18] 03690 3.69 × 3.43

[19]

1910 1.91 ± 0.02

[19]

2.28 (2.25–2.31)[20] The nearest F-type giant.
Theta Centauri (Menkent) 58.8±0.2[1] K0 III[21] 10600 10.6

[lower-alpha 3]

1270 1.27

[23]

2.06[24]
Eta Serpentis 60.5±0.2[1] K0III-IV[25] 05897 5.897 ± 0.028

[26]

2000 2

[27]

3.26[28]
Alpha Trianguli (Mothallah) 63.3±0.3[1] F5III[29] 03220 3.22

[30]

1700 1.7

[30]

3.42[24]
Rho Puppis (Tureis) 63.5±0.2[1] F5IIkF2IImF5II[31] 03410 3.41

[32]

1850 1.85

[33]

2.78[34] (2.68 – 2.87)[35] The nearest bright giant.
Epsilon Scorpii (Larawag) 63.7±0.3[1] K1 III[36] 12600 12.6

[lower-alpha 4]

1240 1.24

[37]

2.31[38] (2.24 – 2.35)[39]
Nu2 Canis Majoris 64.4±0.3[40] K1.5III-IVFe1[41] 04900 4.9 ± 0.1

[42]

1300 1.3 ± 0.1

[42]

3.96[43]
Aldebaran 65.3±1[44] K5+III[45] 45100 45.1 ± 0.1

[46]

1160 1.16 ± 0.07

[47]

0.86 (0.75 – 0.95)[48] 14th brightest star in the night sky.
Hamal 65.8±0.3[1] K2-IIIbCa-1[49] 14900 14.9 ± 0.3

[50]

1500 1.5 ± 0.2

[51]

2.00[24] 49th brightest star in the night sky.
Nu Octantis 69.1[1] K1III[52] 05810 5.81 ± 0.12

[53]

1610 1.61

[53]

3.73[54]
Alpha Serpentis (Unukalhai) 73.92±0.3[55][lower-alpha 5] K2IIIbCN1[55] 13480 13.48

[56]

1660 1.66

[56]

2.623[14]
Epsilon Cygni (Aljanah) 75.5[57][lower-alpha 6] K0III[57] 10820 10.82 ± 0.14

[50]

2000 ~2

[58]

2.48[59]
Lambda Sagittarii (Kaus Borealis) 78.2±0.3[1] K1IIIb[60] 12692 12.692 ± 0.181

[61]

2600 2.6

[27]

2.82[62]
Beta Ophiuchi (Cebalrai) 81.8±0.3[1] K2IIICN0.5[63] 12420 12.42 ± 0.13

[64]

1130 1.13

[65]

2.749[59]
Alioth 82.51[66][lower-alpha 7] A1III-IVpkB9[66] 04140 4.14

[67]

2910 2.91

[68]

1.77[24] 33rd brightest star in the night sky.
Alpha Phoenicis (Ankaa) 85[1] K0.5IIIb[69] 15000 15

[lower-alpha 8]

1570 1.57

[70]

2.377[14]
Gamma Boötis Aa (Seginus) 86.8±0.3[1] A7 III[71] or A7 IV+(n)[72] 05160 5.16+0.71
−0.96

[40]

2100 2.1

[73]

3.03[74] (3.02 – 3.07)
Beta Columbae (Wazn) 87.2±0.3[1] K1III_CN+1[75] 11500 11.5

[lower-alpha 9]

1100 1.1 ± 0.2

[76]

3.105[14]
Gacrux 88.6±0.4[1] M3.5III[77] 1200000 120

[78]

1500 1.5 ± 0.3

[79]

1.64[4] The nearest M-type red giant, and the 25th brightest star in the night sky.
Beta Eridani (Cursa) 90±0.9[1] A3 III var[80] or A3 IV[81] 02400 2.4

[82]

2000 2

[82]

2.796[28]
Kappa Ophiuchi 91.5±0.5[1] K2III[83] 11000 11

[84]

1190 1.19 ± 0.14

[76]

3.20[85]
Eta Draconis 92.1±0.2[1] G8 III[86] 11000 11

[lower-alpha 10]

2550 2.55

[87]

2.73[87]
Chi Leonis 94.6±0.5[1] F2III[88] 01990 1.99

[89]

1620 1.62

[90]

4.63[91]
46 Leonis Minoris (Praecipua) 94.9±0.6[1] K0+III-IV[92] 08220 8.22 ± 0.22

[50]

1690 1.69

[93]

3.83[50] (3.79 – 3.84)[94]
Beta Ceti (Diphda) 96.3±0.5[1] K0 III[95] 16780 16.78 ± 0.25

[64]

2800 2.8

[96]

2.02[24]
Gamma2 Sagittarii (Alnasl) 96.82[97][lower-alpha 11] K1 III[97] 12000 12

[98]

2.98[62]
Delta Draconis (Altais) 97.4±0.3[1] G9III[99] 11000 11

[lower-alpha 12]

2320 2.32

[87]

3.07[24]
Alpha Indi 98.3±0.5[1] K0III-IV[101] 12000 12

[98]

2000 2

[102]

3.11[24]

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  1. Calculated using a parallax of 84.27 milliarcseconds in the equation: 1/(Parallax (arcsec)) = distance (parsecs)
  2. Calculated using a parallax of 72.5167 milliarcseconds in the equation: 1/(Parallax (arcsec)) = distance (parsecs)
  3. Calculated using an angular diameter of 5.46 mas.[22]
  4. Calculated using an angular diameter of 5.99 mas.[22]
  5. Calculated using a parallax of 44.1 milliarcseconds in the equation: 1/(Parallax (arcsec)) = distance (parsecs)
  6. Calculated using a parallax of 43.1769 milliarcseconds in the equation: 1/(Parallax (arcsec)) = distance (parsecs)
  7. Calculated using a parallax of 39.51 milliarcseconds in the equation: 1/(Parallax (arcsec)) = distance (parsecs)
  8. Calculated using an angular diameter of 5.25 mas.[22]
  9. Calculated using an angular diameter of 3.99 mas.[22]
  10. Calculated using an angular diameter of 3.72 mas.[22]
  11. Calculated using a parallax of 33.67 milliarcseconds in the equation: 1/(Parallax (arcsec)) = distance (parsecs)
  12. Calculated using an angular diameter of 3.37 mas.[100]