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Brightest Stars A-Z

For each letter, name the brightest star with a proper name officially approved by International Astronomical Union (IAU).
Only OFFICIALLY APPROVED proper names as of June 2018. For example, "Regor" and "Navi" are not included.
You can find the list of approved star names on this page on IAU website.
Apparent magnitudes of stars brighter than magnitude of 2.50 indicated in this quiz (VMag) are from here. For fainter stars, data are from SIMBAD Astronomical Database.
Updated in June 2018
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Letter
V Mag
Constellation
Answer
A
-0.05
Bootes
Arcturus
B
0.50
Orion
Betelgeuse
C
-0.74
Carina
Canopus
D
1.25
Cygnus
Deneb
E
1.65
Taurus
Elnath
F
1.16
Piscis Austrinus
Fomalhaut
G
1.64
Crux
Gacrux
H
0.61
Centaurus
Hadar
I
2.29
Bootes
Izar
J
4.00
Scorpius
Jabbah
K
1.85
Sagittarius
Kaus Australis
L
2.31
Scorpius
Larawag
M
1.25
Crux
Mimosa
Letter
V Mag
Constellation
Answer
N
2.05
Sagittarius
Nunki
O
2.99
Aquila
Okab
P
0.34
Canis Minor
Procyon
Q
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R
-0.27
Centaurus
Rigil Kentaurus
S
-1.46
Canis Major
Sirius
T
2.15
Grus
Tiaki
U
2.63
Serpens
Unukalhai
V
0.03
Lyra
Vega
W
1.82
Canis Major
Wezen
X
2.98
Scorpius
Xamidimura
Y
2.75
Ophiuchus
Yed Prior
Z
2.53
Leo
Zosma
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