The 150 Stars in the Hipparcos Catalogue with Highest Apparent Magnitude

This is a new table which does not appear in Volume 1 of the Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues.
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Guide to the table

HIP HD ra (deg) dec (deg) V mag Mv =V + 5log (parallax in mas) -10 parallax in mas std error on parallax relative precision of distance total proper motion (mas/yr) pm in ra (mas/yr) pm in dec (mas/yr) transverse velocity (km/s) in CNS3 Name
32349 48915 101.289 -16.713 -1.44 1.45 379.21 1.58 0.004 1339.42 -546.01 -1223.08 16.74 * alpha_CMa (Sirius)
30438 45348 95.988 -52.696 -0.62 -5.53 10.43 0.53 0.051 30.98 19.99 23.67 14.08   alpha_Car (Canopus)
69673 124897 213.918 19.187 -0.05 -0.31 88.85 0.74 0.008 2278.87 -1093.45 -1999.40 121.59 * alpha_Boo (Arcturus)
71683 128620 219.920 -60.835 -0.01 4.34 742.12 1.40 0.002 3709.62 -3678.19 481.84 23.70 * alpha1_Cen (Rigel Kent)
91262 172167 279.234 38.783 0.03 0.58 128.93 0.55 0.004 350.77 201.02 287.46 12.90 * alpha_Lyr (Vega)
24608 34029 79.172 45.999 0.08 -0.48 77.29 0.89 0.012 433.75 75.52 -427.13 26.60 * alpha_Aur (Capella)
24436 34085 78.634 -8.202 0.18 -6.69 4.22 0.81 0.192 1.95 1.87 -0.56 2.19   beta_Ori (Rigel)
37279 61421 114.827 5.228 0.40 2.68 285.93 0.88 0.003 1258.50 -716.57 -1034.58 20.86 * alpha_CMi (Procyon)
27989 39801 88.793 7.407 0.45 -5.14 7.63 1.64 0.215 29.41 27.33 10.86 18.27   alpha_Ori (Betelgeuse)
7588 10144 24.428 -57.237 0.45 -2.77 22.68 0.57 0.025 96.72 88.02 -40.08 20.22   alpha_Eri (Achernar)
68702 122451 210.956 -60.373 0.61 -5.42 6.21 0.56 0.090 42.21 -33.96 -25.06 32.22   beta_Cen (Hadar)
97649 187642 297.695 8.867 0.76 2.20 194.44 0.94 0.005 660.92 536.82 385.54 16.11 * alpha_Aql (Altair)
60718 108248 186.650 -63.099 0.77 -4.19 10.17 0.67 0.066 38.31 -35.37 -14.73 17.86   alpha1_Cru (Acrux)
21421 29139 68.980 16.510 0.87 -0.63 50.09 0.95 0.019 199.50 62.78 -189.36 18.88 * alpha_Tau (Aldebaran)
65474 116658 201.298 -11.161 0.98 -3.55 12.44 0.86 0.069 53.04 -42.50 -31.73 20.21   alpha_Vir (Spica)
80763 148478 247.352 -26.432 1.06 -5.28 5.40 1.68 0.311 25.34 -10.16 -23.21 22.24   alpha_Sco (Antares)
37826 62509 116.331 28.026 1.16 1.09 96.74 0.87 0.009 627.37 -625.69 -45.95 30.74 * beta_Gem (Pollux)
113368 216956 344.412 -29.622 1.17 1.74 130.08 0.92 0.007 367.90 329.22 -164.22 13.41 * alpha_PsA (Fomalhaut)
102098 197345 310.358 45.280 1.25 -8.73 1.01 0.57 0.564 2.20 1.56 1.55 10.32   alpha_Cyg (Deneb)
62434 111123 191.930 -59.689 1.25 -3.92 9.25 0.61 0.066 49.91 -48.24 -12.82 25.58   beta_Cru
71681 128621 219.914 -60.839 1.35 5.70 742.12 1.40 0.002 3724.12 -3600.35 952.11 23.79 * alpha2_Cen
49669 87901 152.094 11.967 1.36 -0.52 42.09 0.79 0.019 249.45 -249.40 4.91 28.09   alpha_Leo (Regulus)
33579 52089 104.656 -28.972 1.50 -4.10 7.57 0.57 0.075 3.49 2.63 2.29 2.18   epsilon_CMa (Adhara)
36850 60179 113.650 31.889 1.58 0.59 63.27 1.23 0.019 254.03 -206.33 -148.18 19.03 * alpha_Gem (Castor)
61084 108903 187.791 -57.113 1.59 -0.56 37.09 0.67 0.018 265.80 27.94 -264.33 33.97   gamma_Cru
85927 158926 263.402 -37.104 1.62 -5.05 4.64 0.90 0.194 31.24 -8.90 -29.95 31.92   lambda_Sco (Shaula)
25336 35468 81.283 6.350 1.64 -2.72 13.42 0.98 0.073 15.90 -8.75 -13.28 5.62   gamma_Ori (Bellatrix)
25428 35497 81.573 28.608 1.65 -1.37 24.89 0.88 0.035 175.77 23.28 -174.22 33.48   beta_Tau (Alnath)
45238 80007 138.301 -69.717 1.67 -0.99 29.34 0.47 0.016 191.62 -157.66 108.91 30.96   beta_Car
26311 37128 84.053 -1.202 1.69 -6.38 2.43 0.91 0.374 1.83 1.49 -1.06 3.57   epsilon_Ori (Alnilam)
109268 209952 332.058 -46.961 1.73 -0.73 32.16 0.82 0.025 195.34 127.60 -147.91 28.79 * alpha_Gru (Alnair)
26727 37742 85.190 -1.943 1.74 -5.26 3.99 0.79 0.198 4.73 3.99 2.54 5.62   zeta_Ori (Alnitak)
39953 68273 122.383 -47.337 1.75 -5.31 3.88 0.53 0.137 11.54 -5.93 9.90 14.10   gamma_Vel
62956 112185 193.507 55.960 1.76 -0.21 40.30 0.62 0.015 112.10 111.74 -8.99 13.19   epsilon_UMa (Alioth)
90185 169022 276.043 -34.384 1.79 -1.44 22.55 1.02 0.045 130.22 -39.61 -124.05 27.37   epsilon_Sgr (Kaus Australis)
15863 20902 51.081 49.861 1.79 -4.50 5.51 0.66 0.120 35.47 24.11 -26.01 30.51   alpha_Per (Mirphak)
54061 95689 165.933 61.751 1.81 -1.08 26.38 0.53 0.020 140.94 -136.46 -35.25 25.33   alpha_UMa (Dubhe)
34444 54605 107.098 -26.393 1.83 -6.87 1.82 0.56 0.308 4.32 -2.75 3.33 11.25   delta_CMa
67301 120315 206.886 49.313 1.85 -0.60 32.39 0.74 0.023 122.22 -121.23 -15.56 17.89   eta_UMa (Alkaid)
86228 159532 264.330 -42.998 1.86 -2.75 11.99 0.84 0.070 6.13 6.06 -0.95 2.43   theta_Sco
41037 71129 125.629 -59.510 1.86 -4.58 5.16 0.49 0.095 34.03 -25.34 22.72 31.27   epsilon_Car
28360 40183 89.882 44.947 1.90 -0.10 39.72 0.78 0.020 56.42 -56.41 -0.88 6.73 * beta_Aur
82273 150798 252.166 -69.028 1.91 -3.62 7.85 0.63 0.080 37.45 17.85 -32.92 22.61   alpha_TrA
42913 74956 131.176 -54.709 1.93 -0.01 40.90 0.38 0.009 108.04 28.78 -104.14 12.52 * delta_Vel
31681 47105 99.428 16.399 1.93 -0.60 31.12 2.33 0.075 66.95 -2.04 -66.92 10.20   gamma_Gem (Alhena)
100751 193924 306.412 -56.735 1.94 -1.81 17.80 0.70 0.039 86.49 7.71 -86.15 23.04   alpha_Pav
11767 8890 37.946 89.264 1.97 -3.64 7.56 0.48 0.063 45.75 44.22 -11.74 28.69   alpha_UMi (Polaris)
30324 44743 95.675 -17.956 1.98 -3.95 6.53 0.66 0.101 3.48 -3.45 -0.47 2.53   beta_CMa
46390 81797 141.897 -8.659 1.99 -1.69 18.40 0.78 0.042 36.27 -14.49 33.25 9.34   alpha_Hya (Alphard)
50583 89484 154.992 19.842 2.01 -0.92 25.96 0.83 0.032 346.34 310.77 -152.88 63.24   gamma1_Leo (Algieba)
9884 12929 31.793 23.463 2.01 0.48 49.48 0.99 0.020 240.06 190.73 -145.77 23.00 * alpha_Ari (Hamal)
3419 4128 10.897 -17.987 2.04 -0.30 34.04 0.82 0.024 235.08 232.79 32.71 32.74 * beta_Cet (Diphda)
92855 175191 283.816 -26.297 2.05 -2.14 14.54 0.88 0.061 54.45 13.87 -52.65 17.75   sigma_Sgr (Nunki)
68933 123139 211.672 -36.369 2.06 0.70 53.52 0.79 0.015 733.38 -519.29 -517.87 64.96 * theta_Cen
27366 38771 86.939 -9.670 2.07 -4.65 4.52 0.77 0.170 1.96 1.55 -1.20 2.06   kappa_Ori (Saiph)
677 358 2.097 29.091 2.07 -0.30 33.60 0.73 0.022 212.04 135.68 -162.95 29.92   delta_Peg (Alpheratz)
112122 214952 340.666 -46.885 2.07 -1.52 19.17 0.75 0.039 135.75 135.68 -4.51 33.57   beta_Gru
5447 6860 17.432 35.621 2.07 -1.86 16.36 0.76 0.046 208.39 175.59 -112.23 60.38 * beta_And (Mirach)
72607 131873 222.677 74.155 2.07 -0.87 25.79 0.52 0.020 34.42 -32.29 11.91 6.33   beta_UMi (Kocab)
86032 159561 263.733 12.561 2.08 1.30 69.84 0.88 0.013 248.34 110.08 -222.61 16.86 * alpha_Oph (Rasalhague)
14576 19356 47.042 40.956 2.09 -0.18 35.14 0.90 0.026 2.79 2.39 -1.44 0.38   beta_Per (Algol)
9640 12533 30.975 42.330 2.10 -3.08 9.19 0.73 0.079 66.65 43.08 -50.85 34.38   gamma1_And
57632 102647 177.266 14.572 2.14 1.92 90.16 0.89 0.010 511.83 -499.02 -113.78 26.91   beta_Leo (Denebola)
4427 5394 14.177 60.717 2.15 -4.22 5.32 0.56 0.105 25.93 25.65 -3.82 23.11   gamma_Cas
61932 110304 190.380 -48.960 2.20 -0.81 25.01 1.01 0.040 187.28 -187.28 -1.20 35.50   gamma_Cen
39429 66811 120.896 -40.003 2.21 -5.95 2.33 0.51 0.219 35.09 -30.82 16.77 71.39   zeta_Pup
45556 80404 139.273 -59.275 2.21 -4.42 4.71 0.46 0.098 23.11 -19.03 13.11 23.26   iota_Car
76267 139006 233.672 26.715 2.22 0.42 43.65 0.79 0.018 149.97 120.38 -89.44 16.29   alpha_CrB (Alphekka)
44816 78647 136.999 -43.433 2.23 -3.99 5.69 0.53 0.093 27.25 -23.21 14.28 22.70   lambda_Vel
100453 194093 305.557 40.257 2.23 -6.12 2.14 0.51 0.238 2.60 2.43 -0.93 5.76   gamma_Cyg
65378 116656 200.981 54.925 2.23 0.33 41.73 0.61 0.015 123.21 121.23 -22.01 14.00 * zeta_UMa (Mizar)
3179 3712 10.127 56.537 2.24 -1.99 14.27 0.57 0.040 59.76 50.36 -32.17 19.85   alpha_Cas (Shedir)
87833 164058 269.152 51.489 2.24 -1.04 22.10 0.46 0.021 24.57 -8.52 -23.05 5.27   gamma_Dra (Etamin)
25930 36486 83.002 -0.299 2.25 -4.99 3.56 0.83 0.233 1.76 1.67 0.56 2.35   delta_Ori (Mintaka)
746 432 2.292 59.150 2.28 1.17 59.89 0.56 0.009 553.61 523.39 -180.42 43.82 * beta_Cas (Caph)
78401 143275 240.083 -22.622 2.29 -3.16 8.12 0.88 0.108 37.90 -8.67 -36.90 22.13   delta_Sco
82396 151680 252.543 -34.293 2.29 0.78 49.85 0.81 0.016 663.18 -611.83 -255.87 63.06   epsilon_Sco
66657 118716 204.972 -53.466 2.29 -3.02 8.68 0.77 0.089 19.41 -14.60 -12.79 10.60   epsilon_Cen
71860 129056 220.482 -47.388 2.30 -3.83 5.95 0.76 0.128 32.15 -21.15 -24.22 25.62   alpha_Lup
71352 127972 218.877 -42.158 2.33 -2.55 10.57 0.83 0.079 47.95 -35.31 -32.44 21.50   eta_Cen
53910 95418 165.460 56.382 2.34 0.41 41.07 0.60 0.015 88.36 81.66 33.74 10.20 * beta_UMa (Merak)
72105 129988 221.247 27.074 2.35 -1.69 15.55 0.78 0.050 54.46 -50.65 20.00 16.60   epsilon_Boo (Izar)
107315 206778 326.046 9.875 2.38 -4.19 4.85 0.84 0.173 30.05 30.02 1.38 29.37   epsilon_Peg (Enif)
86670 160578 265.622 -39.030 2.39 -3.38 7.03 0.73 0.104 26.36 -6.49 -25.55 17.78   kappa_Sco
2081 2261 6.570 -42.305 2.40 0.52 42.14 0.78 0.019 423.37 232.76 -353.64 47.63   alpha_Phe (Ankaa)
58001 103287 178.457 53.695 2.41 0.36 38.99 0.68 0.017 108.34 107.76 11.16 13.17   gamma_UMa (Phad)
84012 155125 257.594 -15.725 2.43 0.37 38.77 0.86 0.022 105.97 41.16 97.65 12.96 * eta_Oph
113881 217906 345.943 28.082 2.44 -1.49 16.37 0.72 0.044 232.79 187.76 137.61 67.41   beta_Peg (Scheat)
105199 203280 319.644 62.585 2.45 1.58 66.84 0.49 0.007 157.49 149.91 48.27 11.17 * alpha_Cep (Alderamin)
35904 58350 111.024 -29.303 2.45 -7.51 1.02 0.57 0.559 7.65 -3.76 6.66 35.54   eta_CMa
45941 81188 140.528 -55.011 2.47 -3.62 6.05 0.48 0.079 15.53 -10.72 11.24 12.17   kappa_Vel
102488 197989 311.552 33.969 2.48 0.76 45.26 0.53 0.012 485.73 356.16 330.28 50.87 * epsilon_Cyg
113963 218045 346.190 15.205 2.49 -0.67 23.36 0.76 0.033 74.46 61.10 -42.56 15.11   alpha_Peg (Markab)
81377 149757 249.290 -10.567 2.54 -3.20 7.12 0.71 0.100 28.60 13.07 25.44 19.04   zeta_Oph
14135 18884 45.570 4.090 2.54 -1.61 14.82 0.83 0.056 79.64 -11.81 -78.76 25.47   alpha_Cet (Menkar)
68002 121263 208.885 -47.288 2.55 -2.81 8.48 0.74 0.087 72.58 -57.14 -44.75 40.57   zeta_Cen
78820 144217 241.359 -19.805 2.56 -3.50 6.15 1.12 0.182 25.79 -6.75 -24.89 19.88   beta1_Sco
54872 97603 168.527 20.524 2.56 1.32 56.52 0.83 0.015 193.78 143.31 -130.43 16.25 * delta_Leo
59196 105435 182.090 -50.722 2.58 -2.84 8.25 0.79 0.096 47.96 -47.53 -6.42 27.56   delta_Cen
25985 36673 83.183 -17.822 2.58 -5.40 2.54 0.72 0.283 3.61 3.27 1.54 6.75   alpha_Lep (Arneb)
59803 106625 183.952 -17.542 2.58 -0.94 19.78 0.81 0.041 161.13 -159.58 22.31 38.62   gamma_Crv
93506 176687 285.653 -29.880 2.60 0.42 36.61 1.37 0.037 14.57 -14.10 3.66 1.89   zeta_Sgr
74785 135742 229.252 -9.383 2.61 -0.84 20.38 0.87 0.043 98.60 -96.39 -20.76 22.93   beta_Lib
77070 140573 236.067 6.426 2.63 0.87 44.54 0.71 0.016 141.71 134.66 44.14 15.08 * alpha_Ser (Unukalhai)
8903 11636 28.660 20.808 2.64 1.33 54.74 0.75 0.014 145.31 96.32 -108.80 12.58 * beta_Ari
28380 40312 89.930 37.213 2.65 -0.98 18.83 0.81 0.043 84.79 42.09 -73.61 21.35   theta_Aur
61359 109379 188.597 -23.397 2.65 -0.51 23.34 0.80 0.034 56.01 0.86 -56.00 11.38   beta_Crv
26634 37795 84.912 -34.074 2.65 -1.93 12.16 0.60 0.049 24.05 -0.10 -24.05 9.38   alpha_Col
6686 8538 21.453 60.235 2.66 0.24 32.81 0.62 0.019 301.33 297.24 -49.49 43.54   delta_Cas
67927 121370 208.671 18.399 2.68 2.41 88.17 0.75 0.009 363.25 -60.95 -358.10 19.53 * eta_Boo
73273 132058 224.633 -43.134 2.68 -3.35 6.23 0.71 0.114 51.25 -34.06 -38.30 39.00   beta_Lup
52727 93497 161.692 -49.420 2.69 -0.06 28.18 0.49 0.017 82.35 62.55 -53.57 13.85   mu_Vel
61585 109668 189.296 -69.136 2.69 -2.17 10.67 0.48 0.045 41.77 -39.87 -12.44 18.56   alpha_Mus
23015 31398 74.248 33.166 2.69 -3.29 6.37 0.96 0.151 18.89 3.63 -18.54 14.06   iota_Aur
85696 158408 262.691 -37.296 2.70 -3.31 6.29 0.81 0.129 29.44 -4.19 -29.14 22.19   nu_Sco
35264 56855 109.286 -37.097 2.71 -4.92 2.98 0.55 0.185 12.68 -10.57 7.00 20.17   pi_Pup
97278 186791 296.565 10.613 2.72 -3.03 7.08 0.75 0.106 16.02 15.72 -3.08 10.73   gamma_Aql (Tarazed)
89931 168454 275.248 -29.828 2.72 -2.14 10.67 0.93 0.087 39.92 29.96 -26.38 17.74   delta_Sgr
80331 148387 245.998 61.514 2.73 0.58 37.18 0.45 0.012 59.17 -16.98 56.68 7.54 * eta_Dra
79593 146051 243.587 -3.694 2.73 -0.86 19.16 1.02 0.053 150.08 -45.83 -142.91 37.13   delta_Oph
61941 110379 190.417 -1.450 2.74 2.38 84.53 1.18 0.014 619.64 -616.66 60.66 34.75 * gamma_Vir
52419 93030 160.739 -64.394 2.74 -2.91 7.43 0.50 0.067 22.39 -18.87 12.06 14.29   theta_Car
72622 130841 222.720 -16.042 2.75 0.88 42.25 1.05 0.025 126.22 -105.69 -69.00 14.16 * alpha1_Lib
65109 115892 200.150 -36.712 2.75 1.48 55.64 0.74 0.013 351.93 -340.76 -87.98 29.98 * iota_Cen
26241 37043 83.858 -5.910 2.75 -5.30 2.46 0.77 0.313 2.35 2.27 -0.62 4.53   iotaOri
86742 161096 265.868 4.567 2.76 0.76 39.78 0.75 0.019 163.93 -40.67 158.80 19.53   beta_Oph
23875 33111 76.963 -5.086 2.78 0.60 36.71 0.76 0.021 112.45 -83.39 -75.44 14.52 * beta_Eri
80816 148856 247.555 21.490 2.78 -0.50 22.07 1.00 0.045 99.49 -98.43 -14.49 21.37   beta_Her
84345 156014 258.662 14.390 2.78 -2.57 8.53 2.80 0.328 33.46 -6.71 32.78 18.59   alpha1/2_Her (Rasalgethi)
59747 106490 183.786 -58.749 2.79 -2.45 8.96 0.60 0.067 38.21 -36.68 -10.72 20.22   delta_Cru
85670 159181 262.608 52.301 2.79 -2.43 9.02 0.49 0.054 19.41 -15.59 11.57 10.20   beta_Dra
76297 138690 233.785 -41.167 2.80 -3.40 5.75 1.24 0.216 30.15 -16.05 -25.52 24.85   gamma_Lup
81693 150680 250.323 31.602 2.81 2.64 92.63 0.60 0.006 577.10 -462.58 345.05 29.53 * zeta_Her
25606 36079 82.061 -20.759 2.81 -0.63 20.49 0.85 0.041 86.07 -5.03 -85.92 19.91   beta_Lep (Nihal)
81266 149438 248.971 -28.216 2.82 -2.78 7.59 0.78 0.103 24.08 -8.59 -22.50 15.04   tau_Sco
2021 2151 6.413 -77.255 2.82 3.45 133.78 0.51 0.004 2243.69 2220.12 324.37 79.50 * beta_Hyi
90496 169916 276.993 -25.421 2.82 0.95 42.20 0.90 0.021 191.60 -44.81 -186.29 21.52 * lambda_Sgr
1067 886 3.309 15.184 2.83 -2.22 9.79 0.81 0.083 9.49 4.70 -8.24 4.59   gamma_Peg (Algenib)
39757 67523 121.886 -24.304 2.83 1.41 51.99 0.66 0.013 95.33 -83.29 46.38 8.69   rho_Pup
77952 141891 238.787 -63.430 2.83 2.38 81.24 0.62 0.008 443.91 -188.45 -401.92 25.90 * beta_TrA
85258 157244 261.325 -55.530 2.84 -3.49 5.41 0.76 0.140 26.04 -8.23 -24.71 22.82   beta_Ara
85792 158427 262.961 -49.876 2.84 -1.51 13.46 0.95 0.071 74.07 -31.27 -67.15 26.09   alpha_Ara
18246 24398 58.533 31.884 2.84 -4.55 3.32 0.75 0.226 10.16 4.41 -9.15 14.50   zeta_Per
107556 207098 326.760 -16.127 2.85 2.49 84.58 0.88 0.010 396.31 263.26 -296.23 22.21 * delta_Cap
63608 113226 195.545 10.959 2.85 0.37 31.90 0.87 0.027 275.77 -275.05 19.96 40.98   epsilon_Vir (Vindemiatrix)
17702 23630 56.871 24.105 2.85 -2.41 8.87 0.99 0.112 47.25 19.35 -43.11 25.25   eta_Tau (Alcyone)
9236 12311 29.691 -61.570 2.86 1.16 45.74 0.55 0.012 263.91 262.54 26.88 27.35 * alpha_Hyi
97165 186882 296.244 45.131 2.86 -0.74 19.07 0.45 0.024 64.92 43.22 48.44 16.14   delta_Cyg
110130 211416 334.626 -60.259 2.87 -1.05 16.42 0.59 0.036 81.02 -71.48 -38.15 23.39   alpha_Tuc
30343 44478 95.740 22.514 2.87 -1.39 14.07 0.93 0.066 122.74 56.84 -108.79 41.35   mu_Gem