List of stars more luminous than any closer star

This is a list of stars which are more luminous than any closer star, that is, stars which emit more radiation than any other star within the same distance of the Sun. The luminosities are measured in bolometric luminosity and not by visual luminosity. For example, Alpha Centauri A is the most luminous star within 5 light-years of the Sun. If you were to extend this radius to 9 light years, Sirius is the most luminous star in the Sun's local neighborhood and would follow Alpha Centauri A on the list.

Name	Constellation	vis. mag.	Spectral Type	Bolometric Luminosity (Solar Lum.)	abs. mag.	Dist. (ly)
Sun		-26.74	G2V	1	4.75	0
Alpha Centauri A	Centaurus	-0.01	G2V	1.519	4.38	4.365
Sirius	Canis Major	-1.46	A1V	25	1.42	8.59
Vega	Lyra	0.03	A0V	37	0.58	25.3
Arcturus	Boötes	-0.04	K1.5III	210	-0.31	36
Aldebaran	Taurus	0.85	K5III	425	-0.63	65.1
Gacrux	Crux	1.63	M4III	1,500	-0.56	88
Achernar	Eridanus	0.50	B3 Vpe	3,300	-2.77	144
Sigma Sagittarii	Sagittarius	2.05	B2.5 V	3,300	-2.14	228
Bellatrix	Orion	1.64	B2 III	4,000	-2.72	240
Eta Centauri	Centaurus	2.33	B1.5Vne	6,000	-2.54	310
Canopus	Carina	-0.72	F0 Ia	13,600	-5.53	310
Acrux A	Crux	0.77	B1V	25,000	-4.14	320
Becrux, Mimosa	Crux	1.30	B0.5IV	34,000	-3.92	350
Antares	Scorpius	1.09	M1.5Iab	65,000	-5.28	600
Betelgeuse	Orion	0.42	M2Iab	150,000	-6.05	640
Alnitak	Orion	1.70	O9 Iab	150,000	-5.25	800
Alnilam	Orion	1.70	B0 Ia	375,000	-6.4	1,300
VY Canis Majoris	Canis Major	7.95	M4 Iae	450,000	-9.3	4,900
Cygnus OB2-12	Cygnus	11.4	B3 Iae	1,300,000	-10.6	5,000
Zeta Scorpii	Scorpius	4.66	B1Iape	1,700,000	-10.8	5,700
Eta Carinae	Carina	4.55	WRpe	5,000,000	-12.0	7,500
LBV 1806-20	Sagittarius	35	LBV	5,500,000	-12.1	26,000
The Pistol Star	Sagittarius	35	B	5,500,000	-12.1	26,000
R136a1	Dorado	12.77	WN5h	8,700,000	-12.6	168,000

Absolute magnitudeAchernarAcruxAldebaranAlnilamAlnitakAlpha Centauri AAntaresApparent magnitudeArcturusBellatrixBeta CrucisBetelgeuseBolometerBoötesCanis MajorCanopusCarina (constellation)CentaurusConstellationCruxCygnus (constellation)Cygnus OB2-12DoradoEridanus (constellation)Eta CarinaeEta CentauriGacruxLBV 1806-20Light yearLight-yearsList of most luminous starsList of nearest bright starsList of nearest starsLyraOrion (constellation)Pistol StarR136a1Sagittarius (constellation)ScorpiusSigma SagittariiSiriusStellar ClassificationStellar distanceStellar luminositySunTaurus (constellation)Vega (star)VY Canis MajorisZeta Scorpii

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