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ताऱ्याचे नाव	तेजस्विता (सूर्याच्या पटीत)	निरपेक्ष तेजस्विता	सूर्यमालेपासून अंतर (प्रकाशवर्षांत)	दृश्य तेजस्विता
आर१३६ए१ (मोठ्या मॅजेलानिक मेघात)	८,७००,०००	-१२.५	१६५,०००	१२.७७
सिग्नस ओबी२-१२	६,३००,०००	-१२.२	५,०००	११.४
एचडी ९३१२९ए	५,५००,०००	-१२.१	७,५००	६.९७
η कॅरिना	५,०००,०००	-०.८ ते ७.९	७,५००
LBV 1806-20	5,000,000 (middle model)	40,000	8.6
QPM-241	4,500,000	−11.9	25,000
Pismis 24-1	4,200,000	−11.8	8,150	10.43
WR 101e	3,700,000	−11.6	26,000	13.1
WR 102ka	3,700,000	−11.6	26,100
HD 5980 (in SMC)	3,400,000	−11.5	200,000	11.52
LSS 4067	3,000,000	−11.4
HD 93250	2,800,000	−11.3	11,000	7.50
Cygnus OB2-8	2,750,000	−11.3	3000	8.99
Var 83 (in M33)	2,240,000	−11.1	3,000,000	16.40
HDE 269810 (in LMC)	2,200,000	−11.1	170,000	12.28
Wray 17-96	1,800,000	−10.9	15,000	17.8
The Pistol Star	1,700,000 (low model)	−10.8	25,000
ζ1 Sco	1,700,000	−10.8	5700	4.66 to 4.86
AF And (in M31)	1,600,000	−10.8	2,500,000
LY Aurigae	1,400,000	−10.6	2000	6.85
Tr 27-27	1,350,000	−10.5
Var B (in M33)	1,100,000	−10.4	3,000,000
AG Car	1,000,000	−10.3	6000	5.7 to 9.0
S Dor (in LMC)	870,000	−10.1	169,000	8.6 to 11.5 (B)
Var C (in M33)	660,000	−9.8	3,000,000
34 Cyg	630,000	−9.7	6000	4.8
ρ Cas	550,000	−9.6	12,000	4.1 to 6.2
x Car	520,000	−9.5	3000	3.93
HR Car	500,000	−9.5	17,600	8.3
Plaskett's Star	500,000 (high model)	−9.47	6600	6.05
DL Cru	500,000	−9.47	20,000	6.24
AE And (in M31)	450,000	−9.4	2,500,000
VY CMa	450,000	−9.4	4900	6.5 to 9.6
χ2 Ori	420,000	−9.3	1800	4.65
HDE 226868	390,000	−9.25	6100	8.9
ε Ori	380,000	−9.2	1300	1.70
KW Sgr	370,000	−9.17	10,000	8.9
ζ Pup	360,000	−9.0	1090	2.21
V354 Cep	360,000	−9.15	9000	10.82 to 11.35
RW Cep	350,000	−9.11	11,500	6.52
V509 Cas	350,000	−9.11	7800	5.10
μ Cep (the Garnet Star)	340,000	−9.08	1900	4.04
VV Cep A	315,000	−9.0	2400	4.91
η CMa	300,000		2000	2.45
ν Aql	300,000		3000	4.69
WOH G64 (in LMC)	280,000		163,000
KY Cyg	270,000	−8.84	5000
θ1 Ori C	220,000	−8.6	1500	5.13
6 Cas	200,000		8100	5.55
Betelgeuse (काक्षी)	135,000		643	0.58
ζ Ori	100,000	−7.8	700	1.79
VV Cep B	100,000	−7.8	2400
The following well-known stars are listed for the purpose of comparison.
Rigel(राजन्य)	85,000	−7.3	772	0.12
Antares (ज्येष्ठा)	66,000	−7.2	600	0.92
Deneb (हंस)	54,000	−6.95	1400	1.25
Canopus(अगस्ती)	12,900	−5.53	310	−0.62
Achernar (अग्रनद)	3,300	−4.05	139	0.46
β Lyrae	2,900	−3.91	960	3.52
Polaris(ध्रुव)	2,200	−3.6	433	1.97
Aldebaran (रोहिणी)	350	−0.63	65	0.85
Arcturus(स्वाती)	210	−0.31	37	−0.04
Capella(ब्रह्महृदय)	78.5	0.4	42	0.08
Castor (कश)	50	0.5	50	1.98
Vega(अभिजित)	37	0.58	25	0.00
Sirius(व्याध)	25.4	1.4	8.6	−1.46
α Centauri A	1.519	4.38	4.4	−0.01
Sun(सूर्य)	1.00	4.83		−26.74