The ranking of the brightest stars in the night sky

The four brightest stars in the night sky are Sirius, Laonian, Nanmener and Capella.

1, Sirius:

This is the brightest star in the night sky and belongs to the first-class star of Canis Canis. According to the naming method of Bayeux, it is named Canis Canis. In China, it belongs to 28 stars. Sirius is the brightest star in the winter night sky.

2. Canopus:

Canopus, or Alpha Carina, is called Carina in the west. Carina is a constellation in the southern sky, and Alpha Star in Carina is the second brightest star in the whole day. Laonian is near the southern horizon of China, and it is also a brighter star after Sirius and "Beyond Su Jing".

3. Nanmen II:

Nanmener is the first-class star in Centauri, and it was named Centauri according to the naming method of Bayeux. It is a yellow-white Supergiant star, whose luminosity is 175 times that of the sun, and it is one of the closest stars to the solar system.

4. Capella:

Capella is the main star of auriga. Known as Alpha Auriga in the west, it is the fifth brightest star. In winter, Capella appeared together with the other four quartets of Auriga, which were named after the offerings made by Auriga to King Solomon in the 5th century.

Understanding of the Milky Way:

The Milky Way is a huge spiral galaxy, consisting of about 200 billion stars, nebulae, star clusters and galaxy clusters, with a diameter of about 654.38+ million light years. It is one of the largest galaxies in our universe and an active star birth area. At the center of the Milky Way is a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius. The mass of this black hole is 4 million times that of the sun, which has a far-reaching impact on the surrounding galaxies.

There are many famous celestial bodies and landscapes in the Milky Way, such as Andromeda, Magellan Cloud, Tianjin IV, Altair and Vega. Among them, Andromeda galaxy is the largest galaxy adjacent to the Milky Way, while Magellanic Cloud is two small galaxies visible in the southern hemisphere.

The Milky Way is also rich in planets and planetary systems, the most famous of which are the sun and the eight planets in the solar system. The solar system is one of the most suitable areas for life in the galaxy, and the earth is one of the most suitable planets for life in the solar system.