Star |
Start
year |
End
year |
Maximum
year |
Maximum
magnitude |
Distance at
maximum (LY) |
Current
distance |
Current
magnitude |
Epsilon Canis Majoris |
... |
-4,460,000 |
-4,700,000 |
-3.99 |
34 |
430 |
1.50 |
Beta Canis Majoris |
-4,460,000 |
-3,700,000 |
-4,420,000 |
-3.65 |
37 |
500 |
1.99 |
Canopus (first time) |
-3,700,000 |
-1,370,000 |
-3,110,000 |
-1.86 |
177 |
310 |
-0.72 |
Zeta Sagittarii |
-1,370,000 |
-1,080,000 |
-1,200,000 |
-2.74 |
8 |
89.1 |
2.60 |
Zeta Leporis |
-1,080,000 |
-950,000 |
-1,050,000 |
-2.05 |
5.3 |
70 |
3.55 |
Canopus (second time) |
-950,000 |
-420,000 |
-950,000 |
-1.09[1] |
252 |
310 |
-0.72 |
Aldebaran |
-420,000 |
-210,000 |
-320,000 |
-1.54 |
21.5 |
65 |
0.85 |
Capella |
-210,000 |
-160,000 |
-240,000 |
-0.82[2] |
27.9 |
42.2 |
0.08 |
Canopus (third time) |
-160,000 |
-90,000 |
-160,000 |
-0.70[1] |
302 |
310 |
-0.72 |
Sirius (current) |
-90,000 |
+210,000 |
+60,000 |
-1.64 |
7.8 |
8.6 |
-1.46 |
Vega |
+210,000 |
+480,000 |
+290,000 |
-0.81 |
17.2 |
25.04 |
0.03 |
Canopus (fourth time) |
+480,000 |
+990,000 |
+480,000 |
-0.40[1] |
346 |
310 |
-0.72 |
Beta Aurigae |
+990,000 |
+1,150,000 |
+1,190,000 |
-0.40[2] |
28.5 |
82.1 |
1.9 |
Delta Scuti |
+1,150,000 |
+1,330,000 |
+1,250,000 |
-1.84 |
9.2 |
187 |
4.72 |
Gamma Draconis |
+1,330,000 |
+2,030,000 |
+1,550,000 |
-1.39 |
27.7 |
154 |
2.36 |
Upsilon Librae |
+2,030,000 |
+2,670,000 |
+2,290,000 |
-0.46 |
30 |
195 |
3.6 |
NR Canis Majoris |
+2,670,000 |
+3,050,000 |
+2,870,000 |
-0.88 |
14 |
280 |
5.6 |
Omicron Herculis |
+3,050,000 |
+3,870,000 |
+3,470,000 |
-0.63 |
44 |
346 |
3.83 |
Beta Cygni |
+3,870,000 |
... |
+4,610,000 |
-0.52 |
80 |
390 |
3.18 |