List of nearest giant stars

This is a list of the nearest giant stars (luminosity class III or II) to the Earth, located at a distance of up to 100 light-years (31 pc).

List

Name	Distance (ly)	Spectral type	Stellar radius (R☉)	Stellar mass (M☉)	Apparent magnitude (V)	Notes
Pollux	33.78±0.09[1]	K0 III[2]	8.97±0.03[3]	1.91±0.09[4]	1.14[5]	17th brightest star in the night sky and the nearest red giant/red clump.
Arcturus	36.7±0.2[1]	K1.5 III Fe−0.5[6]	25.4±0.2[7]	1.08±0.06[7]	-0.05[5]	Fourth-brightest star in the night sky, and the nearest red-giant branch star to Earth.
Capella A	42.919±0.049[8]	G8III[8]	11.98 ± 0.57[8]	2.569±0.007[8]	0.03[9]	The nearest yellow giant, together with Capella A. With a magnitude of 0.08,[10] the Capella star system is the 6th-brightest star in the night sky.
Capella B		G0III[8]	8.83 ± 0.33[8]	2.483±0.007[8]	0.16[9]	The nearest yellow giant, together with Capella B.
Errai (Gamma Cephei A)	44.98±0.09[11]	K1III-IVCN1[12]	4.74+0.03 −0.08[13]	1.27+0.05 −0.07[13]	3.21[14]
Caph (Beta Cassiopeiae)	54.7±0.3[1]	F2 III[15]	3.69 × 3.43[16]	1.91 ± 0.02[16]	2.28 (2.25–2.31)[17]	The nearest F-type giant.
Chi Eridani	57.3±0.2[18]	G8IIIb CNIV[19]	4.0±0.03[20]	1.58[21]	3.70[22]
Menkent (Theta Centauri)	58.8±0.2[1]	K0 III[23]	10.77±0.45[21]	1.27[24]	2.06[25]
Epsilon Reticuli	60.1±0.1[26]	K2III-IV[27]	3.18±0.08[28]	1.46±0.01[28]	4.44[25]
Eta Serpentis	60.5±0.2[1]	K0III-IV[29]	5.897 ± 0.028[30]	1.7±0.3[31]	3.26[32]
Alpha Trianguli (Mothallah)	63.3±0.3[1]	F5III[33]	3.22[34]	1.7[34]	3.42[25]
Tureis (Rho Puppis)	63.5±0.2[1]	F5IIkF2IImF5II[35]	3.52±0.07[36]	1.5±0.1[36]	2.78[37] (2.68 – 2.87)[38]	The nearest bright giant.
Larawag (Epsilon Scorpii)	63.7±0.3[1]	K1 III[39]	12.6[a]	1.24[41]	2.31[42] (2.24 – 2.35)[43]
Nu2 Canis Majoris	64.4±0.3[44]	K1.5III-IVFe1[45]	5.198±0.060[46]	1.439±0.047[46]	3.96[47]
Aldebaran	65.3±1[48]	K5+III[49]	45.1 ± 0.1[50]	1.16 ± 0.07[51]	0.86 (0.75 – 0.95)[52]	14th brightest star in the night sky.
Hamal	65.8±0.3[1]	K2-IIIbCa-1[53]	15.19±0.10[54]	1.5±0.2[55]	2.00[25]	49th brightest star in the night sky.
Alpha Serpentis	74.0±0.3[1]	K2IIIbCN1[56]	12.19[57]	1.61[58]	2.623[59]
Epsilon Cygni	72.7±0.2[1]	K0III[60]	11.18[57]	1.103±0.042[61]	2.48[62]
Kaus Borealis (Lambda Sagittarii)	78.2±0.3[1]	K1IIIb[63]	12.692±0.181[20]	1.79±0.20[64]	2.82[65]
Cebalrai (Beta Ophiuchi)	81.8±0.3[1]	K2IIICN0.5[66]	12.17±0.06[58]	1.75±0.14[67]	2.749[62]
Alioth	82.6±0.4[1]	A1III-IVpkB9[68]	4.29+0.19 −0.21[54]	2.91[69]	1.77[25]	33rd brightest star in the night sky.
Ankaa (Alpha Phoenicis)	85[1]	K0.5IIIb[70]	14.7[b]	2.79 ± 0.14[71]	2.377[59]
Seginus (Gamma Boötis)	86.8±0.3[1]	A7 III[72] or A7 IV+(n)[73]	4.65[54]	2.1[74]	3.03[75] (3.02 – 3.07)
Wazn (Beta Columbae)	87.2±0.3[1]	K1III_CN+1[76]	11.5[c]	1.1±0.2[77]	3.105[59]
Gacrux	88.6±0.4[1]	M3.5III[78]	73[79]	1.5±0.3[80]	1.64[5]	The nearest M-type red giant, and the 25th brightest star in the night sky.
36 G. Doradus	89.1±0.2	K2III-IV[81]	4.76±0.14[64]	1.28±0.03[82]	4.66[81]
Cursa (Beta Eridani)	90±0.9[1]	A3 III var[83] or A3 IV[84]	3.14±0.18[3]	2.55[85]	2.796[32]
Delta Muscae	91±1[1]	K2 III[23]	8.6[86]	1.5[86]	3.61[87]
Kappa Ophiuchi	91.5±0.5[1]	K2III[88]	11[89]	1.19 ± 0.14[77]	3.20[90]
Eta Draconis	92.1±0.2[1]	G8 III[91]	10.46[57]–10.53[58]	2.55±0.26[92]	2.73[93]
37 Librae	94.3±0.6[1]	K1III-IV	5.133±0.043[20]	1.38±0.1[28]	4.62[94]
Praecipua (46 Leonis Minoris)	94.9±0.6[1]	K0+III-IV[95]	8.21±0.05[58]	1.09±0.04[96]	3.83[97] (3.79 – 3.84)[43]
Diphda (Beta Ceti)	96.3±0.5[1]	K0 III[98]	17.5±0.9[99]	3.5[100]	2.02[25]
Altais (Delta Draconis)	97.4±0.3[1]	G9III[101]	10.52±0.24[28]	1.70±0.18[28]	3.07[25]
Alpha Indi	99.1±0.7[102]	K0III-IV[103]	9.89±0.21[64]	2.15±0.13[64]	3.11[25]