article: List of most luminous stars
links: R136c Alnitak Pisces-Eridanus stellar stream Cygnus OB2 Magellanic Cloud List of most massive stars Pistol Star Small Magellanic Cloud Galactic plane V4650 Sagittarii NGC 6357 Gamma Velorum Rigel LBV 1806-20 Zeta1 Scorpii Saiph Westerlund 1 Tarantula Nebula S Doradus Alpha Persei Cluster Apparent magnitude Alcyone (star) Betelgeuse WR 102ka Alnilam Sun Andromeda Galaxy Westerlund 2 Melnick 34 Milky Way Mu Columbae Orion molecular cloud complex Antares List of largest stars Large Magellanic Cloud Absolute magnitude Local Bubble P Cygni Carina Nebula Quintuplet cluster Galactic Center NGC 3603-B Kelvin R136a1 Pleiades Triangulum Galaxy Mintaka Westerhout 49 Solar System Messier 81 Eta Carinae Westerhout 49-2