List of nearest giant stars
This is a list of the nearest giant stars to Earth, located at a distance of up to from Earth.
List
| Name | Apparent magnitude | Notes | - | ||||
| Pollux | K0 III | 1.14 | 17th brightest star in the night sky and the nearest red giant/red clump. | - | |||
| Arcturus | -0.05 | Fourth-brightest star in the night sky, and the nearest red-giant branch star to Earth. | - | ||||
| Capella A | G8III | 0.03 | The nearest yellow giant, together with Capella A. With a magnitude of 0.08, the Capella star system is the 6th-brightest star in the night sky. | - | |||
| Capella B | G0III | 0.16 | The nearest yellow giant, together with Capella B. | - | |||
| Errai | K1III-IVCN1 | 3.21 | - | ||||
| Caph | F2 III | 1.91 ± 0.02 | 2.28 | - | |||
| Chi Eridani | G8IIIb CNIV | 1.58 | 3.70 | - | |||
| Menkent | K0 III | 1.27 | 2.06 | - | |||
| Epsilon Reticuli | K2III-IV | 4.44 | - | ||||
| Eta Serpentis | K0III-IV | 5.897 ± 0.028 | 3.26 | - | |||
| Mothallah | F5III | 3.22 | 1.7 | 3.42 | - | ||
| Tureis | F5IIkF2IImF5II | 2.78 | - | ||||
| Larawag | K1 III | 12.6 | 1.24 | 2.31 | - | ||
| Nu2 Canis Majoris | K1.5III-IVFe1 | 3.96 | - | ||||
| Aldebaran | K5+III | 45.1 ± 0.1 | 1.16 ± 0.07 | 0.86 | 14th brightest star in the night sky. | - | |
| Hamal | K2-IIIbCa-1 | 2.00 | 49th brightest star in the night sky. | - | |||
| Unukalhai | K2IIIbCN1 | 12.19 | 1.61 | 2.623 | - | ||
| Aljanah | K0III | 11.18 | 2.48 | - | |||
| Kaus Borealis | K1IIIb | 2.82 | - | ||||
| Cebalrai | K2IIICN0.5 | 2.749 | - | ||||
| Alioth | A1III-IVpkB9 | 2.91 | 1.77 | 33rd brightest star in the night sky. | - | ||
| Ankaa | K0.5IIIb | 14.7 | 2.79 ± 0.14 | 2.377 | - | ||
| Seginus | A7 III or A7 IV+ | 4.65 | 3.03 | - | |||
| Wazn | K1III_CN+1 | 11.5 | 3.105 | - | |||
| Gacrux | M3.5III | 73 | 1.64 | The nearest M-type red giant, and the 25th brightest star in the night sky. | - | ||
| 36 G. Doradus | K2III-IV | 4.66 | - | ||||
| Cursa | A3 III var or A3 IV | 2.55 | 2.796 | - | |||
| Delta Muscae | K2 III | 8.6 | 1.5 | 3.61 | - | ||
| Kappa Ophiuchi | K2III | 11 | 1.19 ± 0.14 | 3.20 | - | ||
| Athebyne | G8 III | 10.46–10.53 | 2.73 | - | |||
| 37 Librae | K1III-IV | 4.62 | |||||
| Praecipua | K0+III-IV | 3.83 | - | ||||
| Diphda | K0 III | 3.5 | 2.02 | - | |||
| Altais | G9III | 3.07 | - | ||||
| Alpha Indi | K0III-IV | 3.11 | - |