Brightest white dwarf stars
White dwarfs are degenerate stars at the end of their lifetime...our Sun will become a white dwarf at the end of its lifetime. Here are the brightest white dwarf stars in the night sky. A couple can even be seen with a large amateur telescope.
| STAR | MAGNITUDE | CONSTELLATION |
| Stein 2051 B | 12.40 | Camelopardalis |
| Sirius B | 8.44 | Canis Major |
| Procyon B | 10.70 | Canis Minor |
| HZ 43 | 12.00 | Coma Berenices |
| G 240-72 | 14.10 | Draco |
| 40 Eridani B | 9.50 | Eridanus |
| LP 145-141 | 11.50 | Musca |
| LP 658-2 | 14.50 | Orion |
| GD 61 | 14.80 | Perseus |
| Van Maanen 2 | 12.40 | Pisces |
| WD 1337+705 | 12.80 | Ursa Minor |
| BD-07 3632 | 11.90 | Virgo |
| G 185-32 | 13.00 | Vulpecula |