Bright star is a term used to describe stars that appear to be particularly luminous in the night sky. The six crossword solutions for this term are Altaïr (6 letters), POLARIS (7 letters), NOVA (4 letters), Sirius (6 letters), SUN (3 letters) and Vega (4 letters), DENEB (5 letters). Altaïr is the brightest star in the constellation Aquila, POLARIS is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, NOVA is a star that suddenly increases in brightness, Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky, SUN is the star at the center of our solar system, Vega is the brightest star in the constellation Lyra and DENEB is the brightest star in the constellation Cygnus.