Some of the brightest stars are not in the 29 primary asterisms.
Of the remaining 51 asterisms:
9 had 7 stars,
8 had 6 stars,
13 had 5 stars,
15 had 4 stars,
3 had 3 stars,
1 had 2 stars, and
2 had a single star.
The brightest stars of the 51 secondary asterisms were:
Polaris, the (north) pole star, in Asterism 01, as a single
star. It is fitting that Polaris, the one stationary star of the
celestial sphere, forms its own asterism.
Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, and Megrez, the four bowl stars of
the Big Dipper/Ursa Major, Asterism 10 (5 stars).
Mizar, Alioth, and Alkaid, the three handle stars of the
Big Dipper/Ursa Major, Asterism 11, (7 stars).
Mirach and Alamak (Andromeda), Asterism 19 (5 stars).
Hamal (Aries), Asterism 26 (7 stars).
Matar, Scheat and Markab (Pegasus), the latter two from
the Great Square asterism, Asterism 27 (6 stars).
Alhena (Gemini), Asterism 28 (7 stars).
Alpheratz and Algenib (the Great Square of Pegasus), Asterism
29 (4 stars).
Arcturus (Bootes), Asterism 32 (4 stars).
Denebola (Leo), Asterism 34 (6 stars).
Betelgeuse and Bellatrix (the shoulders of Orion), Asterism
35 (5 stars).
Procyon and Gomeisa (Canis Minor), Asterism 38 (7 stars).
Alphard (Hydra), Asterism 43 (3 stars).
Spica (Virgo), Asterism 49 (3 stars).
Deneb Kaitos (Cetus), Asterism 50 (6 stars).
Sirius and Mirzam (Canis Major), Asterism 51 (5
stars).
