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# ] - 8 light minutes from Earth # ] - 8 light minutes from Earth
# ] Star System # ] Star System
#* ] - ] ] #* ] (V645 Centauri) - ] ]
#* ] - 4.36 LY #* ] (Rigel Kentaurus; Toliman) - 4.36 LY
#* ] - 4.36 LY #* ] (HD 128621) - 4.36 LY
# ] - 5.96 LY # ] (BD+04°3561a) - 5.96 LY
# ] - 7.5 LY (discovered 2003; exact distance is still uncertain) # ] (SO025300.5+165258) - 7.5 LY (discovered 2003; exact distance is still uncertain)
# ] - 7.78 LY # ] (CN Leonis) - 7.78 LY
# ] - 8.29 LY # ] (BD+36°2147) - 8.29 LY
# ] Star System # ] Star System
#* ] - 8.58 LY #* ] (Alpha Canis Majoris) - 8.58 LY
#* ] - 8.58 LY #* ] - 8.58 LY
# ] # ]
#* ] - 8.72 LY #* ] (L 726-8B) - 8.72 LY
#* ] - 8.72 LY #* ] (L 726-8A) - 8.72 LY
# ] - 9.68 LY # ] (V1216 Sagittarii) - 9.68 LY
# ] - 10.32 LY # ] (HH Andromedae) - 10.32 LY
# ] - 10.52 LY # ] (BD-09°697) - 10.52 LY
# ] - 10.74 LY # ] (CD-36°15693) - 10.74 LY
# ] - 10.91 LY # ] (FI Virginis) - 10.91 LY
# ] # ]
#* ] - 11.26 LY #* ] (L 0789-006) - 11.26 LY
#* ] - 11.26 LY #* ] - 11.26 LY
#* ] - 11.26 LY #* ] - 11.26 LY
# ] Star System # ] Star System (Alpha Canis Minoris)
#* ] - 11.40 LY #* ] - 11.40 LY
#* ] - 11.40 LY #* ] - 11.40 LY
# ] Star System # ] Star System
#* ] - 11.40 LY #* ] (BD+38°4343) - 11.40 LY
#* ] - 11.40 LY #* ] (BD+38°4344) - 11.40 LY
# ] # ]
#* ] - 11.52 LY #* ] (BD+59°1915) - 11.52 LY
#* ] - 11.52 LY #* ] (HD 173740) - 11.52 LY
# ] # ]
#* ] - 11.62 LY #* ] (GX Andromedae) - 11.62 LY
#* ] - 11.62 LY #* ] (GQ Andromedae) - 11.62 LY
# ] - 11.82 LY # ] (CP-57°10015) - 11.82 LY
# ] - 11.82 LY # ] (G051-015) - 11.82 LY
# ] - ] # ] (BD-16°295) - ]
# ] - 11.92 LY # ] (LHS 1565) - 11.92 LY
# ] - 12.13 LY # ] (LHS 138) - 12.13 LY
# ] - 12.36 LY # ] (BD+05°1668) - 12.36 LY
# ] - 12.77 LY # ] (CD-45°1841) - 12.77 LY
# ] - 12.86 LY # ] (CD-39°14192) - 12.86 LY
# ] # ]
#* ]- 13.14 LY #* ] (BD+56°2783) - 13.14 LY
#* ] - 13.14 LY #* ] (DO Cephei) - 13.14 LY
# ] # ]
#* ] - 13.34 LY #* ] (LHS 1849) - 13.34 LY
#* ] - 13.34 LY #* ] (V577 Monocerotis) - 13.34 LY
# ] - 13.81 LY # ] (BD-12°4523) - 13.81 LY
# ] - 14.06 LY # ] (LHS 7) - 14.06 LY
# ] - 14.22 LY # ] (CD-37°15492) - 14.22 LY
# ] # ]
#* ] - 14.30 LY #* ] (LHS 333) - 14.30 LY
#* ] - 14.30 LY #* ] (FL Virginis) - 14.30 LY


Note on nearest star systems: light year distances taken from parallax data determined by the ] (or Recons). Note on nearest star systems: light year distances taken from parallax data determined by the ] (or Recons).

Revision as of 02:42, 12 July 2004

This list of the nearest stars to Earth is ordered by increasing distance.

  1. Sun - 8 light minutes from Earth
  2. Alpha Centauri Star System
  3. Barnard's star (BD+04°3561a) - 5.96 LY
  4. Teegarden's star (SO025300.5+165258) - 7.5 LY (discovered 2003; exact distance is still uncertain)
  5. Wolf 359 (CN Leonis) - 7.78 LY
  6. Lalande 21185 (BD+36°2147) - 8.29 LY
  7. Sirius Star System
  8. UV Ceti Star System
  9. Ross 154 (V1216 Sagittarii) - 9.68 LY
  10. Ross 248 (HH Andromedae) - 10.32 LY
  11. Epsilon Eridani (BD-09°697) - 10.52 LY
  12. Lacaille 9352 (CD-36°15693) - 10.74 LY
  13. Ross 128 (FI Virginis) - 10.91 LY
  14. EZ Aquarii Star System
  15. Procyon Star System (Alpha Canis Minoris)
  16. 61 Cygni Star System
  17. Gl 725 Star System
  18. Gl 15 Star System
    • Gl 15 A (GX Andromedae) - 11.62 LY
    • Gl 15 B (GQ Andromedae) - 11.62 LY
  19. Epsilon Indi (CP-57°10015) - 11.82 LY
  20. DX Cancri (G051-015) - 11.82 LY
  21. Tau Ceti (BD-16°295) - 11.88 LY
  22. GJ 1061 (LHS 1565) - 11.92 LY
  23. YZ Ceti (LHS 138) - 12.13 LY
  24. Luyten's Star (BD+05°1668) - 12.36 LY
  25. Kapteyn's Star (CD-45°1841) - 12.77 LY
  26. AX Microscopium (CD-39°14192) - 12.86 LY
  27. Kruger 60 Star System
  28. Ross 614 Star System
  29. Gl 628 (BD-12°4523) - 13.81 LY
  30. Gl 35 (LHS 7) - 14.06 LY
  31. Gl 1 (CD-37°15492) - 14.22 LY
  32. Wolf 424 Star System

Note on nearest star systems: light year distances taken from parallax data determined by the Research Consortium on Nearby Stars (or Recons). The sources for their determination were the Yale Parallax Catalog , Hipparcos , Soderhjelm 1999 , Tinney 1996 .

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