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# ] Star System # ] Star System
## ] - ] ] ## ] - ] ]
## Alpha Centauri A - 4.36 LY #* Alpha Centauri A - 4.36 LY
## Alpha Centauri B - 4.36 LY #* Alpha Centauri B - 4.36 LY
# ] - 5.96 LY # ] - 5.96 LY
# ] - 7.78 LY # ] - 7.78 LY
# Lalande 21185 - 8.29 LY # Lalande 21185 - 8.29 LY
# ] Star System # ] Star System
## Sirius - 8.58 LY #* Sirius - 8.58 LY
## Sirius B - 8.58 LY #* Sirius B - 8.58 LY
# UV Ceti Star System # UV Ceti Star System
## UV Ceti - 8.72 LY #* UV Ceti - 8.72 LY
## Gl 65 B - 8.72 LY #* Gl 65 B - 8.72 LY
# Ross 154 - 9.68 LY # Ross 154 - 9.68 LY
# Ross 248 - 10.32 LY # Ross 248 - 10.32 LY
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# Ross 128 - 10.91 LY # Ross 128 - 10.91 LY
# EZ Aquarii Star System # EZ Aquarii Star System
## EZ Aquarii - 11.26 LY #* EZ Aquarii - 11.26 LY
## Gl 866 B - 11.26 LY #* Gl 866 B - 11.26 LY
## Gl 866 C - 11.26 LY #* Gl 866 C - 11.26 LY
# ] Star System # ] Star System
## Procyon A - 11.40 LY #* Procyon A - 11.40 LY
## Procyon B - 11.40 LY #* Procyon B - 11.40 LY
# ] Star System # ] Star System
## 61 Cygni A - 11.40 LY #* 61 Cygni A - 11.40 LY
## 61 Cygni B - 11.40 LY #* 61 Cygni B - 11.40 LY
# Gl 725 Star System # Gl 725 Star System
## Gl A - 11.52 LY #* Gl A - 11.52 LY
## Gl B - 11.52 LY #* Gl B - 11.52 LY
# Gl 15 Star System # Gl 15 Star System
## Gl A - 11.62 LY #* Gl A - 11.62 LY
## Gl B - 11.62 LY #* Gl B - 11.62 LY
# ] - 11.82 LY # ] - 11.82 LY
# DX Cancri - 11.82 LY # DX Cancri - 11.82 LY
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# AX Microscopium - 12.86 LY # AX Microscopium - 12.86 LY
# Kruger 60 Star System # Kruger 60 Star System
## Kruger 60 - 13.14 LY #* Kruger 60 - 13.14 LY
## Gl B - 13.14 LY #* Gl B - 13.14 LY
# Ross 614 Star System # Ross 614 Star System
## Ross 614 - 13.34 LY #* Ross 614 - 13.34 LY
## Gl 234 B - 13.34 LY #* Gl 234 B - 13.34 LY
# Gl 628 - 13.81 LY # Gl 628 - 13.81 LY
# Gl 35 - 14.06 LY # Gl 35 - 14.06 LY
# Gl 1 - 14.22 LY # Gl 1 - 14.22 LY
# Wolf 424 Star System # Wolf 424 Star System
## Wolf 424 - 14.30 LY #* Wolf 424 - 14.30 LY
## Gl 473 B - 14.30 LY #* Gl 473 B - 14.30 LY


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

Revision as of 19:20, 15 October 2002

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
    1. Proxima Centauri - 4.22 LY
    • Alpha Centauri A - 4.36 LY
    • Alpha Centauri B - 4.36 LY
  3. Barnard's Star - 5.96 LY
  4. Wolf 359 - 7.78 LY
  5. Lalande 21185 - 8.29 LY
  6. Sirius Star System
    • Sirius - 8.58 LY
    • Sirius B - 8.58 LY
  7. UV Ceti Star System
    • UV Ceti - 8.72 LY
    • Gl 65 B - 8.72 LY
  8. Ross 154 - 9.68 LY
  9. Ross 248 - 10.32 LY
  10. Epsilon Eridani - 10.52 LY
  11. Lacaille 9352 - 10.74 LY
  12. Ross 128 - 10.91 LY
  13. EZ Aquarii Star System
    • EZ Aquarii - 11.26 LY
    • Gl 866 B - 11.26 LY
    • Gl 866 C - 11.26 LY
  14. Procyon Star System
    • Procyon A - 11.40 LY
    • Procyon B - 11.40 LY
  15. 61 Cygni Star System
    • 61 Cygni A - 11.40 LY
    • 61 Cygni B - 11.40 LY
  16. Gl 725 Star System
    • Gl A - 11.52 LY
    • Gl B - 11.52 LY
  17. Gl 15 Star System
    • Gl A - 11.62 LY
    • Gl B - 11.62 LY
  18. Epsilon Indi - 11.82 LY
  19. DX Cancri - 11.82 LY
  20. Tau Ceti - 11.88 LY
  21. GJ 1061 - 11.92 LY
  22. YZ Ceti - 12.13 LY
  23. Luyten's Star - 12.36 LY
  24. Kapteyn's Star - 12.77 LY
  25. AX Microscopium - 12.86 LY
  26. Kruger 60 Star System
    • Kruger 60 - 13.14 LY
    • Gl B - 13.14 LY
  27. Ross 614 Star System
    • Ross 614 - 13.34 LY
    • Gl 234 B - 13.34 LY
  28. Gl 628 - 13.81 LY
  29. Gl 35 - 14.06 LY
  30. Gl 1 - 14.22 LY
  31. Wolf 424 Star System
    • Wolf 424 - 14.30 LY
    • Gl 473 B - 14.30 LY

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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See also: Star