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Nearest Stars to Earth

Stars closest to our solar system.

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Designation
Dis­tance(ly)
Cons.
RA/Dec(Ep. & Eq. J2000)
Stellarclass
Mass(M☉)
Magnitude (mV or mJ)
Parallax(mas)
Notes and additional references
SystemNameApp.Abs.
Solar SystemSun (Sol)$0.0000158N/AN/AG2V1−26.74#4.85
Alpha CentauriProxima Centauri (C, V645 Centauri)4.2465±0.0003Cen*14 29 43.0−62° 40′ 46″M5.5Ve0.1211.0915.53
Rigil Kentaurus (A)$4.3441±0.002214 39 36.5−60° 50′ 02″G2V1.0790.01#4.38750.81±0.38one directly imaged habitable-zone planet candidate (Alpha Centauri Ab) (2021)
Toliman (B)$14 39 35.1−60° 50′ 14″K1V0.9091.34#5.71planet b refuted in 2015
Barnard's Star (BD+04°3561a)5.9629±0.0004Oph*17 57 48.5+04° 41′ 36″M4.0Ve0.1449.5313.22546.9759±0.0401
Luhman 16(WISE 1049−5319)6.5029±0.0011Vel*10 49 18.9−53° 19′ 10″L8±10.0310.7 J14.2 J
T1±20.027
WISE 0855−0714&7.430±0.041Hya*08 55 10.8−07° 14′ 43″Y40.003-0.01025.0 J28.2 J439.0±2.4
Wolf 359 (CN Leonis)7.8558±0.0013Leo*10 56 29.2+07° 00′ 53″M6.0V0.09013.4416.55415.1794±0.0684
Lalande 21185 (BD+36°2147, Gliese 411, HD 95735)8.3044±0.0007UMa*11 03 20.2+35° 58′ 12″M2.0V0.3907.4710.44392.7529±0.0321
Sirius (Alpha Canis Majoris)A$8.7094±0.0054CMa*06 45 08.9−16° 42′ 58″A1V2.06−1.46#1.42
B‡DA21.0188.4411.34
Gliese 65 (Luyten 726–8)A (BL Ceti)8.724±0.012Cet*01 39 01.3−17° 57′ 01″M5.5Ve0.112.5415.40
B (UV Ceti)M6.0Ve0.10012.9915.85
Ross 154 (V1216 Sagittarii)9.7063±0.0009Sgr*18 49 49.4−23° 50′ 10″M3.5Ve0.1710.4313.07336.0266±0.0317
Ross 248 (HH Andromedae)10.3057±0.0014And*23 41 54.7+44° 10′ 30″M5.5Ve0.13612.2914.79316.4812±0.0444
Epsilon Eridani (Ran)$10.4749±0.0037Eri*03 32 55.8−09° 27′ 30″K2V0.8203.73#6.19311.37±0.11
Lacaille 9352 (Gliese 887)10.7241±0.0007PsA*23 05 52.0−35° 51′ 11″M0.5V0.4867.349.75304.1354±0.0200
Ross 128 (FI Virginis)11.0074±0.0011Vir*11 47 44.4+00° 48′ 16″M4.0Vn0.16811.1313.51296.3053±0.0302
EZ Aquarii(Gliese 866, Luyten 789-6)A11.109±0.034Aqr*22 38 33.4−15° 17′ 57″M5.0Ve0.1113.3315.64
BM?0.1113.2715.58
CM?0.1014.0316.34
61 CygniA (BD+38°4343)$11.4039±0.0012Cyg*21 06 53.9+38° 44′ 58″K5.0V0.75.21#7.49
B (BD+38°4344)$21 06 55.3+38° 44′ 31″K7.0V0.636.03#8.31
Procyon (Alpha Canis Minoris)A$11.463±0.051CMi*07 39 18.1+05° 13′ 30″F5IV–V1.50.38#2.66
B‡DQZ0.60210.7012.98
Struve 2398(Gliese 725, BD+59°1915)A (HD 173739)11.4908±0.0009Dra*18 42 46.7+59° 37′ 49″M3.0V0.338.911.16
B (HD 173740)18 42 46.9+59° 37′ 37″M3.5V0.2489.6911.95
Groombridge 34(Gliese 15)A (GX Andromedae)11.6191±0.0008And00 18 22.9+44° 01′ 23″M1.5V0.388.0810.32
B (GQ Andromedae)M3.5V0.1511.0613.30flare star
DX Cancri (G 51-15)11.6797±0.0027Cnc*08 29 49.5+26° 46′ 37″M6.5Ve0.0914.7816.98279.2496±0.0637
Epsilon Indi(CPD−57°10015)A$11.8670±0.0041Ind*22 03 21.7−56° 47′ 10″K5Ve0.754.69#6.89
Ba§22 04 10.5−56° 46′ 58″T1.0V0.06512.3 J14.5 J
Bb§T6.0V0.05013.2 J15.4 J
Tau Ceti (BD−16°295)$11.9118±0.0074Cet01 44 04.1−15° 56′ 15″G8.5Vp0.7833.49#5.68273.8097±0.1701
GJ 1061 (LHS 1565)11.9839±0.0014Hor*03 35 59.7−44° 30′ 45″M5.5V0.11313.0915.26272.1615±0.0316
YZ Ceti (LHS 138)12.1222±0.0015Cet01 12 30.6−16° 59′ 56″M4.5V0.13012.0214.17269.0573±0.0337
Luyten's Star (BD+05°1668)12.3485±0.0019CMi07 27 24.5+05° 13′ 33″M3.5Vn0.269.8611.97264.1269±0.0413
Teegarden's Star (SO025300.5+165258)12.4970±0.0045Ari*02 53 00.9+16° 52′ 53″M6.5V0.0815.1417.22260.9884±0.0934
Kapteyn's Star (CD−45°1841)12.8308±0.0008Pic*05 11 40.6−45° 01′ 06″M1.5VI0.2818.8410.87254.1986±0.0168
Lacaille 8760 (AX Microscopii)12.9472±0.0018Mic*21 17 15.3−38° 52′ 03″M0.0V0.606.678.69251.9124±0.0352
SCR 1845−6357A13.0638±0.0070Pav*18 45 05.3−63° 57′ 48″M8.5V0.0717.3919.41
18 45 02.6−63° 57′ 52″T60.0313.3 J15.3 J
Kruger 60(BD+56°2783)A13.0724±0.0052Cep*22 27 59.5+57° 41′ 45″M3.0V0.279.7911.76
B (DO Cephei)M4.0V0.17611.4113.38
DENIS J1048−395613.1932±0.0027Ant*10 48 14.7−39° 56′ 06″M8.5V0.0817.3919.37247.2156±0.0512
Ross 614(V577 Monocerotis, Gliese 234)A (LHS 1849)13.363±0.040Mon*06 29 23.4−02° 48′ 50″M4.5V0.2211.1513.09
B (LHS 1850)M5.5V0.11114.2316.17
UGPS J0722-0540&13.43±0.13Mon07 22 27.3–05° 40′ 30″T90.010-0.02516.52 J18.45 J242.8±2.4
Wolf 1061 (Gliese 628, BD−12°4523)14.0500±0.0016Oph16 30 18.1−12° 39′ 45″M3.0V0.29410.0711.93232.1390±0.0268
Van Maanen's Star (Gliese 35, LHS 7)‡14.0718±0.0011Psc*00 49 09.9+05° 23′ 19″DZ70.6712.3814.21231.7800±0.0183
Gliese 1 (CD−37°15492)14.1747±0.0022Scl*00 05 24.4−37° 21′ 27″M1.5 V0.45-0.488.5510.35230.0970±0.0362
TZ Arietis (Gliese 83.1, L 1159–16)14.5780±0.0046Ari02 00 13.2+13° 03′ 08″M4.5V0.1412.2714.03223.7321±0.0699
Wolf 424(FL Virginis, LHS 333, Gliese 473)A14.595±0.031Vir12 33 17.2+09° 01′ 15″M5.5Ve0.1413.1814.97
BM7Ve0.13113.1714.96
Gliese 687 (LHS 450, BD+68°946)14.8395±0.0014Dra17 36 25.9+68° 20′ 21″M3.0V0.4019.1710.89219.7898±0.0210
Gliese 674 (LHS 449)14.8492±0.0018Ara*17 28 39.9−46° 53′ 43″M3.0V0.359.3811.09219.6463±0.0262
LHS 292 (LP 731-58)14.8706±0.0041Sex*10 48 12.6−11° 20′ 14″M6.5V0.0815.617.32219.3302±0.0602
Gliese 440 (WD 1142-645, LP 145-141)‡15.1226±0.0013Mus*11 45 42.9−64° 50′ 29″DQ60.7511.513.18215.6753±0.0181
GJ 1245A (G 208-44 A)15.2001±0.0034Cyg19 53 54.2+44° 24′ 55″M5.5V0.1113.4615.17
B (G 208-45)19 53 55.2+44° 24′ 56″M6.0V0.1014.0115.72
C (G 208-44 B)19 53 54.2+44° 24′ 55″M5.50.0716.7518.46
WISE 1741+2553§15.22±0.20Her*17 41 24.2+25° 53′ 19″T916.53 J18.18 J214.3±2.8
Gliese 876 (Ross 780)15.2382±0.0025Aqr22 53 16.7−14° 15′ 49″M3.5V0.3710.1711.81214.0380±0.0356
WISE 1639−6847§15.336±0.066TrA*16 39 40.9−68° 47′ 46″Y0.520.57 J22.10 J212.67±0.91
LHS 288 (Luyten 143-23)15.7586±0.0034Car*10 44 21.2−61° 12′ 36″M5.5V0.1113.915.51206.9698±0.0448
GJ 100215.8060±0.0036Cet00 06 43.8−07° 32′ 22″M5.5V0.1113.7615.4206.3500±0.0474
DENIS 0255−4700§15.877±0.014Eri02 55 03.7−47° 00′ 52″L7.5V0.025-0.06522.9224.44205.4251±0.1857
Groombridge 1618 (Gliese 380)$15.8857±0.0017UMa10 11 22.1+49° 27′ 15″K7.0V0.676.598.16205.3148±0.0224
Gliese 412A15.9969±0.0026UMa11 05 28.6+43° 31′ 36″M1.0V0.488.7710.34
B (WX Ursae Majoris)11 05 30.4+43° 31′ 18″M5.5V0.1014.4816.05flare star
AD Leonis16.1939±0.0024Leo10 19 36.4+19° 52′ 10″M3.0V0.39-0.429.3210.87201.4064±0.0296
Gliese 83216.2005±0.0019Gru*21 33 34.0−49° 00′ 32″M1.5 V0.458.6610.2201.3252±0.0237
Gliese 682 (CD-44 11909)16.3328±0.0026Sco*17 37 03.7–44° 19′ 09″M4 V0.2710.9512.45199.6944±0.0312
Omicron Eridani(40 Eridani, Gliese 166)Keid (A)$16.3330±0.0042Eri04 15 16.3−07° 39′ 10″K0.5 V0.844.43#5.93
B‡04 15 21.8−07° 39′ 29″DA40.5739.5211.02
C04 15 21.5−07° 39′ 22″M4 V0.203611.2412.74
EV Lacertae16.4761±0.0018Lac*22 46 49.7+44° 20′ 02″M3.5 V0.3510.2211.7197.9573±0.0220
70 Ophiuchi (Gliese 702)A$16.7074±0.0087Oph18 05 27.4+02° 29′ 59″K0 V0.94.21#5.66
B$18 05 27.5+02° 29′ 56″K5 V0.706.01#7.46
Altair (Alpha Aquilae)$16.730±0.049Aql*19 50 47.0+08° 52′ 06″A7 IV-Vn1.790.77#2.22194.95±0.57
EI Cancri (GJ 1116, G 9-38)A16.800±0.011Cnc08 58 15.2+19° 45′ 47″M5.5 V0.1214.0615.50
BM V0.1014.9216.36
WISE J150649.97+702736.1§16.856±0.052UMi*15 06 52.4+70° 27′ 25″T613.74 J15.17 J193.5±0.6
GJ 3379 (G 99-49)16.9861±0.0027Ori*06 00 03.5+02° 42′ 24″M3.5 V0.231211.3112.73192.0135±0.0310
DENIS J081730.0−615520§17.002±0.037Car08 17 30.1−61° 55′ 16″T60.01513.61 J15.03 J191.8362±0.4186
Gliese 445 (LHS 2459, G 254-29)17.1368±0.0017Cam*11 47 41.4+78° 41′ 28″M3.5 V0.1410.7912.19190.3251±0.0194
2MASS J15404342−510135717.3738±0.0046Nor*15 40 43.5−51° 01′ 36″M7 V0.09015.2616.63187.7290±0.0496
2MASS 0939−244817.41±0.44Ant09 39 35.5−24° 48′ 28″T8 V0.019–0.04815.61 J16.97 J
T8 V0.019–0.038
GJ 3323 (LHS 1723, LP 656-38)17.5309±0.0026Eri05 01 57.4−06° 56′ 46″M4 V0.170512.2213.57186.0466±0.0277
Gliese 526 (Wolf 498, HD 119850)17.7263±0.0024Boo*13 45 43.8+14° 53′ 29″M1 V0.288.469.78183.9962±0.0253
WISE 0350−5658§17.84±0.30Ret*03 50 00.3−56° 58′ 30″Y122.47 J23.70 J182.9±3.1
Stein 2051 (Gliese 169.1, G 175-34)A17.9925±0.0020Cam04 31 11.5+58° 58′ 37″M4 V0.2511.0412.33
B‡04 31 12.6+58° 58′ 41″DC50.67512.4313.72
2MASS J11145133−2618235§18.20±0.14Hya11 14 51.3−26° 18′ 24″T7.50.029–0.04815.86 J17.12 J179.2±1.4
Gliese 251 (Wolf 294, HD 265866)18.2146±0.0028Gem*06 54 49.0+33° 16′ 05″M3 V0.36010.0211.29179.0629±0.0280
LP 816-6018.3305±0.0038Cap*20 52 33.0−16° 58′ 29″M3.5 V0.22411.512.75177.9312±0.0365
LSR J1835+325918.5534±0.0049Lyr*18 35 37.9+32° 59′ 55″M8.5 V0.05318.2719.5175.7930±0.0468
Gliese 205 (Wolf 1453, HD 36395)18.6042±0.0022Ori05 31 27.4−03° 40′ 38″M1 V0.5567.959.17175.3131±0.0204
2MASS J04151954−0935066§18.62±0.18Eri04 15 19.5−09° 35′ 07″T80.0315.34 J16.56 J175.2±1.7
Gliese 229 (HD 42581)A18.7906±0.0018Lep*06 10 34.6−21° 51′ 53″M1.5 V0.588.149.34
Ba§T70.03614.01 J15.21 J
Bb§T80.033
Alsafi (Sigma Draconis)$18.7993±0.0081Dra19 32 21.6+69° 39′ 40″G9 V0.854.67#5.87173.4939±0.0748
Ross 47 (Gliese 213)18.8883±0.0031Ori05 42 09.3+12° 29′ 21″M4 V0.3511.5712.76172.6762±0.0286
WISE 1541−2250§18.93±0.17Lib15 41 51.6−22° 50′ 25″Y0.50.01120.99 J22.10 J172.3±1.6
Gliese 570(Lalande 27173, 33 G. Librae)A$19.1987±0.0074Lib*14 57 28.0−21° 24′ 56″K4 V0.85.64#6.79
BM1.5 V0.558.309.45
CM0.359.9611.11
T7.50.0515.32 J16.47 J
Gliese 693 (Luyten 205–128)19.2078±0.0053Pav17 46 32.4−57° 19′ 09″M3 V0.2610.7611.91169.8042±0.0465
Gliese 754 (Luyten 347–14)19.2724±0.0067Tel*19 20 48.0−45° 33′ 30″M4 V0.17312.2313.37169.2351±0.0588
Gliese 908 (Lalande 46650, BR Piscium)19.2745±0.0032Psc23 49 12.5+02° 24′ 04″M1 V0.378.9810.12169.2163±0.0281
Gliese 752 (Wolf 1055, HD 180617)A19.2922±0.0027Aql19 16 55.3+05° 10′ 08″M2.5 V0.469.110.24
B (VB 10)19 16 57.6+05° 09′ 02″M8 V0.07517.4518.59very small and very dim red dwarf
Gliese 588 (CD-40 9712)19.2996±0.0031Lup*15 32 12.9−41° 16′ 32″M2.5 V0.439.3110.45168.9965±0.0270
Eta Cassiopeiae (Gliese 34)Achird (A)$19.3314±0.0025Cas*00 49 06.3+57° 48′ 55″G3 V0.973.46#4.60
BK7 V0.577.518.65
36 Ophiuchi (Gliese 663)Guniibuu (A)$19.4185±0.0036Oph17 15 20.9−26° 36′ 09″K1.5 V0.855.07#6.20
B$17 15 21.0−26° 36′ 10″K1 V0.855.08#6.21
C$17 16 13.4−26° 32′ 46″K5 V0.716.32#7.45
YZ Canis Minoris (Ross 882, Gliese 285)19.5330±0.0040CMi07 44 40.2+03° 33′ 09″M4 V0.30811.1912.3166.9769±0.0343
GJ 1005 (Luyten 722-22, G 158-50)A19.577±0.035Cet00 15 28.1−16° 08′ 02″M3.5 V0.1811.612.71
BM V0.11214.0215.13
HR 7703 (279 G. Sagittarii, HD 191408, Gliese 783, IRAS 20079-3614)A$19.609±0.013Sgr20 11 11.93–36° 06′ 04″K2.5 V0.655.31#6.41
BM4 V0.2411.5012.60
82 G. Eridani (e Eridani, Gliese 139, HD 20794)$19.7045±0.0093Eri03 19 55.7−43° 04′ 11″G8 V0.704.26#5.35165.5242±0.0784
Gliese 268 (Ross 986, QY Aurigae)A19.7414±0.0076Aur*07 10 01.8+38° 31′ 46″M4.5 V0.2312.0513.14
BM V0.19212.4513.54
Delta Pavonis$19.893±0.015Pav20 08 43.6−66° 10′ 55″G8 IV1.0513.55#4.62163.9544±0.1222
SIMP J013656.5+093347§19.955±0.057Psc01 36 56.5+09° 33′ 47″T2.50.01213.25 J14.32 J163.4478±0.4629
2MASS 0937+2931§19.96±0.22Leo09 37 34.9+29° 31′ 41″T70.04014.65 J15.71 J163.39±1.76
SystemNameDistance(lyCons.RA/Dec(Ep. & Eq. J2000)StellarclassMass(M☉)App.Abs.
DesignationMagnitude (mV or mJ)
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