| Designation |
Stellar Class |
Absolute Magnitude |
Right Ascension |
Declination |
Parallax
( Arc Seconds) |
Distance
( Light Years) |
Sources |
| System |
Star |
| Sun |
G2 | 4.85 |
— | — |
— | 0.000 016 (8 light minutes) |
|
| Alpha Centauri |
Proxima Centauri (V645 Centauri) |
M5.5Ve | 15.53 |
14h 29m 43s |
-62° 40' 46" |
0.772" | 4.22 | H, Y |
| Alpha Centauri A (Rigel Kentaurus; Toliman) |
G2V | 4.38 |
14h 39m 37s |
-60° 50' 2" |
0.747" | 4.36 | S, Y |
| Alpha Centauri B (HD 128621) |
K0V | 5.71 |
14h 39m 35s |
-60° 50' 14" |
| Barnard's Star (BD+04°3561a) |
M4.0Ve | 13.22 |
17h 55m 23s |
+04° 33' 18" |
0.547" | 5.96 | H, Y |
| Teegarden's star (SO025300.5+165258) |
M6.5V | 18.50 |
42.24369 | 16.89200 |
0.43" | 7.5 | 1 |
| Wolf 359 (CN Leonis) |
M6.0V | 16.55 |
10h 56m 28s |
+07° 00' 42" |
0.419" | 7.78 | Y |
| Lalande 21185Lalande 21185 is a Star System approx. 30 light years from Earth's Solar System. It is also known as BD+36°2147, HD 95735, Vyssotsky 594, LHS 37, GCTP 2576. 00 and G 119-052. Some facts about Lalande 21185 Parallax: 0. 392 arcsecs Spectral type: M2 V Radi (BD+36°2147) |
M5.5e | 10.44 |
11h 00m 37s |
+36° 18' 20" |
0.393" | 8.29 | H, Y |
| SiriusThis article is about the star. See Sirius (disambiguation) for other uses of the name. Sirius ( α Canis Majoris, also known as the Dog Star is the brightest star (−1. 46m) in the night sky. This star can be seen from every inhabited region of |
Sirius A (Alpha Canis Majoris) |
A1V | 1.47 |
06h 45m 09s |
-16° 42' 58" |
0.380" | 8.58 | H, Y |
| Sirius B |
DA2A white dwarf is a star with a color like most other stars, but with low absolute brightness. Such stars were discovered in the 19th century; the first ones found were white. The color of a star is a measure of the surface temperature: white stars are lik | 11.34 |
| UV Ceti Star SystemUV Ceti is a binary star system approximately 8. 72 lightyears from Earth's Solar System, in the constellation Cetus. The primary star is a red dwarf of spectral type M5. 5e and is known as BL Ceti, G 272-061, GCTP 343. 10A, LHS 9 and Luyten 0726-008. |
UV Ceti (L 726-8 B) |
M5.5e | 15.40 |
01h 39m 01s |
+17° 57' 00" |
0.374" | 8.72 | Y |
| BL Ceti (L 726-8 A) |
M6.0e | 15.85 |
| Ross 154Ross 154 is a star approximately 9. 71 light years from the Sun. It is also known as GCTP 4338. 00, LHS 3414, AC-24:2833-183 and V1216 Sagittarii. Some facts about Ross 154 Parallax: 0. 336 arcsecs Spectral type: M3. 5 V Radial velocity: -12 km/s Proper M (V1216 Sagittarii) |
M3.5Ve | 13.07 |
18h 49m 49s |
+23° 50' 11" |
0.337" | 9.68 | H, Y |
| Ross 248Ross 248 is a Star System approx. 32 light years from Earth's Solar System. It is also known as G 171-010, GCTP 5736. 00, LHS 549 and HH Andromedae. Some facts about Ross 248 Parallax: 0. 316 arcsecs Spectral type: M5. 5 V Radial velocity: -78 km/s Proper (HH Andromedae) |
M5.5Ve | 14.79 |
23h 41m 54s |
+44° 09' 32" |
0.316" | 10.32 | Y |
| Epsilon Eridani (BD-09°697) |
K2V | 6.19 |
03h 32m 56s |
-09° 27' 30" |
0.310" | 10.52 | H, Y |
| Lacaille 9352 (CD-36°15693) |
M1.5Ve | 9.75 |
23h 05m 42s |
-35° 51' 11" |
0.304" | 10.74 | H, Y |
| Ross 128 (FI Virginis) |
M4.0Vn | 13.51 |
11h 47m 45s |
+00° 48' 17" |
0.299" | 10.91 | H, Y |
| EZ Aquarii Star System |
EZ Aquarii (L 0789-006) |
M5.0Ve | 15.64 |
22h 38m 34s |
-15° 18' 02" |
0.290" | 11.26 | Y |
| Gl 866 B |
M? | 15.58 |
| Gl 866 C |
M? | 16.34 |
| Procyon (Alpha Canis Minoris) |
Procyon A |
F5V-IV | 2.66 |
07h 39m 18s |
+05° 13' 30" |
0.286" | 11.40 | H, Y |
| Procyon B |
DA | 12.98 |
| 61 Cygni |
61 Cygni A (BD+38°4343) |
K3.5Ve | 7.49 |
21h 08m 52s |
+38° 56' 51" |
0.286" | 11.40 | H, Y |
| 61 Cygni B (BD+38°4344) |
K4.7Ve | 8.31 |
| Struve 2398 Star System |
Struve 2398 A (Gl 725, BD+59°1915) |
M3.0V | 11.16 |
18h 42m 47s |
+59° 37' 50" |
0.283" | 11.52 | H, Y |
| Struve 2398 B (HD 173740) |
M3.5V | 11.95 |
| Gl 15 Star System |
Gl 15 A (GX Andromedae) |
M3.0V | 10.32 |
18h 42m 47s |
+59° 37' 50" |
0.281" | 11.62 | H, Y |
| Gl 15 B (GQ Andromedae) |
M3.5V | 13.30 |
| Epsilon Indi (CP-57°10015) |
K5Ve | 6.89 |
22h 03m 22s |
-56° 47' 10" |
0.276" | 11.82 | H, Y |
| DX Cancri (G051-015) |
M6.5Ve | 16.98 |
08h 29m 50s |
+26° 46' 37" |
0.276" | 11.82 | Y |
| Tau Ceti (BD-16°295) |
G8Vp | 5.68 |
01h 44m 04s |
-15° 56' 15" |
0.274" | 11.88 | H, Y |
| GJ 1061 (LHS 1565) |
M5.5V | 15.19 |
03h 35m 57s |
-44° 30' 46" |
0.271" | 11.92 | |
| YZ Ceti (LHS 138) |
M4.5V | 14.17 |
01h 12m 31s |
-16° 59' 57" |
0.269" | 12.13 | H, Y |
| Luyten's Star (BD+05°1668) |
M3.5Vn | 11.97 |
07h 27m 25s |
+05° 13; 33" |
0.264" | 12.36 | H, Y |
| Kapteyn's Star (CD-45°1841) |
sdM0VI | 10.87 |
05h 11m 41s |
-45° 01' 06" |
0.255" | 12.77 | H, Y |
| Lacaille 8760 ( AX Microscopium ) |
M2Ve | 8.69 |
21h 17m 15s |
-38° 52' 03" |
0.253" | 12.86 | H, Y |
| Kruger 60 Star System |
Kruger 60 A (BD+56°2783) |
M3.0V | 11.76 |
22h 28m 00s |
+57° 41' 45" |
0.248" | 13.14 |
S, Y |
| Kruger 60 B (DO Cephei) |
M4.0V | 13.38 |
| Ross 614 Star System |
Ross 614 (LHS 1849) |
M4.5V | 13.09 |
06h 29m 23s |
-02° 48' 50" |
0.244" | 13.34 |
S, Y |
| Gl 234 B (V577 Monocerotis) |
| 16.17 |
| Gl 628 (Wolf 1061, BD-12°4523) |
M3.0V | 11.93 |
16h 30m 18s |
-12° 39' 45" |
0.236" | 13.81 | H, Y |
| Van Maanen's Star (Gl 35, LHS 7) |
DZ7 | 14.21 |
00h 49m 10s |
+05° 23' 19" |
0.232" | 14.06 | H, Y |
| Gl 1 (CD-37°15492) |
M3.0V | 10.35 |
00h 05m 24s |
-37° 21' 27" |
0.229" | 14.22 | H, Y |
| Wolf 424 Star System |
Wolf 424 A (LHS 333) |
M5.5Ve | 14.97 |
17h 33m 17s |
+09° 01' 15" |
0.228" | 14.30 |
Y |
| Gl 473 B (FL Virginis) |
M7Ve | 14.96 |
Notes:
The light year distances for the nearest star systems taken from
parallax data determined by the Research Consortium on Nearby Stars
(or Recons). The sources for their determination were as follows:
