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Artist's conception of a red dwarf star, the most common type of star in the Sun's stellar neighborhood, and in the universe. Although termed a red dwarf, the surface temperature of this star would give it an orange hue when viewed from close proximity

This list contains all known stars and brown dwarfs at a distance of up to 5 parsecs (16.3 light-years) from the Solar System, ordered by increasing distance. In addition to the Solar System, there are another 51 stellar systems currently known lying within this distance. These systems contain a total of 61 hydrogen-fusing stars and nine brown dwarfs. Despite the relative proximity of these objects to the Earth, only nine of them have an apparent magnitude less than 6.5, which means only about 13% of these objects can be observed with the naked eye.[1] Besides the Sun, only three are first-magnitude stars: Alpha Centauri, Sirius, and Procyon. All of these objects are located in the Local Bubble, a region within the Orion–Cygnus Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy.

List

Stars visible to the unaided eye have their magnitude shown in light blue below. The classes of the stars and brown dwarfs are shown in the color of their spectral types (these colors are derived from conventional names for the spectral types and do not represent the star's observed color). Many brown dwarfs are not listed by visual magnitude but are listed by near-IR J band magnitude. Some of the parallax and distance results are preliminary measurements.[2]

# Designation Stellar class Apparent magnitude (mV or mJ) Absolute magnitude (MV or MJ) Epoch J2000.0 Parallax[2][3]
mas(±err) 		Distance[4]
Light-years (±err) 		Additional
references
System Star Star # Right ascension[2] Declination[2]
Solar System Sun G2V[2] −26.74[2] 4.85[2] — — 0 has eight planets
1 Alpha Centauri
(Rigil Kentaurus) 		Proxima Centauri (V645 Centauri) 1 M5.5Ve 11.09[2] 15.53[2] 14h 29m 43.0s −62° 40′ 46″ 768.87(029)[5][6] 4.2421(16) [7]
α Centauri A (HD 128620) 2 G2V[2] 0.01[2] 4.38[2] 14h 39m 36.5s −60° 50′ 02″ 747.23(117)[5][8] 4.3650(68)
α Centauri B (HD 128621) 2 K1V[2] 1.34[2] 5.71[2] 14h 39m 35.1s −60° 50′ 14″ has one planet[9]
2 Barnard's Star (BD+04°3561a) 4 M4.0Ve 9.53[2] 13.22[2] 17h 57m 48.5s +04° 41′ 36″ 546.98(1 00)[5][6] 5.9630(109)
3 Wolf 359 (CN Leonis) 5 M6.0V[2] 13.44[2] 16.55[2] 10h 56m 29.2s +07° 00′ 53″ 419.10(210)[5] 7.7825(390)
4 Lalande 21185 (BD+36°2147) 6 M2.0V[2] 7.47[2] 10.44[2] 11h 03m 20.2s +35° 58′ 12″ 393.42(070)[5][6] 8.2905(148)
5 Sirius
(α Canis Majoris) 		Sirius A 7 A1V[2] −1.46[2] 1.42[2] 06h 45m 08.9s −16° 42′ 58″ 380.02(128)[5][6] 8.5828(289)
Sirius B 7 DA2[2] 8.44[2] 11.34[2]
6 Luyten 726-8 Luyten 726-8 A (BL Ceti) 9 M5.5Ve 12.54[2] 15.40[2] 01h 39m 01.3s −17° 57′ 01″ 373.70(270)[5] 8.7280(631)
Luyten 726-8 B (UV Ceti) 10 M6.0Ve 12.99[2] 15.85[2]
7 Ross 154 (V1216 Sagittarii) 11 M3.5Ve 10.43[2] 13.07[2] 18h 49m 49.4s −23° 50′ 10″ 336.90(178)[5][6] 9.6813(512)
8 Ross 248 (HH Andromedae) 12 M5.5Ve 12.29[2] 14.79[2] 23h 41m 54.7s +44° 10′ 30″ 316.00(110)[5] 10.322(36)
9 Epsilon Eridani (BD−09°697) 13 K2V[2] 3.73[2] 6.19[2] 03h 32m 55.8s −09° 27′ 30″ 309.99(079)[5][6] 10.522(27) believed to have two planets[10]
10 Lacaille 9352 (CD−36°15693) 14 M1.5Ve 7.34[2] 9.75[2] 23h 05m 52.0s −35° 51′ 11″ 303.64(087)[5][6] 10.742(31)
11 Ross 128 (FI Virginis) 15 M4.0Vn 11.13[2] 13.51[2] 11h 47m 44.4s +00° 48′ 16″ 298.72(135)[5][6] 10.919(49)
12 EZ Aquarii
(Gliese 866, Luyten 789-6) 		EZ Aquarii A 16 M5.0Ve 13.33[2] 15.64[2] 22h 38m 33.4s −15° 18′ 07″ 289.50(440)[5] 11.266(171)
EZ Aquarii B 16 M? 13.27[2] 15.58[2]
EZ Aquarii C 16 M? 14.03[2] 16.34[2]
13 Procyon
(α Canis Minoris) 		Procyon A 19 F5V–IV[2] 0.38[2] 2.66[2] 07h 39m 18.1s +05° 13′ 30″ 286.05(081)[5][6] 11.402(32)
Procyon B 19 DQZ[2] 10.70[2] 12.98[2]
14 61 Cygni 61 Cygni A (BD+38°4343) 21 K5.0V[2] 5.21[2] 7.49[2] 21h 06m 53.9s +38° 44′ 58″ 286.04(056)[5][6] 11.403(22) first star (other than Sun) to have its distance measured[11]
61 Cygni B (BD+38°4344) 21 K7.0V[2] 6.03[2] 8.31[2] 21h 06m 55.3s +38° 44′ 31″
15 Struve 2398
(Gliese 725, BD+59°1915) 		Struve 2398 A (HD 173739) 23 M3.0V[2] 8.90[2] 11.16[2] 18h 42m 46.7s +59° 37′ 49″ 283.00(169)[5][6] 11.525(69)
Struve 2398 B (HD 173740) 23 M3.5V[2] 9.69[2] 11.95[2] 18h 42m 46.9s +59° 37′ 37″
16 Groombridge 34
(Gliese 15) 		Groombridge 34 A (GX Andromedae) 25 M1.5V[2] 8.08[2] 10.32[2] 0h 18m 22.9s +44° 01′ 23″ 280.59(095)[5][6] 11.624(39)
Groombridge 34 B (GQ Andromedae) 25 M3.5V[2] 11.06[2] 13.30[2]
17 Epsilon Indi
(CPD−57°10015) 		Epsilon Indi A 27 K5Ve[2] 4.69[2] 6.89[2] 22h 03m 21.7s −56° 47′ 10″ 275.84(069)[5][6] 11.824(30)
Epsilon Indi Ba 27 T1.0V 12.3 J[12] 22h 04m 10.5s −56° 46′ 58″
Epsilon Indi Bb 27 T6.0V 13.2 J[12]
18 DX Cancri (G 51-15) 30 M6.5Ve 14.78[2] 16.98[2] 08h 29m 49.5s +26° 46′ 37″ 275.80(300)[5] 11.826(129)
19 Tau Ceti (BD−16°295) 31 G8Vp[2] 3.49[2] 5.68[2] 01h 44m 04.1s −15° 56′ 15″ 274.39(076)[5][6] 11.887(33)
20 GJ 1061 (LHS 1565) 32 M5.5V[2] 13.09[2] 15.26[2] 03h 35m 59.7s −44° 30′ 45″ 272.01(130)[13] 11.991(57) [14][15]
21 YZ Ceti (LHS 138) 33 M4.5V[2] 12.02[2] 14.17[2] 01h 12m 30.6s −16° 59′ 56″ 268.84(295)[5][6] 12.132(133)
22 Luyten's Star (BD+05°1668) 34 M3.5Vn 9.86[2] 11.97[2] 07h 27m 24.5s +05° 13′ 33″ 263.76(125)[5][6] 12.366(59)
23 Teegarden's star (SO025300.5+165258) 35 M6.5V 15.14[2] 17.22[2] 02h 53m 00.9s +16° 52′ 53″ 260.63(269)[13] 12.514(129) [15]
24 SCR 1845-6357 SCR 1845-6357 A 36 M8.5V[2] 17.39 19.41 18h 45m 05.3s −63° 57′ 48″ 259.45(111)[13] 12.571(54) [15]
SCR 1845-6357 B 36 T6[16] 13.3 J[12] 18h 45m 02.6s −63° 57′ 52″
25 Kapteyn's Star (CD−45°1841) 38 M1.5V[2] 8.84[2] 10.87[2] 05h 11m 40.6s −45° 01′ 06″ 255.27(086)[5][6] 12.777(43)
26 Lacaille 8760 (AX Microscopii) 39 M0.0V[2] 6.67[2] 8.69[2] 21h 17m 15.3s −38° 52′ 03″ 253.43(112)[5][6] 12.870(57)
27 Kruger 60
(BD+56°2783) 		Kruger 60 A 40 M3.0V[2] 9.79[2] 11.76[2] 22h 27m 59.5s +57° 41′ 45″ 248.06(139)[5][8] 13.149(74)
Kruger 60 B (DO Cephei) 40 M4.0V[2] 11.41[2] 13.38[2]
28 DEN 1048-3956 42 M8.5V[2] 17.39[2] 19.37[2] 10h 48m 14.7s −39° 56′ 06″ 247.71(155)[13] 13.167(82) [17][18]
29 UGPS 0722-05 43 T9[2] 16.52 J[19] 07h 22m 27.3s –05° 40′ 30″ 246 13.259 [20]
30 Ross 614
(V577 Monocerotis, Gliese 234) 		Ross 614A (LHS 1849) 44 M4.5V[2] 11.15[2] 13.09[2] 06h 29m 23.4s −02° 48′ 50″ 244.34(201)[5][8] 13.349(110)
Ross 614B (LHS 1850) 44 M5.5V 14.23[2] 16.17[2]
31 WISE 1541-2250 46 Y0.5 20.74 J[21] 15h 41m 51.57s −22° 50′ 25″ 238 [21] 13.704[21]
32 WISE 0350-5658 47 Y1 >22.8 J[21] 03h 50m −56° 58′ 238 [21] 13.704[21]
33 Wolf 1061 (Gliese 628, BD−12°4523) 48 M3.0V[2] 10.07[2] 11.93[2] 16h 30m 18.1s −12° 39′ 45″ 236.01(167)[5][6] 13.820(98)
34 Van Maanen's star (Gliese 35, LHS 7) 49 DZ7[2] 12.38[2] 14.21[2] 00h 49m 09.9s +05° 23′ 19″ 231.88(179)[5][6] 14.066(109)
35 Gliese 1 (CD−37°15492) 50 M3.0V[2] 8.55[2] 10.35[2] 00h 05m 24.4s −37° 21′ 27″ 229.20(107)[5][6] 14.231(66)
36 Wolf 424
(FL Virginis, LHS 333, Gliese 473) 		Wolf 424 A 51 M5.5Ve 13.18[2] 14.97[2] 12h 33m 17.2s +09° 01′ 15″ 227.90(460)[5] 14.312(289)
Wolf 424 B 51 M7Ve 13.17[2] 14.96[2]
37 TZ Arietis (Gliese 83.1, Luyten 1159-16) 53 M4.5V[2] 12.27[2] 14.03[2] 02h 00m 13.2s +13° 03′ 08″ 224.80(290)[5] 14.509(187)
38 Gliese 687 (LHS 450, BD+68°946) 54 M3.0V[2] 9.17[2] 10.89[2] 17h 36m 25.9s +68° 20′ 21″ 220.49(082)[5][6] 14.793(55)
39 LHS 292 (LP 731-58) 55 M6.5V[2] 15.60[2] 17.32[2] 10h 48m 12.6s −11° 20′ 14″ 220.30(360)[5] 14.805(242)
40 Gliese 674 (LHS 449) 56 M3.0V[2] 9.38[2] 11.09[2] 17h 28m 39.9s −46° 53′ 43″ 220.25(159)[5][6] 14.809(107) has a planet[22]
41 GJ 1245 GJ 1245 A 57 M5.5V[2] 13.46[2] 15.17[2] 19h 53m 54.2s +44° 24′ 55″ 220.20(100)[5] 14.812(67)
GJ 1245 B 57 M6.0V[2] 14.01[2] 15.72[2] 19h 53m 55.2s +44° 24′ 56″
GJ 1245 C 57 M5.5 16.75[2] 18.46[2] 19h 53m 54.2s +44° 24′ 55″
42 Gliese 440 (WD 1142-645) 60 DQ6[2] 11.50[2] 13.18[2] 11h 45m 42.9s −64° 50′ 29″ 216.57(201)[5][6] 15.060(140)
43 GJ 1002 61 M5.5V[2] 13.76[2] 15.40[2] 00h 06m 43.8s −07° 32′ 22″ 213.00(360)[5] 15.313(259)
44 Gliese 876 (Ross 780) 62 M3.5V[2] 10.17[2] 11.81[2] 22h 53m 16.7s −14° 15′ 49″ 212.59(196)[5][6] 15.342(141) has four planets[23]
45 LHS 288 (Luyten 143-23) 63 M5.5V[2] 13.90[2] 15.51[2] 10h 44m 21.2s −61° 12′ 36″ 208.95(273)[13] 15.610(204) [15]
46 WISE 1405+5534 64 Y0p 20.09 J[21] 14h 05m +55° 34′ 207 [21] 15.757[21]
47 Gliese 412 Gliese 412 A 65 M1.0V[2] 8.77[2] 10.34[2] 11h 05m 28.6s +43° 31′ 36″ 206.02(108)[5][6] 15.832(83)
Gliese 412 B (WX Ursae Majoris) 65 M5.5V[2] 14.48[2] 16.05[2] 11h 05m 30.4s +43° 31′ 18″
48 Groombridge 1618 (Gliese 380) 67 K7.0V[2] 6.59[2] 8.16[2] 10h 11m 22.1s +49° 27′ 15″ 205.81(067)[5][6] 15.848(52)
49 AD Leonis 68 M3.0V[2] 9.32[2] 10.87[2] 10h 19m 36.4s +19° 52′ 10″ 204.60(280)[5] 15.942(218)
50 DENIS J081730.0-615520 69 T6 08h 17m −61° 55′ 203 [21] 16.067[21]
51 Gliese 832 70 M3.0V[2] 8.66[2] 10.20[2] 21h 33m 34.0s −49° 00′ 32″ 202.78(132)[5][6] 16.085(105) has a planet[24]
52 LP 944-020 71 M9.0V[2] 18.50[2] 20.02[2] 03h 39m 35.2s −35° 25′ 41″ 201.40(420)[25] 16.195(338)
53 DEN 0255-4700 72 L7.5V[2] 22.92[2] 24.44[2] 02h 55m 03.7s −47° 00′ 52″ 201.37(389)[13] 16.197(313) [18]
# System Star Star # Stellar class Apparent magnitude (mV or mJ) Absolute magnitude (MV or MJ) Right ascension[2] Declination[2] Parallax[2][3]
mas(±err) 		Distance[4]
Light-years (±err) 		Additional
references
Designation Epoch J2000.0

Map of nearby stars

The following map shows all of the star systems within 14 light-years of the Sun (shown as Sol), except for two brown dwarfs discovered after 2009. Double and triple stars are shown "stacked", but the true location is the star closest to the central plane. Color corresponds to the table above.

Future and past

Distances of the nearest stars from 20,000 years ago until 80,000 years in the future

Ross 248, currently at a distance of 10.3 light-years, has a radial velocity of −81 km/s. In about 31,000 years it may be the closest star to the Sun for several millennia, with a minimum distance of 0.927 parsecs (3.02 light-years) in 36,000 years.[26] Gliese 445, currently at a distance of 17.6 light-years, has a radial velocity of −119 km/s. In about 40,000 years it will be the closest star for a period of several thousand years.[26]

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See also

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References

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