Encyclopædia Galactica Rami T. F. Rekola Tuorlan Astronomical Society Tuorla Observatory University of Turku

Solar Neighbourhood

This is a table containing the 25 closest stellar systems, their equatorial coordinates (epoch J2000.0), radial velocities, spectral types, visual and absolute V magnitudes, and distance from our solar system in light years.

Right Ascension

Declination

No.

Star

h

m

s

d

m

s

vrad

Spectral Type

V

MV

Distance

1

Proxima Centauri

14

29

43

-62

40

48

-22

M5.5V

11.09

15.5

4.23

 

[alpha] Centauri A

14

39

36

-60

50

0

-25

G2V

0.01

4.4

4.35

 

[alpha] Centauri B

14

39

35

-60

50

12

-21

K0V

1.34

5.7

4.35

2

Barnard's Star

17

57

49

4

41

36

-111

M4V

9.55

13.2

5.98

3

Wolf 359

10

56

29

7

0

54

13

M6V

13.45

16.6

7.80

4

Lalande 21185

11

3

20

35

58

12

-84

M2V

7.47

10.5

8.23

5

L 726-8 A

1

39

1

-17

57

0

29

M5.5V

12.41

15.3

8.57

 

L 726-8 B

1

39

1

-17

57

0

32

M6V

13.2

16.1

8.57

6

Sirius A

6

45

9

-16

43

0

-9

A1V

-1.43

1.5

8.57

 

Sirius B

6

45

9

-16

43

0

 

DA2

8.44

11.3

8.57

7

Ross 154

18

49

50

-23

50

12

-12

M3.5V

10.47

13.1

9.56

8

Ross 248

23

41

55

44

10

30

-78

M5.5V

12.29

14.8

10.33

9

[epsilon] Eridani

3

32

56

-9

27

30

17

K2V

3.73

6.2

10.67

10

Ross 128

11

47

45

0

48

18

-31

M4V

11.12

13.5

10.83

11

L 789-6

22

38

33

-15

18

6

-60

M5V

12.33

14.7

11.08

12

Groombridge 34 A

0

18

23

44

1

24

12

M1.5V

8.08

10.4

11.27

 

Groombridge 34 B

0

18

26

44

1

42

11

M3.5V

11.07

13.4

11.27

13

[epsilon] Indi

22

3

22

-56

47

12

-40

K5Ve

4.68

7

11.29

14

61 Cygni A

21

6

54

38

45

0

-65

K5V

5.22

7.5

11.30

 

61 Cygni B

21

6

55

38

44

30

-64

K7V

6.03

8.3

11.30

15

BD +59° 1915 A

18

42

45

59

37

54

-1

M3V

8.9

11.2

11.40

 

BD +59° 1915 B

18

42

46

59

37

36

1

M3.5V

9.68

12

11.40

16

[tau] Ceti

1

44

4

-15

56

12

-17

G8Vp

3.5

5.8

11.40

17

Procyon A

7

39

18

5

13

30

-4

F5IV-V

0.38

2.7

11.41

 

Procyon B

7

39

18

5

13

30

 

DA

10.7

13

11.41

18

Lacaille 9352

23

5

52

-35

51

12

10

M1.5V

7.34

9.6

11.47

19

GJ 1111

8

29

49

26

46

36

-5

M6.5V

14.79

17

11.83

20

GJ 1061

3

36

0

-44

30

48

-20

M5.5V

13.03

15.2

12.06

21

L 725-32

1

12

31

-17

0

0

28

M4.5V

12.05

14.2

12.20

22

BD +05° 1668

7

27

24

5

13

30

18

M3.5V

9.86

12

12.34

23

Lacaille 8760

21

17

15

-38

52

6

28

M0V

6.67

8.7

12.61

24

Kapteyn's Star

5

11

40

-45

1

6

246

M0V

8.84

10.9

12.63

25

Krüger 60 A

22

28

0

57

41

48

-33

M3V

9.85

11.9

12.95

 

Krüger 60 B

22

28

0

57

41

48

-32

M4V

11.3

13.3

12.95

No.

Star

h

m

s

d

m

s

vrad

Spectral Type

V

MV

Distance

Right Ascension

Declination