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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.

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
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