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Based on the catalog of stars, brown dwarfs and planetsdescribed in "The 10 pc sample in the Gaia era", Reylé, Jardine et al, Astronomy & Astrophysics (2021).
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The Closest Stars
The Sun and the other star systems within 5 parsecs(16 light years)
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Guide circles in the galactic plane, every 1 parsec.
Star positions are not exact and may have been adjusted slightly to aid in visualization.
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1
1
2
1
2
1
3
8
3
Stars with light green circles have the stated numberof confirmed exoplanets.
2
2
3
2
1
1
4
2
Procyon
Sirius
Ran(ε Eri)
Sun
α Cen
Ï„ Cet
ε Ind
HD 88230(Groombridge 1618)
61 Cyg
B
A
A
B
A
B
C
A
B
LAWD 37
YZ Cet
van Maanen's star
L 143-23(GJ 3618)
Kapteyn's star
Luyten's star
Ross 614
A
B
UGPS J072227.51-054031.2
WISE J035000.32-565830.2
L 372-58(GJ 1061)
TZ Ari
Teegarden's star
G 272-61(GJ 65)
A
B
Luhman 16
A
B
A
Ba
Bb
EZ Aqr
A
C
B
Lacaille 9352
IL Aqr(GJ 876)
Lacaille 8760
WISE J041022.71+150248.4
Ross 248
Groombridge 34
B
A
DENIS J025503.3-470049
G 158-27(GJ 1002)
WISE J053516.80-750024.9
HD 225213(GJ 1)
SCR J1845-6357
A
B
HD 204961
WISE J163940.83-684738.6
CD-46 11540(GJ 674)
Ross 154
WISEA J085510.74-071442.5
DENIS J104814.6-395606
Kruger 60
B
A
Barnard's star
GJ 1245
B
A
C
Wolf 1061
GJ 725
A
B
BD+68 946(GJ 687)
Wolf 424
FI Vir(Ross 128)
A
B
Wolf 359(CN Leo)
HD 95735(Lalande 21185)
LP 731-58(LHS 292)
AD Leo(BD+20 2465)
BD+44 2051(GJ 412)
A
B
DX Cnc(G 51-15)
(BL Cet)
(UV Cet)
A-type
F-type
G-type
K-type
M-type
Brown dwarf
White dwarf