| The Twenty Nearest Stars | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Constellation | Apparent Magnitude | Distance (light years) |
| Proxima Centauri | Centaurus | 11.1 | 4.24 |
| Alpha Centauri | Centaurus | -0.27 (3rd brightest star) |
4.37 |
| Barnard's Star | Ophiuchus | 9.5 | 6 |
| Wolf 359 | Leo | 13.6 | 7.8 |
| Lalande 21185 | Ursa Major | 7.6 | 8.2 |
| Luyten 726-8 | Cetus | 12.3 | 8.5 |
| Sirius | Canis Major | -1.42 (the brighest star) |
8.6 |
| Ross 154 | Sagittarius | 10.5 | 9.6 |
| Ross 248 | Andromeda | 12.2 | 10.3 |
| Epsilon Eridani | Eridanus | 3.7 | 10.6 |
| Ross 128 | Virgo | 11.1 | 10.8 |
| Luyten 789-6 | Aquarius | 12.2 | 11.1 |
| Groombridge 34 | Andromeda | 8 | 11.2 |
| Epsilon Indi | Indus | 4.7 | 11.3 |
| 61 Cygni | Cygnus | 5.2 | 11.3 |
| Sigma 2398 | Draco | 8.8 | 11.4 |
| Tau Ceti | Cetus | 3.5 | 11.4 |
| Procyon | Canis Minor | +0.35 (8th brightest star) |
11.4 |
| Lacaille 9352 | Piscis Austrinus | 7.3 | 11.5 |
| G 51-15 | Cancer | 14.9 | 11.8 |
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