This is a list of high-proper motion stars. There is no specific velocity that is considered high, but the proper motion article notes that the majority of stars have a proper motion of 0.01 arc-seconds per year. Note that the closer a star is to earth, the faster it will appear to travel in arc-seconds per year for a given "real" velocity; therefore, the PM values here are apparent velocities.
Included in the table is also the radial motion (RM) if available. In cases where the numerical PM value is not available in a simple arc-seconds per year form, "high" has been used in the table; for instance, in the case of 5 Cancri, "high" is used because the values given in the available article do not resolve the right ascension and declination proper motions into a single numerical value.
In the table below PM values are shown in arc seconds per year and RM values are shown in kilometers per second, positive and negative values indicating away (+) or toward (-) Earth.
Star article | Other name | PM (arc sec/yr) | RM (km/s) | citations |
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3 Andromedae | 0.236 | -35 | PM; [1] RM [2] | |
5 Andromedae | 0.201 | -2.6 | PM; [1] RM [3] | |
5 Cancri | "high" | +10 | PM; [4] RM [5] | |
6 Andromedae | 0.272 | -32.4 | PM; [1] RM [3] | |
15 Delphini | "high" | -4.1 | PM; [G 1] RM [2] | |
23 Andromedae | 0.191 | -27 | PM; [1] RM [6] | |
23 Leonis Minoris | "high" | -16 | PM; [G 2] RM[ citation needed ] | |
25 Cancri | 0.245 | +38 | PM; [1] RM [G 3] | |
32 Boötis | 0.194 | -23 | PM; [1] RM [3] | |
35 Pegasi | 0.318 | +54 | PM; [1] RM [7] | |
37 Librae | "high" | +49 | PM; [4] RM [8] | |
38 Aurigae | 0.181 | +34 | PM; [1] RM [3] | |
39 Arietis | Lilii Borea | "high" | Name; [9] PM [4] | |
39 Aurigae | 0.151 | +34 | PM; [1] RM [6] | |
40 Eridani | Omicron2 Eridani | 4.088 | -42.47 | Name; [10] PM; [10] RM [G 4] |
40 Leonis Minoris | "variable" | +10 | PM; [11] RM [2] | |
41 Andromedae | 0.171 | +10 | PM; [1] RM [6] | |
58 Andromedae | 0.159 | +8 | PM; [1] RM [3] | |
61 Cygni | 61 Cygni A | 5.281 | -65.97 | PM; [10] RM [G 5] |
61 Cygni | 61 Cygni B | 5.172 | -64.59 | PM; [10] RM [G 6] |
68 Aquarii | "high" | +24.5 | PM; [G 7] RM [3] | |
83 Cancri | 0.185 | -15 | PM; [1] RM [3] | |
89 Leonis | "high" | +4.8 | PM; [G 8] RM [12] | |
Alpha Centauri A | Rigil Kentaurus | 3.710 | -21.4 | Name; [13] PM; [10] RM [14] |
Alpha Centauri B | Tollman | 3.724 | -18.6 | Name; [13] PM; [10] RM [14] |
Barnard's Star | 10.358 | -110 | PM; [10] RM [G 9] | |
Delta Phoenicis | "high" | -7 | PM; [4] RM [2] | |
Epsilon Indi | ε Ind A | 4.704 | -40.43 | PM; [10] RM [G 10] |
Eta Eridani | Azha | "high" | -20.32 | Name; [9] PM; [15] RM[ citation needed ] |
Gliese 1 | CD-37 15492 | 6.1 | +23.6 | Name; [10] PM; [10] [16] RM [17] |
Gliese 412 | 4.511 | +64.9 | PM; [10] RM [18] | |
Gliese 514 | "high" | +14.606 | PM; [G 11] RM [19] | |
Gliese 809 | 0.77 | -17.3 | PM; [S 1] RM [20] | |
Groombridge 1830 | Argelander's Star | 7.058 | -98 | Name; [21] PM; [10] RM [18] |
HD 26755 | "high" | -38 | PM; [G 12] RM [2] | |
HD 29559 | "high" | +24.2 | PM; [G 13] RM [2] | |
HD 30432 | "high" | -6 | PM; [G 14] RM [2] | |
HD 30442 | "high" | -37 | PM; [G 15] RM [7] | |
HD 32820 | "high" | +29.8 | PM; [G 16] RM [22] | |
HD 36187 | "high" | +50 | PM; [G 17] RM [23] | |
HD 39194 | "high" | +13.9 | PM; [G 18] RM [2] | |
HD 43899 | "high" | +66.5 | PM; [G 19] RM [2] | |
HD 46568 | "high" | +39 | PM; [G 20] RM [2] | |
HD 46815 | "high" | +32.2 | PM; [G 21] RM [2] | |
HD 73468 | "high" | -26.5 | PM; [G 22] RM [2] | |
HD 83332 | "high" | +30 | PM; [G 23] RM [17] | |
HD 85725 | "high" | +61.6 | PM; [G 24] RM [20] | |
HD 88218 | "high" | +36.7 | PM; [G 25] RM [20] | |
HD 90132 | "high" | +17 | PM; [G 26] RM [2] | |
HD 91324 | "high" | +21 | PM; [G 27] RM [G 27] | |
HD 99015 | "high" | -5.9 | PM; [G 28] RM [2] | |
HD 101917 | "high" | +33 | PM; [G 29] RM [2] | |
HD 117566 | "high" | +14 | PM; [G 30] RM [24] | |
HD 134439 and HD 134440 | HIP 74234 and HIP 74235 | 3.681 | +310 (approx) | Name; [10] PM; [10] RM[ citation needed ] |
HD 138289 | "high" | +13.1 | PM; [G 31] RM [18] | |
HD 140283 | Methuselah star | "high" | −169 | Name; [25] PM; [4] RM [S 2] |
HD 154556 | "high" | -24 | PM; [G 32] RM [2] | |
HD 154972 | "high" | -3.1 | PM; [G 33] RM [2] | |
HD 164712 | "high" | +14.8 | PM; [G 34] RM [2] | |
HD 167096 | "high" | -27 | PM; [G 35] RM [23] | |
HD 168592 | "high" | +18 | PM; [G 36] RM [2] | |
HD 174474 | "high" | -44 | PM; [G 37] RM [2] | |
HD 176664 | "high" | -60 | PM; [G 38] RM [2] | |
HD 178845 | "high" | -25 | PM; [G 39] RM [2] [G 40] | |
HD 182893 | "high" | -27 | PM; [G 41] RM [2] | |
HD 191806 | "high" | -15.28 | PM; [G 42] RM[ citation needed ] | |
HD 192886 | "high" | -29.6 | PM; [G 43] RM [2] | |
HD 194012 | "high" | 4.5 | PM; [G 44] RM [2] | |
HD 194953 | "high" | -28 | PM; [G 45] RM [2] | |
HD 197630 | "high" | -30 | PM; [G 46] RM[ citation needed ] | |
HD 198716 | "high" | +20 | PM; [G 47] RM [2] | |
HD 200779 | 0.569 | -67 | PM; [G 48] [S 3] RM [26] | |
HD 201772 | "high" | -41 | PM; [G 49] RM [2] | |
HD 204018 | "high" | +18.3 | PM; [G 50] RM [2] | |
HD 208741 | "high" | +8 | PM; [G 51] RM [2] | |
HD 210056 | "high" | +24 | PM; [G 52] RM [2] | |
HR 8526 | "high" | +15 | PM; [G 53] RM [2] [14] | |
Kapteyn's Star | 8.671 | +245 | PM; [10] RM [G 54] | |
Lacaille 8760 | Gliese 825 | 3.455 | +20.7 | Name; [27] PM; [10] RM [28] |
Lacaille 9352 | 6.896 | +9.7 | PM; [10] RM [28] | |
Lalande 21185 | 4.802 | -85.6 | PM; [10] RM [29] | |
LP 40-365 | "high" | +498 | PM; [30] RM [30] | |
Luyten's Star | 3.738 | 17.35 | PM; [10] RM [G 55] | |
Mu Cassiopeiae | Al Marfik | 3.777 | -98 | Name; [31] PM; [4] [10] RM [32] |
Omicron Columbae | "high" | PM [4] | ||
Proxima Centauri | 3.853 | -22.2 | PM; [10] [33] RM [34] | |
Q Scorpii | "high" | -49 | PM; [G 56] RM [2] | |
SSSPM J1549-3544 | "high" | PM [G 57] | ||
Teegarden's Star | 5 | +68.3 | PM [S 4] [ better source needed ]; RM [35] | |
Upsilon Octantis | "high" | +19 | PM; [G 58] RM [23] | |
Upsilon Pegasi | Alkarab | "high" | -8.6 | Name; [9] PM; [4] RM [36] |
V718 Coronae Australis | "high" | +28.5 | PM; [G 59] RM [2] | |
V744 Centauri | 0.05 (minim) | PM [37] |