List of nearest bright stars

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Prominent stars in the neighborhood of the Sun (center)

This list of nearest bright stars is a table of stars found within 15 parsecs (48.9 light-years) of the nearest star, the Sun, that have an absolute magnitude of +8.5 or brighter, which is approximately comparable to a listing of stars more luminous than a red dwarf. Right ascension and declination coordinates are for the epoch J2000. The distance measurements are based on the Hipparcos Catalogue and other astrometric data. In the event of a spectroscopic binary, the combined spectral type and absolute magnitude are listed in italics.

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The list is ordered by increasing distance.

Legend
A-type star
F-type star
G-type star
K-type star
M-type star

Stars within 10 parsecs

These stars are estimated to be within 32.6 light-years of the Sun.

Star Designation Stellar
Class
Magnitude Right
Ascension

(J2000)
Declination (J2000) Distance
(Light-years)
Apparent Absolute
Sun G2V−26.744.800
α Centauri AG2V−0.01 4.3414h 39m 36.50s−60° 50 02.34.34
BK1V1.355.7114h 39m 35.08s−60° 50 13.8
Sirius (α Canis Majoris)A1V−1.441.4506h 45m 08.92s−16° 42 58.08.60
ε Eridani K2V3.726.1803h 32m 55.84s−09° 27 29.710.5
61 Cygni AK5.0V5.207.4921h 06m 53.94s+38° 44 57.911.4
BK7.0V6.058.33
Procyon (α Canis Minoris)AF5IV-V0.402.6807h 39m 18.12s+05° 13 30.011.5
ε Indi K5Ve4.696.9022h 03m 21.66s−56° 47 09.511.9
τ Ceti G8Vp3.495.6801h 44m 04.08s−15° 56 14.911.9
Groombridge 1618 (in Ursa Major)K7.0V6.608.1610h 11m 22.14s+49° 27 15.315.9
ο2 Eridani AK1Ve4.435.9204h 15m 16.32s−07° 39 10.316.3
70 Ophiuchi AK1Ve4.245.7118h 05m 27.29s+02° 30 00.416.7
BK5Ve6.017.48
Altair (α Aquilae)A7Vn0.762.2119h 50m 47.00s+08° 52 06.016.7
σ Draconis G9V4.675.8719h 32m 21.59s+69° 39 40.218.8
Gliese 570 (in Libra)AK5Ve5.726.8614h 57m 28.00s−21° 24 55.719.2
η Cassiopeiae AG3V3.464.5900h 49m 06.29s+57° 48 54.719.3
36 Ophiuchi AK1Ve5.076.1817h 15m 20.98s−26° 36 10.219.4
BK1Ve5.116.22
CK5Ve6.337.4517h 16m 13.36s−26° 32 46.1
HR 7703 (in Sagittarius)AK3V5.326.4220h 11m 11.94s−36° 06 04.419.6
82 G. Eridani G8V4.265.3503h 19m 55.65s−43° 04 11.219.7
δ Pavonis G7IV3.554.6220h 08m 42.61s−66° 10 55.419.9
HD 219134 / Gliese 892 (in Cassiopeia)K3V5.576.4923h 13m 16.98s+57° 10 06.121.3
ξ Boötis AG8Ve4.725.5914h 51m 23.38s+19° 06 01.722.0
BK4Ve6.977.84
Gliese 667 (in Scorpius)AK3V6.297.0717h 18m 57.18s−34° 59 23.323.2
BK5V7.248.02
Gliese 105 (in Cetus)AK3V5.796.5002h 36m 04.89s+06° 53 12.723.4
HD 4628 (in Pisces)K2V5.746.3800h 48m 22.98s+05° 16 50.224.3
β Hydri G2IV2.823.4600h 25m 45.07s−77° 15 15.224.3
107 Piscium K1V5.245.8601h 42m 29.76s+20° 16 06.624.4
μ Cassiopeiae AG5VI5.175.7801h 08m 16.39s+54° 55 13.224.6
TW Piscis Austrini BK5Ve6.487.0722h 56m 24.05s−31° 33 56.024.8
Vega (α Lyrae)A0Va0.030.5818h 36m 56.34s+38° 47 01.325.0
Fomalhaut (α Piscis Austrini/α PsA)AA3V1.171.7422h 57m 39.05s−29° 37 20.125.1
Gliese 673 (in Ophiuchus)K7V7.548.1017h 25m 45.23s+02° 06 41.125.1
p Eridani AK0V5.826.2701h 39m 47.54s−56° 11 47.025.5
BK5V5.956.40
π3 Orionis F6V3.193.6704h 49m 50.41s+06° 57 40.626.3
χ Draconis AF7V3.684.1518h 21m 03.38s+72° 43 58.226.3
BK0V5.676.14
Gliese 884 (in Aquarius)K57.888.3323h 00m 16.12s−22° 31 27.626.6
μ Herculis G5IV3.423.8017h 46m 27.53s+27° 43 14.427.1
β Canum Venaticorum G0V4.244.6312h 33m 44.54s+41° 21 26.927.5
61 Virginis G5V4.745.0913h 18m 24.31s−18° 18 40.327.9
ζ Tucanae F9V4.234.5600h 20m 04.26s−64° 52 29.228.0
χ1 Orionis AG0V4.394.7005h 54m 22.98s+20° 16 34.228.3
HD 50281 (in Monoceros)AK3V6.586.8806h 52m 18.05s−05° 10 25.428.4
HR 1614 (284 G. Eridani)AK3V6.226.4905h 00m 49.00s−05° 45 13.228.4
41 G. Arae AG8V5.555.8317h 19m 03.83s−46° 38 10.428.7
ξ Ursae Majoris AG0V4.414.2511h 18m 11s+31° 31 4528.8
BG5V4.875.07
HD 192310/Gliese 785 (5 G. Capricorni)K2+V5.736.0020h 15m 7.39s−27° 01 58.729.1
γ Leporis AF7V3.593.8305h 44m 27.79s−22° 26 54.229.3
BK2V6.176.41
δ Eridani K0IV3.523.7403h 43m 14.90s−09° 45 48.229.5
Groombridge 1830 (in Ursa Major)G8Vp6.426.6111h 52m 58.77s+37° 43 07.229.7
β Comae Berenices G0V4.234.4213h 11m 52.39s+27° 52 41.529.8
κ1 Ceti G5V4.845.0303h 19m 21.70s+03° 22 12.729.8
HD 102365 (in Centaurus)AG3V4.895.0611h 46m 31.07s−40° 30 01.330.1
γ Pavonis F6V4.214.3921h 26m 26.61s−65° 21 58.330.2
61 Ursae Majoris G8V5.315.4111h 41m 03.02s+34° 12 05.931.1
HR 4458 (in Hydra)AK0V5.966.0611h 34m 29.49s−32° 49 52.831.2
12 Ophiuchi K2V5.775.8216h 36m 21.45s−02° 19 28.531.8
Gliese 638 (in Hercules)K7V8.108.1516h 45m 06.35s+33° 30 33.231.9

Stars between 10 and 13 parsecs

These stars are estimated to be from 32.7 to 42.4 light years distant from the Sun.

Star Designation Stellar
Class
Magnitude Right
Ascension

(J2000)
Declination (J2000) Distance
(Light-years)
Apparent Absolute
HR 511 K0V5.635.6101h 47m 44.83s+63° 51 09.032.8
HR 5256 K3V6.496.4713h 57m 32.06s+61° 29 34.333.0
α Mensae G5V5.085.0506h 10m 13.93s−74° 45 11.033.1
Gliese 453K4V6.996.9511h 57m 57.63s−27° 42 25.433.2
Pollux K0IIIb1.161.0907h 45m 18.95s+28° 01 34.333.7
HD 17925 (32 G. Eridani)K1V6.055.9702h 52m 31.65s−12° 46 11.033.9
ι Persei G0V4.053.9403h 09m 04.02s+49° 36 47.834.4
Wolf 635AK7 V7.707.5417h 05m 04.47s−05° 03 59.435.1
HR 9038 AK3V6.366.1923h 52m 25.32s+75° 32 40.535.2
ζ Herculis AF9IV2.912.7416h 41m 17.16s+31° 36 09.835.2
BG7V5.435.26
δ Trianguli G0V4.844.6602h 17m 03.23s+34° 13 27.235.4
β Virginis F8V3.593.4011h 50m 41.72s+01° 45 53.035.6
Gliese 86 AK0V6.125.9302h 10m 22.07s−50° 49 25.435.6
Gliese 688AK3V6.536.3817h 39m 16.92s+03° 33 18.935.9
HR 6806 K2V6.386.1518h 09m 37.42s+38° 27 28.036.0
Gliese 505AK1V6.526.2713h 16m 51.05s+17° 01 01.836.1
Denebola A3Vvar2.141.9211h 49m 03.58s+14° 34 19.436.2
54 Piscium K0V5.885.6500h 39m 21.81s+21° 15 01.736.2
γ Serpentis F6V3.853.6215h 56m 27.18s+15° 39 41.836.3
Gliese 320K2V6.586.3508h 43m 18.48s−38° 52 56.636.3
Gliese 370 K5V7.677.4309h 51m 06.31s−43° 30 10.036.4
11 Leonis Minoris AG8V5.405.1609h 35m 39.50s+35° 48 36.536.5
θ Persei AF7V4.103.8502h 44m 11.99s+49° 13 42.436.6
Arcturus (α Boötis)K1.5III−0.05−0.3114h 15m 39.67s+19° 10 56.736.7
η Boötis A/BG0IV2.682.4113h 54m 41.08s+18° 23 51.837.0
Gliese 902K3V7.096.8123h 39m 36.83s−72° 43 19.837.2
Gliese 169K7V8.308.0004h 29m 00.12s+21° 55 21.737.4
HR 5553 A/BK2V6.005.6914h 53m 23.77s+19° 09 10.137.6
ζ Doradus AF7V4.714.3805h 05m 30.72s−57° 28 21.738.0
λ Serpentis G0Vvar4.424.0715h 46m 26.61s+07° 21 11.138.3
ι Pegasi A/BF5V3.773.4222h 07m 00.67s+25° 20 42.438.3
δ Capricorni AA5IV2.73–2.932.3721h 47m 02.13s−16° 07 38.238.6
γ Virginis AF0V3.463.1012h 41m 40.36s−01° 26 57.738.6
BF0V3.523.16
Gliese 542 K3V6.666.2914h 19m 05.88s−59° 22 44.538.6
Gliese 414 (nl)AK7V8.307.9211h 11m 05.2s+30° 26 45.638.9
ζ2 Reticuli G1V5.244.8303h 18m 09.45s−62° 30 22.939.4
ζ Trianguli Australis F9V4.914.5016h 28m 27.46s−70° 05 03.839.5
ζ1 Reticuli G2V5.535.1103h 17m 42.77s−62° 34 31.239.5
Gliese 798K7 V8.838.4120h 42m 18.72s−52° 41 57.139.5
HR 3384 G9V6.385.9508h 32m 52.91s−31° 30 03.139.8
V538 Aurigae K1Ve6.215.7705h 41m 20.33s+53° 28 51.839.9
β Trianguli Australis AF2III2.832.3815h 55m 08.92s−63° 25 50.640.1
85 Pegasi AG3V5.815.3400h 02m 10.10s+27° 04 56.140.5
BK6V8.888.41
Gliese 435 (es)K5V7.777.2811h 41m 03.55s−44° 24 18.740.8
ρ1 Cancri AG8V5.965.4708h 52m 35.85s+28° 19 50.940.9
HD 69830 (285 G. Puppis)K0V5.955.4508h 18m 23.62s−12° 37 55.841.0
Gliese 67 AG1.5V4.954.3001h 41m 47.1s+42° 36 48.141.2
λ Aurigae G0V4.694.1805h 19m 08.38s+40° 05 56.641.2
HD 14412 (22 G. Fornacis)G8V6.335.8102h 18m 58.77s−25° 56 44.541.3
HD 104304 (24 G. Virginis)K0IV5.544.9912h 00m 44.28s−10° 26 45.741.6
44 Boötis AF9V5.204.6715h 03m 47.43s+47° 39 14.641.6
B/CG2V5.975.44
Gliese 675 K0V6.445.9017h 25m 00.59s+67° 18 24.141.7
Gliese 2046 K3V7.176.6305h 54m 04.33s−60° 01 24.541.8
36 Ursae Majoris AF8V4.824.2810h 30m 37.66s+55° 58 49.941.9
HD 147513 (62 G. Scorpii)G3V5.374.8216h 24m 01.19s−39° 11 34.742.0
Gliese 428 (it)AK7V7.516.9611h 24m 41.24s−61° 38 51.242.0
BM0Ve8.828.27
Gliese 349 (es)K3V7.206.6809h 29m 54.82s+05° 39 18.542.1

Stars between 13 and 15 parsecs

These stars are estimated to be from 42.5 to 48.9 light years distant from the Sun. A value of 48.9 light years corresponds to a minimum parallax of 66.7 mas.

Star Designation Stellar
Class
Magnitude Right
Ascension

(J2000)
Declination (J2000) Distance
(Light-years)
Apparent Absolute
HD 36003 (it)K5V7.657.0805h 28m 26s−03° 29 5842.5
HD 172051 (86 G. Sagittarii)G5V5.855.2818h 38m 53.49s−21° 03 06.742.6
HD 166348  [ it ]K7V8.237.6518h 12m 21s−43° 26 4142.6
Gliese 167 K5V7.627.0304h 15m 57s−53° 18 3542.8
Capella AaG5III0.760.2005h 16m 41.34s+45° 59 52.842.9
AbG1III0.910.35
SZ Crateris AK5V8.618.011h 21m 27s−20° 27 1442.9
Gliese 716 K2V6.816.2118h 31m 19s−18° 54 3043.1
Gliese 146 K5V8.958.3403h 35m 01s−48° 25 0943.1
V1654 Aquilae K4V7.456.8420h 02m 47s+03° 19 3443.1
Gliese 69 K5V8.357.7401h 43m 41s+63° 49 2443.1
58 Eridani G1V5.635.0104h 47m 36s−16° 56 0443.4
Gliese 528  [ it ]AK4V7.967.3213h 49m 04s+26° 58 4743.7
BK6V8.357.71
υ Andromedae AF8V4.104.6301h 36m 48s+41° 24 2043.7
Gliese 556  [ it ]K3V7.326.6714h 33m 29s+52° 54 3244.0
θ Ursae Majoris F6IV3.022.3709h 32m 52s+51° 40 4344.0
LHS 3508  [ it ]K5V7.917.2420h 02m 35s−50° 03 0644.3
V834 Tau K3V8.037.3604h 41m 19s+20° 54 0544.4
Gliese 853 AG1-3V5.334.6622h 18m 15s−53° 37 3244.4
Gliese 868 K5V7.937.2522h 40m 43s−29° 40 2844.5
Gliese 5 G8V5.925.2300h 06m 37s+29° 01 1944.7
β Aquilae AG8IV3.753.0619h 55m 19s+06° 24 2944.7
10 Tauri F9V4.293.6003h 36m 53s+00° 24 1044.7
Gliese 656 K0V7.286.5817h 10m 10s−60° 43 4444.9
ι Piscium F7V4.063.3623h 39m 57s+05° 37 3845.0
γ Cephei AK1IV2.942.2423h 39m 21s+77° 37 5645.0
Gliese 615K0V7.366.6616h 13m 49s−57° 34 1445.1
Gliese 898K5/M0V8.387.6823h 32m 49s−16° 50 4445.1
36 Ursae Majoris BK7Ve8.778.0610h 30m 25s+56° 00 0045.2
18 Scorpii G1V5.504.7616h 15m 37s−08° 22 0645.3
HD 23356  [ nl ]K2V7.16.403h 43m 56s−19° 06 4245.5
τ1 Eridani A/BF5/F6V4.473.7402h 45m 06s−18° 34 2245.5
Gliese 529K5.5Vk8.367.6213h 49m 45s−22° 06 4045.9
Gliese 726K58.918.1718h 47m 27s−03° 38 2345.9
Gliese 282 AK2V7.266.5207h 39m 59s−03° 35 5145.9
BK59.028.28
47 Ursae Majoris G0V5.034.2910h 59m 28s+40° 25 4845.9
Gliese 532  [ it ]K58.998.2413h 52m 00s+49° 57 0346.0
26 Draconis AF9V5.064.3117h 34m 60s+61° 52 3046.0
BK3V7.957.20
α Fornacis AF7IV3.803.0503h 12m 04s−28° 59 2146.0
BG7V6.735.98
Gliese 42 K2V7.486.7200h 53m 01s−30° 21 2546.2
Gliese 481  [ it ]K4V7.917.1312h 41m 06s+15° 22 3646.2
Gliese 611  [ it ]AG8V6.715.9416h 04m 57s+39° 09 2346.4
HD 150689  [ nl ]K2V7.396.6216h 44m 14s−38° 56 3646.4
HR 7578 K3V6.235.4619h 54m 18s−23° 56 2846.4
π1 Ursae Majoris G1V5.634.8608h 39m 12s+65° 01 1546.6
Ras Alhague AA5III2.081.3017h 34m 56s+12° 33 3646.7
η Cephei K0IV3.422.6320h 45m 17s+61° 50 2046.8
Gliese 613 K3V7.126.3316h 09m 43s−56° 26 4646.8
72 Herculis G0V5.384.5917h 20m 39s+32° 28 1346.9
Gliese 796 G8V6.375.5820h 40m 12s−23° 46 2446.9
Gliese 481K27.867.0712h 41m 06s+15° 22 3647.0
Gliese 546  [ nl ]K5V8.377.5714h 21m 57s+29° 37 4747.1
Gliese 420  [ nl ]dK58.067.2611h 15m 12s+73° 28 3147.1
ν2 Lupi G2V5.664.8415h 21m 48s−48° 19 0447.5
θ Boötis AF7V4.103.2814h 25m 12s+51° 51 0647.5
Gliese 269  [ it ]AK2V8.087.2607h 17m 30s−46° 58 4547.6
Gliese 833  [ it ]K2V7.316.4821h 36m 41s−50° 50 4347.7
ι Ursae Majoris AA7V3.232.4008h 59m 13s+48° 02 3247.7
Gliese 259  [ nl ]K1V6.886.0507h 01m 14s−25° 56 5547.7
111 Tauri AF8V5.004.1705h 24m 25s+17° 23 0047.8
BdK5e7.837.0005h 23m 38s+17° 19 27
ψ Serpentis G5V5.865.0315h 44m 02s+02° 30 5547.8
Gliese 604  [ nl ]K5V8.057.2215h 57m 41s−42° 37 2747.8
ψ Capricorni F5V4.143.3020h 46m 06s−25° 16 1447.9
HD 97584AK4V7.686.8511h 15m 12s+73° 28 3147.9
HD 19305 M0V9.058.2103h 06m 27s+01° 57 5548
OU Geminorum K2Ve6.765.9106h 26m 10s+18° 45 2548.2
α Corvi F2V4.023.1712h 08m 25s−24° 43 4448.2
20 Leonis Minoris AG3Va5.404.5010h 01m 01s+31° 55 2548.6
AB Doradus AK1Vp6.9805h 28m 45s−65° 26 5548.7
ν Phoenicis F8V4.573.7001h 15m 11s−45° 31 5448.7
Gliese 1021 G5V5.804.9300h 45m 45s−47° 33 0648.7
Gliese 52  [ nl ]K7V8.988.1001h 07m 09s+63° 56 3048.8
Gliese 1279  [ nl ]K5V8.507.6223h 09m 41s−67° 44 0048.8
Alderamin A7IV-V2.451.5821h 18m 35s+62° 35 0848.8
Gliese 738 AG0V6.225.3418h 57m 02s+32° 54 0548.9
BK1V7.536.65

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Psi<sup>5</sup> Aurigae Star in the constellation Auriga

Psi5 Aurigae is a star in the northern constellation of Auriga. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.25. Based upon parallax measurements made during the Hipparcos mission, this star is approximately 53.9 light-years distant from Earth. There is an optical companion which is 36 arcseconds away and has an apparent magnitude of +8.4.

HR 4458 is a binary star system in the equatorial constellation of Hydra. It has the Gould designation 289 G. Hydrae; HR 4458 is the Bright Star Catalogue designation. At a distance of 31.13 light years, it is the closest star system to the Solar System within this constellation. This object is visible to the naked eye as a dim, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.97. It is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −22 km/s.

Gliese 412 is a pair of stars that share a common proper motion through space and are thought to form a binary star system. The pair have an angular separation of 31.4″ at a position angle of 126.1°. They are located 15.8 light-years distant from the Sun in the constellation Ursa Major. Both components are relatively dim red dwarf stars.

HD 176051 is a spectroscopic binary star system approximately 49 light years away from Earth in the constellation Lyra. The pair orbit with a period of 22,423 days and an eccentricity of 0.25. Compared to the Sun, they have a somewhat lower proportion of elements more massive than helium. Their individual masses are estimated at 1.07 and 0.71 solar masses (M). The system is moving closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of −47 km/s and will reach perihelion in about 269,000 years when it comes within roughly 17 ly (5.1 pc) of the Sun.

HD 115404 is a binary star system located in the constellation Coma Berenices. Parallax measurements made by Hipparcos put the system at 36 light-years, or 11 parsecs, away. The combined apparent magnitude of the system is 6.52, with the magnitudes of the components being 6.66 and 9.50.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zeta Doradus</span> Star in the constellation Dorado

Zeta Doradus, Latinized from ζ Doradus, is a young star system that lies approximately 38 light-years away. The system consists of two widely separated stars, with the primary being bright enough to be observed with the naked eye but the secondary being much a much fainter star that requires telescopic equipment to be observed.

HR 3384 is solitary star in the southern constellation of Pyxis. It has an apparent magnitude of 6.38, indicating it is faintly visible to the naked eye. Based on the Bortle scale, the star can be viewed from dark rural skies. Astrometric measurements of the star by the Hipparcos spacecraft, give an estimated distance of about 40 light-years from Earth. It is moving away from the Sun with a radial velocity of +81.91.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mu Ceti</span> Variable star in the constellation Cetus

Mu Ceti is a star in the constellation Cetus. The combined apparent magnitude of the system is +4.27, and it is located 84 light-years from the Sun.

Gliese 251, also known as HIP 33226 or HD 265866, is a star located about 18 light years away from the Solar System. Located in the constellation of Gemini, it is the nearest star in this constellation. It is located near the boundary with Auriga, 49 arcminutes away from the bright star Theta Geminorum; due to its apparent magnitude of +9.89 it cannot be observed with the naked eye. The closest star to Gliese 251 is QY Aurigae, which is located 3.5 light years away.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gliese 402</span> Star in the constellation Leo

Gliese 402 is a star located 22.7 light years from the Solar System. Located in the constellation of Leo, it is also known as Wolf 358 from its entry in Max Wolf's star catalogue. The stars nearest to Gliese 402 are Gliese 393, at 3.43 light years, Gliese 408, at 6.26 light years, and Gliese 382 at 6.66 light years.

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