List of nearest stars

        Our Milky Way galaxy contains billions of stars, ranging from massive, bright stars to small, faint stellar remnants. Some stars exist on their own, while many are part of binary or multiple star systems. This page presents a list of the nearest stars to the Solar System, helping to map our local stellar neighborhood and understand the diversity of stars closest to us.

The list can be filtered by stellar category, allowing you to explore specific types of stars such as red dwarfs, Sun-like stars, white dwarfs, or brown dwarfs. This flexible view makes it easier to compare different stellar populations and focus on objects of interest. While the main emphasis is on nearby stars, the catalog also extends beyond the immediate neighborhood, offering a broader perspective on stellar types within our galaxy.

	Mass	Distance
DX Cancri Gliese 1111, GJ 1111, G 051-015, GCTP 2016.01, LHS 248, G 51-15, DX Cnc	M6.5 V	0.09 M☉	11.7 ly
Epsilon Indi Gliese 845, GJ 845, CD−57°8464, CP(D)−57°10015, GCTP 5314.00, HD 209100, HIP 108870, HR 8387, LHS 67, SAO 247287, FK5 825, UGP 544, eps Ind, ε Ind	K5 V	0.78 M☉	11.9 ly
Tau Ceti Gliese 71, GJ 71, 52 Cet, BD−16° 295, FK5 59, HD 10700, HIP 8102, HIC 8102, HR 509, SAO 147986, LFT 159, LHS 146, LTT 935, * tau Cet, τ Ceti	G8 V	0.69 M☉	11.9 ly
Gliese 1061 LHS 1565, LFT 295, LTT 1702, LP 995-46, L 372-58, GJ 1061	M5.5 V	0.11 M☉	12 ly
YZ Ceti GCTP 248.01, Gliese 54.1, GJ 54.1, G 268-135, LHS 138, LTT 670, L 725-32, HIP 5643, YZ Cet	M4 Ve	0.13 M☉	12.1 ly
Luytens Star Gliese 273, GJ 273, GCTP1755, BD +05°1668, G 089-019, LHS 33, LTT 12021, LFT 527, Vys 17, HIC 36208, HIP 36208	M3.5 V	0.26 M☉	12.3 ly
Teegardens star SO J025300.5+165258, 2MASS J02530084+1652532, LSPM J0253+1652, FBS L 14-17, GAT 1370, APM EO0425-0315372, FBS 0250+167, SO J025300.5+165258, USNO-A2.0 1050-00774305, USNO-B1.0 1068-00028941	M7 V	0.1 M☉	12.5 ly
Kapteyns star Gliese 191, GJ 191, VZ Pictoris, HD 33793, CD-45°1841, CP(D)-44°612, SAO 217223, LHS 29, LTT 2200, LFT 395, GCTP 1181, HIP 24186	M1VIp	0.27 M☉	12.8 ly
AX Microscopii Lacaille 8760, AX Mic, Gliese 825, GJ 825, HD 202560, LHS 66, CD-39°14192, GCTP 5117, HIP 105090	M0 Ve	0.6 M☉	12.9 ly
WISE J053516.80-750024.9 WISE 0535-7500	Y1:+	-	13 ly
SCR 1845-6357 DENIS-P J184504.9-635747, SCR 1845A, 2MASS J18450541-6357475, SCR J1845-6357	M8.5V	0.07 M☉	13.1 ly
Kruger 60 Gliese 860, GJ 860, DO Cephei, BD+56° 2783, HD 239960, HIC 110893, HIP 110893, ADS 15972, G 232-075, LHS 3814, KR 60AB	M3V	0.27 M☉	13.1 ly
DEN 1048-3956 2MASS J10481463−3956062, DENIS J104814.6-395606	L0	0.07 M☉	13.2 ly
WISE J0722-0540 WISEPA J072227.27−054029.9, UGPS 0722−05, UGPS J072227.51-054031.2	T9	0.02 M☉	13.3 ly
Ross 614 V577 Monocerotis, Gliese 234, GJ 234, CCDM J06294-0249, GCTP 1509.00, G 106-049, HIP 30920, LFT 473, LPM 239, LTT 2564, NLTT 16580, LHS 1849	M4.5 V	0.22 M☉	13.4 ly
Gaia DR2 4129144660321847040 Gaia DR3 4129144660325549184		-	13.4 ly
Wolf 1061 Gliese 628, GJ 628, BD -12°4523, G 153-058, GCTP 3746.00, HIP 80824, LHS 419, Vys 164, BD-12 4523, V2306 Ophiuchi	M3.5 V	0.25 M☉	14.1 ly
Van Maanens star Van Maanen 2, Gliese 35, GJ 35, vMa2, G 001-027, GCTP 160.00, HIP 3829, LFT 76, LHS 7, LTT 10292, WD 0046+051, Wolf 28	DZ7.5	0.68 M☉	14.1 ly
FL Virginis FL Vir, G 60-14, LFT 923, Ci 20 716, G 12-43, LHS 333, Cl* Melotte 25, Gliese 473, GSC 00874-00306, LTT 13546, VVO 74, Wolf 424, 2E 2769, JP11 5148, GCRV 7553, JP11 5149, PLX 2890Gliese 473	M5.5 V	0.14 M☉	14.1 ly
Gliese 1 G 267-025, GC 49, GCTP 5817.00, HD 225213, HIP 439, LHS 1, LTT 23, NLTT 134, NSV 15017, SAO 192348, GJ 1	M2V	0.33 M☉	14.2 ly

Star name

Mass

Distance

DX Cancri

Gliese 1111, GJ 1111, G 051-015, GCTP 2016.01, LHS 248, G 51-15, DX Cnc

M6.5 V

0.09 M☉

11.7 ly

Epsilon Indi

Gliese 845, GJ 845, CD−57°8464, CP(D)−57°10015, GCTP 5314.00, HD 209100, HIP 108870, HR 8387, LHS 67, SAO 247287, FK5 825, UGP 544, eps Ind, ε Ind

K5 V

0.78 M☉

11.9 ly

Tau Ceti

Gliese 71, GJ 71, 52 Cet, BD−16° 295, FK5 59, HD 10700, HIP 8102, HIC 8102, HR 509, SAO 147986, LFT 159, LHS 146, LTT 935, * tau Cet, τ Ceti

G8 V

0.69 M☉

11.9 ly

Gliese 1061

LHS 1565, LFT 295, LTT 1702, LP 995-46, L 372-58, GJ 1061

M5.5 V

0.11 M☉

12 ly

YZ Ceti

GCTP 248.01, Gliese 54.1, GJ 54.1, G 268-135, LHS 138, LTT 670, L 725-32, HIP 5643, YZ Cet

M4 Ve

0.13 M☉

12.1 ly

Luytens Star

Gliese 273, GJ 273, GCTP1755, BD +05°1668, G 089-019, LHS 33, LTT 12021, LFT 527, Vys 17, HIC 36208, HIP 36208

M3.5 V

0.26 M☉

12.3 ly

Teegardens star

SO J025300.5+165258, 2MASS J02530084+1652532, LSPM J0253+1652, FBS L 14-17, GAT 1370, APM EO0425-0315372, FBS 0250+167, SO J025300.5+165258, USNO-A2.0 1050-00774305, USNO-B1.0 1068-00028941

M7 V

0.1 M☉

12.5 ly

Kapteyns star

Gliese 191, GJ 191, VZ Pictoris, HD 33793, CD-45°1841, CP(D)-44°612, SAO 217223, LHS 29, LTT 2200, LFT 395, GCTP 1181, HIP 24186

M1VIp

0.27 M☉

12.8 ly

AX Microscopii

Lacaille 8760, AX Mic, Gliese 825, GJ 825, HD 202560, LHS 66, CD-39°14192, GCTP 5117, HIP 105090

M0 Ve

0.6 M☉

12.9 ly

WISE J053516.80-750024.9

WISE 0535-7500

Y1:+

13 ly

SCR 1845-6357

DENIS-P J184504.9-635747, SCR 1845A, 2MASS J18450541-6357475, SCR J1845-6357

M8.5V

0.07 M☉

13.1 ly

Kruger 60

Gliese 860, GJ 860, DO Cephei, BD+56° 2783, HD 239960, HIC 110893, HIP 110893, ADS 15972, G 232-075, LHS 3814, KR 60AB

M3V

0.27 M☉

13.1 ly

DEN 1048-3956

2MASS J10481463−3956062, DENIS J104814.6-395606

0.07 M☉

13.2 ly

WISE J0722-0540

WISEPA J072227.27−054029.9, UGPS 0722−05, UGPS J072227.51-054031.2

0.02 M☉

13.3 ly

Ross 614

V577 Monocerotis, Gliese 234, GJ 234, CCDM J06294-0249, GCTP 1509.00, G 106-049, HIP 30920, LFT 473, LPM 239, LTT 2564, NLTT 16580, LHS 1849

M4.5 V

0.22 M☉

13.4 ly

Gaia DR2 4129144660321847040

Gaia DR3 4129144660325549184

13.4 ly

Wolf 1061

Gliese 628, GJ 628, BD -12°4523, G 153-058, GCTP 3746.00, HIP 80824, LHS 419, Vys 164, BD-12 4523, V2306 Ophiuchi

M3.5 V

0.25 M☉

14.1 ly

Van Maanens star

Van Maanen 2, Gliese 35, GJ 35, vMa2, G 001-027, GCTP 160.00, HIP 3829, LFT 76, LHS 7, LTT 10292, WD 0046+051, Wolf 28

DZ7.5

0.68 M☉

14.1 ly

FL Virginis

FL Vir, G 60-14, LFT 923, Ci 20 716, G 12-43, LHS 333, Cl* Melotte 25, Gliese 473, GSC 00874-00306, LTT 13546, VVO 74, Wolf 424, 2E 2769, JP11 5148, GCRV 7553, JP11 5149, PLX 2890Gliese 473

M5.5 V

0.14 M☉

14.1 ly

Gliese 1

G 267-025, GC 49, GCTP 5817.00, HD 225213, HIP 439, LHS 1, LTT 23, NLTT 134, NSV 15017, SAO 192348, GJ 1

M2V

0.33 M☉

14.2 ly

Frequently Asked Questions about nearby stars

What is the nearest star?

Nearest star is Proxima Centauri, located approximately 4.24 light-years (1.30 parsecs) from the Sun. It is part of the Alpha Centauri star system, which also includes Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B.

What are the nearest stars to Earth?

Nearest stars to Earth include the Alpha Centauri system (Alpha Centauri A, Alpha Centauri B, and Proxima Centauri), Barnard's Star, and Wolf 359. There are also brown dwarfs Luhman 16 and WISE 0855−0714.

What is the solar neighborhood?

Solar neighborhood (also Local Interstellar Cloud) is the region of interstellar space that surrounds the Sun with diameter about 15 light years. Stellar Catalog database includes all stars contained within this region.

How do astronomers measure distances to stars?

Astronomers use methods like parallax, standard candles, and redshift to measure distances to stars. Parallax is especially useful for nearby stars in our solar neighborhood, while other techniques help map the universe beyond.

Are there any exoplanets orbiting the nearest stars?

Yes, several exoplanets have been discovered orbiting the nearest stars. For example, Proxima Centauri has an exoplanet called Proxima Centauri b, which is located in the star's habitable zone and is the closest known exoplanet to Earth.

Why are the nearest stars important for astronomy and physics?

The nearest stars provide valuable laboratories for studying stellar evolution, space environments, and the fundamental physics of stars. Observing these stars helps astronomers understand the structure of our galaxy and the broader universe.

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Stars are enormous spheres of hot gas that shine by generating energy through nuclear fusion in their cores. Most stars are made primarily of hydrogen and helium. In the center of a star, intense pressure and temperature cause hydrogen atoms to fuse into helium, releasing a tremendous amount of energy as light and heat.

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List of nearest stars

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Why are the nearest stars important for astronomy and physics?

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