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
EV Lacertae Gliese 873, GJ 873, BD+43 4305, LHS 3853, LTT 16695, HIP 112460, PLX 5520	M3.5	0.35 M☉	16.5 ly
2MASS 0939-2448 2MASS J09393548−2448279, 2MASS J09393548-2448279	T8	0.03 M☉	16.6 ly
70 Ophiuchi Gliese 702, GJ 702, LHS 458, V2391 Ophiuchi, BD+02 3482, HD 165341, HIP 88601, HR 6752, PLX 4137, 70 Oph	K0-V	0.9 M☉	16.7 ly
Altair Alpha Aquilae, α Aquilae, Gliese 768, 53 Aquilae, 53 Aql, BD+08°4236, FK5 745, GCTP 4665.00, Gliese 768, HD 187642, HIP 97649, HR 7557, LFT 1499, LHS 3490, LTT 15795, NLTT 48314, SAO 125122, WDS 19508+0852A, alf Aql	A7 V	1.8 M☉	16.7 ly
EI Cancri EI Cnc, Gliese 1116, G 9-38, G 47-14, G 41-11, LP 426-40, LTT 12343	M7	0.12 M☉	16.8 ly
WISE J1506+7027 WISEPC J150649.97+702736.0, 2MASS J15065257+7027247, WISE J150649.97+702736.1, TIC 232535619, EQ J1506+7027	T6	0.09 M☉	16.8 ly
Gliese 3379 G 099-049, G 99-49, G 106-17, LTT 17897, NLTT 15908, PLX 1383.02, TYC 134-605-1, GJ 3379, WDS J06001+0242A, PLX 1383.02, 2MASS J06000351+0242236	M3.5 V	0.23 M☉	17 ly
2MASS J08173001-6155158 DENIS J081730.0-615520, TIC 309290163, WISEA J081729.76-615503.8, Gaia DR2 5278042880077383040	T6	0.01 M☉	17 ly
Gliese 445 G 254-29, AC+79 3888, HIC 57544, HIP 57544, LFT 849, LHS 2459, LTT 13235, NLTT 28539, PLX 2722, GJ 445, глизе 445, JP11 5142, 2MASS J11474143+7841283, TIC 358615829, TYC 4553-192-1	M4.0Ve C	0.2 M☉	17.1 ly
2MASS J1540-5101 2MASS J154043.42-510135.7, WISEA J154045.67-510139.3, UCAC4 195-119117	M6.5 V	0.09 M☉	17.4 ly
Gliese 3323 LHS 1723, NLTT 14393, 2MASS J05015746-0656459, 1RXS J050157.6-065641, LP 656-38	M4 Ve	0.16 M☉	17.5 ly
2MASS J0254+0223 2MASS J02540788+0223563, ULAS J025409.58+022358.7, WISEA J025409.55+022358.5, WISE J025409.51+022358.6, PSO J043.5+02	T8	0.06 M☉	17.6 ly
Gliese 526 Lalande 25372, BD+15°2620, CD+15° 2620, HD 119850, HIP 67155, PLX 3135, SAO 100695, TYC 899-789-1, Wolf 498	M1.5 V	0.28 M☉	17.7 ly
Stein 2051 G 175-34, HIP 21088, WDS J04312+5858AB, Gliese 169.1, PLX 986.01, LHS 26, NLTT 13373, TYC 3744-412-1, 2MASS J04311147+585837, WISE J043113.20+585816.7	M4 Ve	0.22 M☉	18 ly
Gliese 251 LHS 1879, Ross 578, Wolf 294, HD 265866, HIP 33226, LHS 1879, LTT 11941, GJ 251	M3 Ve	0.35 M☉	18.2 ly
LP 816-60 LP 816-060, HIP 103039, NLTT 50038, TYC 6348-400-1, 2MASS J20523304-1658289	M3.5 V	0.19 M☉	18.3 ly
2MASS J11145133-2618235 TIC 20489807, 2MASS J11145133-2618235, WISEA J111448.74-261827.9	T7.5	0.03 M☉	18.4 ly
WISE 1741+2553 WISEPA J174124.26+255319.5, EQ J1741+2553, 2MASS J17412462+2553343, WISEP J174124.25+255319.5	T9	0 M☉	18.5 ly
2MASS 1835+3259 2MASSI J1835379+325954, 2MASS 1835+32, 2MASS J18353790+3259545, 2MUCD 11792, [B2006] J183537.9+325955, LSPM J1835+3259, USNO-B1.0 1229-00376318, LSR J1835+3259	M8.5	0.07 M☉	18.6 ly
Gliese 205 Wolf 1453, BD-03° 1123, GJ 205, HD 36395, HIP 25878, LHS 30, SAO 132211, W. B. V. 592, Weisse I, 5h 592, Strb. 1611, Cin. 705, Ci 20=334, G 99-15, LFT 416, LTT 2293, NLTT 15215 PLX 1255, TYC 4770-574-1, 2MASS J05312734-0340356	M1.5 V	0.56 M☉	18.6 ly

Star name

Mass

Distance

EV Lacertae

Gliese 873, GJ 873, BD+43 4305, LHS 3853, LTT 16695, HIP 112460, PLX 5520

M3.5

0.35 M☉

16.5 ly

2MASS 0939-2448

2MASS J09393548−2448279, 2MASS J09393548-2448279

0.03 M☉

16.6 ly

70 Ophiuchi

Gliese 702, GJ 702, LHS 458, V2391 Ophiuchi, BD+02 3482, HD 165341, HIP 88601, HR 6752, PLX 4137, 70 Oph

K0-V

0.9 M☉

16.7 ly

Altair

Alpha Aquilae, α Aquilae, Gliese 768, 53 Aquilae, 53 Aql, BD+08°4236, FK5 745, GCTP 4665.00, Gliese 768, HD 187642, HIP 97649, HR 7557, LFT 1499, LHS 3490, LTT 15795, NLTT 48314, SAO 125122, WDS 19508+0852A, alf Aql

A7 V

1.8 M☉

16.7 ly

EI Cancri

EI Cnc, Gliese 1116, G 9-38, G 47-14, G 41-11, LP 426-40, LTT 12343

0.12 M☉

16.8 ly

WISE J1506+7027

WISEPC J150649.97+702736.0, 2MASS J15065257+7027247, WISE J150649.97+702736.1, TIC 232535619, EQ J1506+7027

0.09 M☉

16.8 ly

Gliese 3379

G 099-049, G 99-49, G 106-17, LTT 17897, NLTT 15908, PLX 1383.02, TYC 134-605-1, GJ 3379, WDS J06001+0242A, PLX 1383.02, 2MASS J06000351+0242236

M3.5 V

0.23 M☉

17 ly

2MASS J08173001-6155158

DENIS J081730.0-615520, TIC 309290163, WISEA J081729.76-615503.8, Gaia DR2 5278042880077383040

0.01 M☉

17 ly

Gliese 445

G 254-29, AC+79 3888, HIC 57544, HIP 57544, LFT 849, LHS 2459, LTT 13235, NLTT 28539, PLX 2722, GJ 445, глизе 445, JP11 5142, 2MASS J11474143+7841283, TIC 358615829, TYC 4553-192-1

M4.0Ve C

0.2 M☉

17.1 ly

2MASS J1540-5101

2MASS J154043.42-510135.7, WISEA J154045.67-510139.3, UCAC4 195-119117

M6.5 V

0.09 M☉

17.4 ly

Gliese 3323

LHS 1723, NLTT 14393, 2MASS J05015746-0656459, 1RXS J050157.6-065641, LP 656-38

M4 Ve

0.16 M☉

17.5 ly

2MASS J0254+0223

2MASS J02540788+0223563, ULAS J025409.58+022358.7, WISEA J025409.55+022358.5, WISE J025409.51+022358.6, PSO J043.5+02

0.06 M☉

17.6 ly

Gliese 526

Lalande 25372, BD+15°2620, CD+15° 2620, HD 119850, HIP 67155, PLX 3135, SAO 100695, TYC 899-789-1, Wolf 498

M1.5 V

0.28 M☉

17.7 ly

Stein 2051

G 175-34, HIP 21088, WDS J04312+5858AB, Gliese 169.1, PLX 986.01, LHS 26, NLTT 13373, TYC 3744-412-1, 2MASS J04311147+585837, WISE J043113.20+585816.7

M4 Ve

0.22 M☉

18 ly

Gliese 251

LHS 1879, Ross 578, Wolf 294, HD 265866, HIP 33226, LHS 1879, LTT 11941, GJ 251

M3 Ve

0.35 M☉

18.2 ly

LP 816-60

LP 816-060, HIP 103039, NLTT 50038, TYC 6348-400-1, 2MASS J20523304-1658289

M3.5 V

0.19 M☉

18.3 ly

2MASS J11145133-2618235

TIC 20489807, 2MASS J11145133-2618235, WISEA J111448.74-261827.9

T7.5

0.03 M☉

18.4 ly

WISE 1741+2553

WISEPA J174124.26+255319.5, EQ J1741+2553, 2MASS J17412462+2553343, WISEP J174124.25+255319.5

0 M☉

18.5 ly

2MASS 1835+3259

2MASSI J1835379+325954, 2MASS 1835+32, 2MASS J18353790+3259545, 2MUCD 11792, [B2006] J183537.9+325955, LSPM J1835+3259, USNO-B1.0 1229-00376318, LSR J1835+3259

M8.5

0.07 M☉

18.6 ly

Gliese 205

Wolf 1453, BD-03° 1123, GJ 205, HD 36395, HIP 25878, LHS 30, SAO 132211, W. B. V. 592, Weisse I, 5h 592, Strb. 1611, Cin. 705, Ci 20=334, G 99-15, LFT 416, LTT 2293, NLTT 15215 PLX 1255, TYC 4770-574-1, 2MASS J05312734-0340356

M1.5 V

0.56 M☉

18.6 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.

Stars

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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