Closest Stars

http://www.closeststars.com/Map_4.html

3-D maps, model and list of the closest stars to Earth, using Proxima star names

Oblique, North is at top, South is at bottom, facing in the direction of Cancer- Spheres representing stars are one light-year in diameter- Stars visible from Earth are indicated separately within the spheres- Gray grid has lines every two light-years, out to ten light-years from Sun- Blue sun-centered globe has a radius of twelve light-years- Stars and star-lines are shown with distinct colors, except for three groups:Zodiac (5), Cetus (3), Andromeda (2)

Distance (LY) Star

0.00 Sun (Sol)

4.24 Proxima Centauri (Alpha Centauri C)

4.36 Alpha Centauri (A&B)

5.96 Barnard’s Star (Proxima Ophiuchi)

7.78 Proxima Leonis (Wolf 359, CN Leonis)

8.29 Proxima Ursae Majoris (Lalande 21185)

8.58 Sirius (A&B, Alpha Canis Majoris)

8.73 Proxima Ceti (A&B, Luyten 726-8, UV & BL Ceti)

9.68 Proxima Sagittarii (Ross 154, V1216 Sagittarii)

10.32 Proxima Andromedae (Ross 248 , HH Andromedae)

10.52 Epsilon Eridani (Proxima Eridani)

10.74 Proxima Piscis Austrini (Lacaille 9352)

10.92 Proxima Virginis (Ross 128, FI Virginis)

11.27 Proxima Aquarii (A,B&C, EZ Aquarii) 11.37 Proxima Cygni (A&B,61 Cygni)

11.40 Procyon (A&B, Alpha Canis Minoris)

11.52 Proxima Draconis (A&B, Struve 2398) 11.62 GX/GQ Andromedae (Groombridge 34 A&B) 11.82 Epsilon Indi (Proxima Indi) 11.83 Proxima Cancri (DX Cancri ) 11.89 Tau Ceti 11.99 Proxima Horologii (GJ 1061) 12.10 YZ Ceti (LHS 138)

For more information see the Wikipedia page: List of nearest stars

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