The Nearest Stars, Brown Dwarfs, and White Dwarfs<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Nearest Stars, Brown Dwarfs, and White Dwarfs<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Star<\/th>\n	System<\/th>\n	Discovery Name<\/th>\n	Distance (light-year)<\/th>\n	Spectral Type<\/th>\n	Location: RA^{1<\/sup><\/a>\n<\/th>\n}	Location: Dec^{2<\/sup><\/a>\n<\/th>\n}	Luminosity (Sun = 1)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n	Sun<\/td>\n	\u2014<\/td>\n	G2 V<\/td>\n	\u2014<\/td>\n	\u2014<\/td>\n	1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n	1<\/td>\n	Proxima Centauri<\/td>\n	4.2<\/td>\n	M5.5 V<\/td>\n	14 29<\/td>\n	\u221262 40<\/td>\n	5 \u00d7 10^{\u22125<\/sup>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n}
2<\/td>\n	2<\/td>\n	Alpha Centauri A<\/td>\n	4.4<\/td>\n	G2 V<\/td>\n	14 39<\/td>\n	\u221260 50<\/td>\n	1.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n	Alpha Centauri B<\/td>\n	4.4<\/td>\n	K2 IV<\/td>\n	14 39<\/td>\n	\u221260 50<\/td>\n	0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n	3<\/td>\n	Barnard\u2019s Star<\/td>\n	6.0<\/td>\n	M4 V<\/td>\n	17 57<\/td>\n	+04 42<\/td>\n	4.4 \u00d7 10^{\u22124<\/sup>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n}
5<\/td>\n	4<\/td>\n	Wolf 359<\/td>\n	7.8<\/td>\n	M6 V<\/td>\n	10 56<\/td>\n	+07 00<\/td>\n	2 \u00d7 10^{\u22125<\/sup>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n}
6<\/td>\n	5<\/td>\n	Lalande 21 185<\/td>\n	8.3<\/td>\n	M2 V<\/td>\n	11 03<\/td>\n	+35 58<\/td>\n	5.7 \u00d7 10^{\u22123<\/sup>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n}
7<\/td>\n	6<\/td>\n	Sirius A<\/td>\n	8.6<\/td>\n	A1 V<\/td>\n	06 45<\/td>\n	\u221216 42<\/td>\n	23.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n	Sirius B<\/td>\n	8.6<\/td>\n	DA2^{3<\/sup><\/a>\n<\/td>\n}	06 45<\/td>\n	\u221216 43<\/td>\n	2.5 \u00d7 10^{\u22123<\/sup>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n}
9<\/td>\n	7<\/td>\n	Luyten 726-8 A<\/td>\n	8.7<\/td>\n	M5.5 V<\/td>\n	01 39<\/td>\n	\u221217 57<\/td>\n	6 \u00d7 10^{\u22125<\/sup>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n}
10<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n	Luyten 726-8 B (UV Ceti)<\/td>\n	8.7<\/td>\n	M6 V<\/td>\n	01 39<\/td>\n	\u221217 57<\/td>\n	4 \u00d7 10^{\u22125<\/sup>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n}
11<\/td>\n	8<\/td>\n	Ross 154<\/td>\n	9.7<\/td>\n	M.05 V<\/td>\n	18 49<\/td>\n	\u221223 50<\/td>\n	5 \u00d7 10^{\u22124<\/sup>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n}
12<\/td>\n	9<\/td>\n	Ross 248 (HH Andromedae)<\/td>\n	10.3<\/td>\n	M5.5 V<\/td>\n	23 41<\/td>\n	+44 10<\/td>\n	1.0 \u00d7 10^{\u22124<\/sup>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n}
13<\/td>\n	10<\/td>\n	Epsilon Eridani<\/td>\n	10.5<\/td>\n	K2 V<\/td>\n	03 32<\/td>\n	\u221209 27<\/td>\n	0.29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\n	11<\/td>\n	Lacaille 9352<\/td>\n	10.7<\/td>\n	M0.5 V<\/td>\n	23 05<\/td>\n	\u221235 51<\/td>\n	0.011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\n	12<\/td>\n	Ross 128 (FI Virginis)<\/td>\n	10.9<\/td>\n	M4 V<\/td>\n	11 47<\/td>\n	+00 48<\/td>\n	3.4 \u00d7 10^{\u22124<\/sup>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n}
16<\/td>\n	13<\/td>\n	Luyten 789-6 A (EZ Aquarii A)<\/td>\n	11.3<\/td>\n	M5 V<\/td>\n	22 38<\/td>\n	\u221215 17<\/td>\n	5 \u00d7 10^{\u22125<\/sup>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n}
17<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n	Luyten 789-6 B (EZ Aquarii B)<\/td>\n	11.3<\/td>\n	M5.5 V<\/td>\n	22 38<\/td>\n	\u221215 15<\/td>\n	5 \u00d7 10^{\u22125<\/sup>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n}
18<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n	Luyten 789-6 C (EZ Aquarii C)<\/td>\n	11.3<\/td>\n	M6.5 V<\/td>\n	22 38<\/td>\n	\u221215 17<\/td>\n	2 \u00d7 10^{\u22125<\/sup>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n}
19<\/td>\n	14<\/td>\n	61 Cygni A<\/td>\n	11.4<\/td>\n	K5 V<\/td>\n	21 06<\/td>\n	+38 44<\/td>\n	0.086<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n	61 Cygni B<\/td>\n	11.4<\/td>\n	K7 V<\/td>\n	21 06<\/td>\n	+38 44<\/td>\n	0.041<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\n	15<\/td>\n	Procyon A<\/td>\n	11.4<\/td>\n	F51V<\/td>\n	07 39<\/td>\n	+05 13<\/td>\n	7.38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n	Procyon B<\/td>\n	11.4<\/td>\n	wd^{4<\/sup><\/a>\n<\/td>\n}	07 39<\/td>\n	+05 13<\/td>\n	5.5 \u00d7 10^{\u22124<\/sup>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n}
23<\/td>\n	16<\/td>\n	Sigma 2398 A<\/td>\n	11.5<\/td>\n	M3 V<\/td>\n	18 42<\/td>\n	+59 37<\/td>\n	0.003<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n	Sigma 2398 B<\/td>\n	11.5<\/td>\n	M3.5 V<\/td>\n	18 42<\/td>\n	+59 37<\/td>\n	1.4 \u00d7 10^{\u22123<\/sup>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n}
25<\/td>\n	17<\/td>\n	Groombridge 34 A (GX Andromedae)<\/td>\n	11.6<\/td>\n	M1.5 V<\/td>\n	00 18<\/td>\n	+44 01<\/td>\n	6.4 \u00d7 10^{\u22123<\/sup>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n}
26<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n	Groombridge 34 B (GQ Andromedae)<\/td>\n	11.6<\/td>\n	M3.5 V<\/td>\n	00 18<\/td>\n	+44 01<\/td>\n	4.1 \u00d7 10^{\u22124<\/sup>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n}
27<\/td>\n	18<\/td>\n	Epsilon Indi A<\/td>\n	11.8<\/td>\n	K5 V<\/td>\n	22 03<\/td>\n	\u221256 46<\/td>\n	0.150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n	Epsilon Indi Ba<\/td>\n	11.7<\/td>\n	T1^{5<\/sup><\/a>\n<\/td>\n}	22 04<\/td>\n	\u221256 46<\/td>\n	\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n	Epsilon Indi Bb<\/td>\n	11.7<\/td>\n	T6^{6<\/sup><\/a>\n<\/td>\n}	22 04<\/td>\n	\u221256 46<\/td>\n	\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>\n	19<\/td>\n	G 51-15 (DX Cancri)<\/td>\n	11.8<\/td>\n	M6.5 V<\/td>\n	08 29<\/td>\n	+26 46<\/td>\n	1 \u00d7 10^{\u22125<\/sup>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n}
31<\/td>\n	20<\/td>\n	Tau Ceti<\/td>\n	11.9<\/td>\n	G8.5 V<\/td>\n	01 44<\/td>\n	\u221215 56<\/td>\n	0.458<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>\n	21<\/td>\n	Luyten 372-58<\/td>\n	12.0<\/td>\n	M5 V<\/td>\n	03 35<\/td>\n	\u221244 30<\/td>\n	7 \u00d7 10^{\u22125<\/sup>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n}
33<\/td>\n	22<\/td>\n	Luyten 725-32 (YZ Ceti)<\/td>\n	12.1<\/td>\n	M4.5 V<\/td>\n	01 12<\/td>\n	\u221216 59<\/td>\n	1.8 \u00d7 10^{\u22124<\/sup>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n}
34<\/td>\n	23<\/td>\n	Luyten\u2019s Star<\/td>\n	12.4<\/td>\n	M3.5 V<\/td>\n	07 27<\/td>\n	+05 13<\/td>\n	1.4 \u00d7 10^{\u22123<\/sup>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n}
35<\/td>\n	24<\/td>\n	SCR J184-6357 A<\/td>\n	12.6<\/td>\n	M8.5 V<\/td>\n	18 45<\/td>\n	\u221263 57<\/td>\n	1 \u00d7 10^{\u22126<\/sup>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n}
36<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n	SCR J184-6357 B<\/td>\n	12.7<\/td>\n	T6^{7<\/sup><\/a>\n<\/td>\n}	18 45<\/td>\n	\u221263 57<\/td>\n	\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/td>\n	25<\/td>\n	Teegarden\u2019s Star<\/td>\n	12.5<\/td>\n	M6 V<\/td>\n	02 53<\/td>\n	+16 52<\/td>\n	1 \u00d7 10^{\u22125<\/sup>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n}
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