The 20 Nearest Stars


The following is a table of the 20 stars closest to our own sun. If you notice, twelve of the twenty stars are greater than 6th magnitude and, therefore, cannot usually be seen with the unaided eye.

Luminosity Classes | 20 Brightest Stars | Stellar Distances | Spectral Classes | Magnitude

Star Apparent
Visible
Magnitude
M(v)
Absolute
Visible
Magnitude
M(v)
Spectral
Class
Luminosity
Class
Proper
Motion
(arc sec
per year)
Distance
pc
Mass
(M)
Radius
(R)
Proxima Centauri C 11.05 15.45 M5 . 3.85 1.31 0.1 .
Alpha Centauri A -0.01 4.3 G2 V 3.68 1.34 1.1 1.23
Alpha Centauri B 1.33 5.69 K5 V 3.68 1.34 0.89 0.87
Barnard's Star 9.54 13.25 M5 V 10.31 1.81 . .
Wolf 359 13.53 16.68 M8 . 4.71 2.33 . .
HD 95735 7.50 10.49 M2 V 4.78 2.49 0.35 .
Sirus A -1.45 1.41 A1 V 1.33 2.65 2.31 1.8
Sirus B 8.68 11.56 WD* VII 1.33 2.65 0.98 0.022
UV Ceti A 12.45 15.27 M5 . 3.36 2.72 0.044 .
UV Ceti B 12.95 15.8 M6 . 3.36 2.72 0.035 .
Ross 154 10.6 13.3 M4 . 0.72 2.90 . .
Ross 248 12.29 14.83 M6 . 1.59 3.15 . .
e Eridani 3.73 6.13 K2 V 0.98 3.30 . 0.98
L789-6 12.18 14.60 M7 . 3.26 3.301 . .
Ross 128 11.10 13.50 M5 . 1.37 3.32 . .
61 Cygni A 5.22 7.58 K5 V 5.21 3.40 0.63 .
61 Cygni B 6.03 8.39 K7 V 5.21 3.40 0.63 .
e Indi 4.68 7.00 K5 V 4.69 3.44 . .
Procyon A 0.35 2.65 F5 IV 1.25 3.50 1.77 1.7
Procyon B 10.7 13.0 WD* VII 1.25 3.50 0.63 0.01

* = White Dwarf