List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs - wikipedia List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs Play media Video showing the space around the nearest stars to the Sun. This list contains all known stars and brown dwarfs at a distance of up to 5 parsecs ( 16.3 light - years ) from the Solar System. In addition to the Solar System, there are another 56 stellar systems currently known lying within this distance. These systems contain a total of 60 hydrogen - fusing stars ( of which 50 are red dwarfs ), 13 brown dwarfs, and 4 white dwarfs. Despite the relative proximity of these objects to Earth, only nine of them have an apparent magnitude less than 6.5, which means only about 12 % of these objects can be observed with the naked eye. Besides the Sun, only three are first - magnitude stars : Alpha Centauri, Sirius, and Procyon. All of these objects are located in the Local Bubble, a region within the Orion -- Cygnus Arm of the Milky Way. Contents 1 List 2 Maps of nearby stars 3 Future and past 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links List Stars visible to the unaided eye have their magnitude shown in light blue below. Brown dwarfs are shown with their designations in brown. White dwarfs are shown with their designation in beige. The classes of the stars and brown dwarfs are shown in the color of their spectral types ( these colors are derived from conventional names for the spectral types and do not represent the star 's observed color ). Many brown dwarfs are not listed by visual magnitude but are listed by near - IR J band magnitude. Some of the parallax and distance results are preliminary measurements. # Distance Light - years ( ± err ) Designation Stellar class Apparent magnitude ( m or m ) Absolute magnitude ( M or M ) Epoch J2000. 0 Parallax mas ( ± err ) Discovery date Notes and additional references System Star Star # Right ascension Declination 0 Solar System Sun G2V − 26.74 4.85 -- -- -- -- has eight known planets 4.2421 ( 16 ) Alpha Centauri ( Rigil Kentaurus ) Proxima Centauri ( V645 Centauri ) M5. 5Ve 11.09 15.53 14 29 43.0 − 62 ° 40 ′ 46 '' 768.87 ( 029 ) 1915 Flare star, has one known planet ( b ) ( 2016 ) 4.3650 ( 68 ) α Centauri A ( HD 128620 ) G2V 0.01 4.38 14 39 36.5 − 60 ° 50 ′ 02 '' 747.23 ( 117 ) -- α Centauri B ( HD 128621 ) K1V 1.34 5.71 14 39 35.1 − 60 ° 50 ′ 14 '' 1689 has one suspected planet ( c ) ( 2013 ) ( planet b refuted in 2015 ) 5.9630 ( 109 ) Barnard 's Star ( BD + 04 ° 3561a ) M4. 0Ve 9.53 13.22 17 57 48.5 + 04 ° 41 ′ 36 '' 546.98 ( 1 00 ) 1916 Flare star, largest known proper motion 6.59 ( 7 ) Luhman 16 ( WISE 1049 − 5319 ) Luhman 16A 5 L8 ± 1 10.7 J 14.2 J 10 49 15.57 − 53 ° 19 ′ 06 '' 495 ( 5 ) 2013 had one suspected planet ( Ab ) ( doubtful ) ( 2013 ) Luhman 16B 5 T1 ± 2 7.27 ( 13 ) WISE 0855 − 0714 7 Y 25.0 J 08 55 10.83 − 07 ° 14 ′ 42.5 '' 2014 sub-brown dwarf 5 7.7825 ( 390 ) Wolf 359 ( CN Leonis ) 8 M6. 0V 13.44 16.55 10 56 29.2 + 07 ° 00 ′ 53 '' 419.10 ( 210 ) 1919 Flare star 6 8.2905 ( 148 ) Lalande 21185 ( BD + 36 ° 2147 ) 9 M2. 0V 7.47 10.44 11 03 20.2 + 35 ° 58 ′ 12 '' 393.42 ( 070 ) 1801 has one suspected planet ( 2017 ) 7 8.5828 ( 289 ) Sirius ( α Canis Majoris ) Sirius A 10 A1V − 1.46 1.42 06 45 08.9 − 16 ° 42 ′ 58 '' 380.02 ( 128 ) -- brightest star in the night sky Sirius B 10 DA2 8.44 11.34 1844 8 8.7280 ( 631 ) Luyten 726 - 8 Luyten 726 - 8 A ( BL Ceti ) 12 M5. 5Ve 12.54 15.40 01 39 01.3 − 17 ° 57 ′ 01 '' 373.70 ( 270 ) 1949 Flare star ( Archetypal member ) Luyten 726 - 8 B ( UV Ceti ) 12 M6. 0Ve 12.99 15.85 9 9.6813 ( 512 ) Ross 154 ( V1216 Sagittarii ) 14 M3. 5Ve 10.43 13.07 18 49 49.4 − 23 ° 50 ′ 10 '' 336.90 ( 178 ) 1925 Flare star 10 10.322 ( 36 ) Ross 248 ( HH Andromedae ) 15 M5. 5Ve 12.29 14.79 23 41 54.7 + 44 ° 10 ′ 30 '' 316.00 ( 110 ) 1925 Flare star 11 10.522 ( 27 ) Epsilon Eridani ( BD − 09 ° 697 ) 16 K2V 3.73 6.19 03 32 55.8 − 09 ° 27 ′ 30 '' 309.99 ( 079 ) 150 has three known circumstellar disks two suspected planets ( AEgir ) ( debated ) and c ( 2000 & 2002 ) 12 10.742 ( 31 ) Lacaille 9352 ( CD − 36 ° 15693 ) 17 M0. 5V 7.34 9.75 23 05 52.0 − 35 ° 51 ′ 11 '' 303.64 ( 087 ) 1753 13 10.919 ( 49 ) Ross 128 ( FI Virginis ) 18 M4. 0Vn 11.13 13.51 11 47 44.4 + 00 ° 48 ′ 16 '' 298.72 ( 135 ) 1925 Flare star, has one known planet ( b ) ( 2017 ) 14 11.089 WISE 1506 + 7027 19 T6 14.3 J 16.6 J 15 06 49.9 + 70 ° 27 ′ 36 '' 310 ( 042 ) 2011 15 11.266 ( 171 ) EZ Aquarii ( Gliese 866, Luyten 789 - 6 ) EZ Aquarii A 20 M5. 0Ve 13.33 15.64 22 38 33.4 − 15 ° 17 ′ 57 '' 289.50 ( 440 ) 1937 A & B Flare stars EZ Aquarii B 20 M ? 13.27 15.58 - EZ Aquarii C 20 M ? 14.03 16.34 1995 16 11.402 ( 32 ) Procyon ( α Canis Minoris ) Procyon A 23 F5V -- IV 0.38 2.66 07 39 18.1 + 05 ° 13 ′ 30 '' 286.05 ( 081 ) -- Procyon B 23 DQZ 10.70 12.98 1844 17 11.403 ( 22 ) 61 Cygni 61 Cygni A ( BD + 38 ° 4343 ) 25 K5. 0V 5.21 7.49 21 06 53.9 + 38 ° 44 ′ 58 '' 286.04 ( 056 ) 1725 B flare star, first star ( other than the Sun ) to have its distance measured possible circumstellar disk. 61 Cygni B ( BD + 38 ° 4344 ) 25 K7. 0V 6.03 8.31 21 06 55.3 + 38 ° 44 ′ 31 '' - 18 11.525 ( 69 ) Struve 2398 ( Gliese 725, BD + 59 ° 1915 ) Struve 2398 A ( HD 173739 ) 27 M3. 0V 8.90 11.16 18 42 46.7 + 59 ° 37 ′ 49 '' 283.00 ( 169 ) 1835 Flare stars Struve 2398 B ( HD 173740 ) 27 M3. 5V 9.69 11.95 18 42 46.9 + 59 ° 37 ′ 37 '' 1835 19 11.624 ( 39 ) Groombridge 34 ( Gliese 15 ) Groombridge 34 A ( GX Andromedae ) 29 M1. 5V 8.08 10.32 0 18 22.9 + 44 ° 01 ′ 23 '' 280.59 ( 095 ) 1813 Flare star, has two suspected planets ( Ab ) ( 2014 ) ( debated ) and ( Ac ) ( 2017 ) Groombridge 34 B ( GQ Andromedae ) 29 M3. 5V 11.06 13.30 - Flare star 20 11.824 ( 30 ) Epsilon Indi ( CPD − 57 ° 10015 ) Epsilon Indi A 31 K5Ve 4.69 6.89 22 03 21.7 − 56 ° 47 ′ 10 '' 275.84 ( 069 ) 1597 one suspected planet ( b ) ( 2002, 2013 ) ( likely ) Epsilon Indi Ba 31 T1. 0V 12.3 J 22 04 10.5 − 56 ° 46 ′ 58 '' 2003 Epsilon Indi Bb 31 T6. 0V 13.2 J 2003 21 11.826 ( 129 ) DX Cancri ( G 51 - 15 ) 34 M6. 5Ve 14.78 16.98 08 29 49.5 + 26 ° 46 ′ 37 '' 275.80 ( 300 ) 1972 Flare star 22 11.887 ( 33 ) Tau Ceti ( BD − 16 ° 295 ) 35 G8Vp 3.49 5.68 01 44 04.1 − 15 ° 56 ′ 15 '' 274.39 ( 076 ) 150 has one known debris disk has two confirmed planets ( e and f ) ( 2012 ) has three suspected planets ( d, g and h ) ( 2012, 2017 ) ( d doubtful ) planets b and c refuted in 2017 23 11.991 ( 57 ) GJ 1061 ( LHS 1565 ) 36 M5. 5V 13.09 15.26 03 35 59.7 − 44 ° 30 ′ 45 '' 272.01 ( 130 ) 1995 24 12.068 WISE 0350 − 5658 37 Y1 22.8 J 03 50 00.32 − 56 ° 58 ′ 30.2 '' 291 ( 050 ) 2011 25 12.132 ( 133 ) YZ Ceti ( LHS 138 ) 38 M4. 5V 12.02 14.17 01 12 30.6 − 16 ° 59 ′ 56 '' 268.84 ( 295 ) 1961 Flare star, has three known planets ( b, c, and d ) ( 2017 ) has one suspected planet ( e ) 26 12.366 ( 59 ) Luyten 's Star ( BD + 05 ° 1668 ) 39 M3. 5Vn 9.86 11.97 07 27 24.5 + 05 ° 13 ′ 33 '' 263.76 ( 125 ) 1935 has two known planets ( b, c ) ( 2017 ) 27 12.514 ( 129 ) Teegarden 's star ( SO025300. 5 + 165258 ) 40 M6. 5V 15.14 17.22 02 53 00.9 + 16 ° 52 ′ 53 '' 260.63 ( 269 ) 2003 tentative radial velocity variation ( 2010 ) 28 12.571 ( 54 ) SCR 1845 - 6357 SCR 1845 - 6357 A 41 M8. 5V 17.39 19.41 18 45 05.3 − 63 ° 57 ′ 48 '' 259.45 ( 111 ) SCR 1845 - 6357 B 41 T6 13.3 J 18 45 02.6 − 63 ° 57 ′ 52 '' 2006 29 12.777 ( 43 ) Kapteyn 's Star ( CD − 45 ° 1841 ) 43 M1. 5V 8.84 10.87 05 11 40.6 − 45 ° 01 ′ 06 '' 255.27 ( 086 ) 1898 has two suspected planets ( b ( debated ) and c ) ( 2014 ) 30 12.870 ( 57 ) Lacaille 8760 ( AX Microscopii ) 44 M0. 0V 6.67 8.69 21 17 15.3 − 38 ° 52 ′ 03 '' 253.43 ( 112 ) 1753 Flare star 31 13.0 WISE 0535 − 7500 45 ≥ Y1 > 21.1 J 05 35 16.8 − 75 ° 00 ′ 24.9 '' 250 2012 32 13.149 ( 74 ) Kruger 60 ( BD + 56 ° 2783 ) Kruger 60 A 46 M3. 0V 9.79 11.76 22 27 59.5 + 57 ° 41 ′ 45 '' 248.06 ( 139 ) 1880 B flare star Kruger 60 B ( DO Cephei ) 46 M4. 0V 11.41 13.38 1890 ? 33 13.167 ( 82 ) DEN 1048 - 3956 48 M8. 5V 17.39 19.37 10 48 14.7 − 39 ° 56 ′ 06 '' 247.71 ( 155 ) 34 13.259 UGPS 0722 - 05 49 T9 16.52 J 07 22 27.3 -- 05 ° 40 ′ 30 '' 246 35 13.349 ( 110 ) Ross 614 ( V577 Monocerotis, Gliese 234 ) Ross 614A ( LHS 1849 ) 50 M4. 5V 11.15 13.09 06 29 23.4 − 02 ° 48 ′ 50 '' 244.34 ( 201 ) 1927 A Flare star Ross 614B ( LHS 1850 ) 50 M5. 5V 14.23 16.17 1936 36 13.820 ( 98 ) Wolf 1061 ( Gliese 628, BD − 12 ° 4523 ) 52 M3. 0V 10.07 11.93 16 30 18.1 − 12 ° 39 ′ 45 '' 236.01 ( 167 ) 1919 three known planets ( b, c, and d ) ( 2015 ) 37 14.066 ( 109 ) Van Maanen 's star ( Gliese 35, LHS 7 ) 53 DZ7 12.38 14.21 00 49 09.9 + 05 ° 23 ′ 19 '' 231.88 ( 179 ) 1896 closest known free - floating white dwarf to the Sun, one of the first 3 known white dwarfs. possible debris disk ( 1917 ) possible planet ( b ) ( 2004 ) ( debated ) 38 14.231 ( 66 ) Gliese 1 ( CD − 37 ° 15492 ) 54 M1. 5 V 8.55 10.35 00 05 24.4 − 37 ° 21 ′ 27 '' 229.20 ( 107 ) 1884 39 14.312 ( 289 ) Wolf 424 ( FL Virginis, LHS 333, Gliese 473 ) Wolf 424 A 55 M5. 5Ve 13.18 14.97 12 33 17.2 + 09 ° 01 ′ 15 '' 227.90 ( 460 ) Flare stars Wolf 424 B 55 M7Ve 13.17 14.96 40 14.4 2MASS J154043. 42 - 510135.7 57 M7V 15.26 17.04 15 40 43.42 − 51 ° 01 ′ 35.7 '' 228 ( 024 ) 2014 41 14.509 ( 187 ) L 1159 - 16 ( TZ Arietis, Gliese 83.1 ) 58 M4. 5V 12.27 14.03 02 00 13.2 + 13 ° 03 ′ 08 '' 224.80 ( 290 ) Flare star 42 14.793 ( 55 ) Gliese 687 ( LHS 450, BD + 68 ° 946 ) 59 M3. 0V 9.17 10.89 17 36 25.9 + 68 ° 20 ′ 21 '' 220.49 ( 082 ) Possible flare star, has one known planet ( b ) ( 2014 ) 43 14.805 ( 242 ) LHS 292 ( LP 731 - 58 ) 60 M6. 5V 15.60 17.32 10 48 12.6 − 11 ° 20 ′ 14 '' 220.30 ( 360 ) Flare star 44 14.809 ( 107 ) Gliese 674 ( LHS 449 ) 61 M3. 0V 9.38 11.09 17 28 39.9 − 46 ° 53 ′ 43 '' 220.25 ( 159 ) has one known planet ( b ) ( 2007 ) 45 14.812 ( 67 ) G 208 - 44 G 208 - 45 ( GJ 1245 ) G 208 - 44 A ( V1581 Cyg ) 62 M5. 5V 13.46 15.17 19 53 54.2 + 44 ° 24 ′ 55 '' 220.20 ( 100 ) Flare stars G 208 - 45 62 M6. 0V 14.01 15.72 19 53 55.2 + 44 ° 24 ′ 56 '' G 208 - 44 B 62 M5. 5 16.75 18.46 19 53 54.2 + 44 ° 24 ′ 55 '' 46 15.060 ( 140 ) LP 145 - 141 ( WD 1142 - 645, Gliese 440 ) 65 DQ6 11.50 13.18 11 45 42.9 − 64 ° 50 ′ 29 '' 216.57 ( 201 ) 47 15.313 ( 259 ) GJ 1002 66 M5. 5V 13.76 15.40 00 06 43.8 − 07 ° 32 ′ 22 '' 213.00 ( 360 ) 48 15.342 ( 141 ) Gliese 876 ( Ross 780 ) 67 M3. 5V 10.17 11.81 22 53 16.7 − 14 ° 15 ′ 49 '' 212.59 ( 196 ) Has four known planets ( d ( 2005 ), c ( 2001 ), b ( 1998 ), and e ( 2010 ) ) has two possible planets ( f and g ) ( 2014 ) 49 15.610 ( 204 ) LHS 288 ( Luyten 143 - 23 ) 68 M5. 5V 13.90 15.51 10 44 21.2 − 61 ° 12 ′ 36 '' 208.95 ( 273 ) Has one possible planet ( b ) ( 2007 ) ( tentative ) 50 15.832 ( 83 ) Gliese 412 Gliese 412 A 69 M1. 0V 8.77 10.34 11 05 28.6 + 43 ° 31 ′ 36 '' 206.02 ( 108 ) Gliese 412 B ( WX Ursae Majoris ) 69 M5. 5V 14.48 16.05 11 05 30.4 + 43 ° 31 ′ 18 '' Flare star 51 15.848 ( 52 ) Groombridge 1618 ( Gliese 380 ) 71 K7. 0V 6.59 8.16 10 11 22.1 + 49 ° 27 ′ 15 '' 205.81 ( 067 ) Flare star, Has one suspected debris disk Has one suspected planet ( b ) ( 1989 ) ( tentative ) 52 15.942 ( 218 ) AD Leonis 72 M3. 0V 9.32 10.87 10 19 36.4 + 19 ° 52 ′ 10 '' 204.60 ( 280 ) Flare star 53 16.067 DENIS J081730. 0 - 615520 73 T6 13.6 08 17 30.1 − 61 ° 55 ′ 16 '' 203 54 16.085 ( 105 ) Gliese 832 74 M1. 5 V 8.66 10.20 21 33 34.0 − 49 ° 00 ′ 32 '' 202.78 ( 132 ) Possible flare star, has two known planets ( b ( 2008 ) and c ( 2014 ) ) 55 16.197 ( 313 ) DEN 0255 - 4700 75 L7. 5V 22.92 24.44 02 55 03.7 − 47 ° 00 ′ 52 '' 201.37 ( 389 ) 1999 ? 56 16.265 ( 765 ) GJ 1005 GJ 1005 A 76 M4V 11.48 00 15 28.11 − 16 ° 08 ′ 01.6 '' 200.53 ( 941 ) GJ 1005 B 76 M7V ? ? # Distance Light - years ( ± err ) System Star Star # Stellar class Apparent magnitude ( m or m ) Absolute magnitude ( M or M ) Right ascension Declination Parallax mas ( ± err ) Discovery date Additional references Designation Epoch J2000. 0 Maps of Nearby stars This map shows all of the star systems within 14 light - years of the Sun ( shown as Sol ), except for brown dwarfs discovered after 2009. Double and triple stars are shown `` stacked '', but the true location is the star closest to the central plane. Color corresponds to the table above. This is a 3D map of the nearest stars using the coordinates listed above. The stars in the front have a right ascension of 18h. An animated version is available here. 3D red green glasses are recommended to view this image correctly. The locations of the four star systems closest to the Sun. Two, a brown dwarf and a free planet were found by the WISE satellite. The year when the distance to each system was determined is listed after the system 's name. Future and past Distances of the nearest stars from 20,000 years ago until 80,000 years in the future Backwards extrapolation of the motion of Gamma Microscopii has shown that approximately 3.8 million years ago, it was only around 6 light - years from the Sun. Because it is a yellow giant, it would then have had an apparent magnitude of − 3, brighter than Sirius currently is. It is estimated that Scholz 's star and its companion brown dwarf passed about 52,000 astronomical units ( 0.25 parsecs ; 0.82 light - years ) from the Sun about 70,000 years ago. Ross 248, currently at a distance of 10.3 light - years, has a radial velocity of − 81 km / s. In about 31,000 years it may be the closest star to the Sun for several millennia, with a minimum distance of 0.927 parsecs ( 3.02 light - years ) in 36,000 years. Gliese 445, currently at a distance of 17.6 light - years, has a radial velocity of − 119 km / s. In about 40,000 years it will be the closest star for a period of several thousand years. Gliese 710 is currently about 63.8 light - years ( 19.6 parsecs ) from Earth, but its proper motion, distance, and radial velocity indicate that it will approach within a very small distance -- perhaps under one light year -- from the Sun within 1.4 million years, based on past and current Hipparcos data. At closest approach it will be a first - magnitude star about as bright as Antares. The proper motion of Gliese 710 is very small for its distance measured over a period of years, meaning it is traveling at a similar and relatively close - approach trajectory to the solar system. In a time interval of ± 10 million years from the present, Gliese 710 is the star whose combination of mass and close approach distance will cause the greatest gravitational perturbation of the Solar System. HIP 85605 's spectral type and trajectory are not fully understood. More - accurate astrometry is required to determine the distance to the star, and thus if it will pass close to the Sun. It was estimated in 2014 that HIP 85605 could approach to about 0.13 to 0.65 light - years ( 0.04 to 0.2 pc ) from the Sun within 240,000 to 470,000 years. Known Hipparcos stars that have passed or will pass within 5.1 light - years of the Sun within ± 2 million years : Star name HIP # Minimum distance in light - years ( parsecs ) Approach date in kiloyears Current distance in light - years ( parsecs ) Stellar classification Mass in M Current apparent magnitude Current Constellation Current Right ascension Current Declination Gliese 710 89825 0.14 -- 0.27 ly ( 0.043 -- 0.083 pc ) 1340 ! 1320 - 1390 062.3 ! 62.3 ( 19.1 ) K7V 0.4 -- 0.6 09.6 ! 9.6 Serpens 18 19 50.843 − 01 ° 56 ′ 18.98 '' Scholz 's star and companion brown dwarf 0.59 -- 1.17 ly ( 0.18 -- 0.36 pc ) 0.1 ! -- 70 020 ! 20 ( 6 ) M9 + T5 0.15 18.3 ! 18.3 Monoceros 07 20 03.20 − 08 ° 46 ′ 51.2 '' HIP 85605 85605 0.13 -- 0.65 ly ( 0.04 -- 0.2 pc ) ( ? ) 0355 ! 240 -- 470 022.2 ! 22.2 ( 6.8 ) ? K or M 0.4 ! unknown 11.03 ! 11.03 Hercules 17 29 36.24527 24 ° 39 ′ 14.1204 '' Gamma Microscopii 103738 0.35 -- 1.34 ly ( 0.11 -- 0.41 pc ) 0.0001 ! − 3800 229 ! 7002229000000000000 ♠ 229 ± 4 ( 7001700000000000000 ♠ 70 ± 1 ) G6III 2.5 04.68 ! 4.68 Microscopium 21 01 17.46047 − 32 ° 15 ′ 27.9574 '' Proxima Centauri 70890 2.90 ( 0.890 ) 0027.4 ! 27.4 004.24 ! 4.24 ( 1.29 ) M5Ve 0.15 11.05 ! 11.05 Centaurus 14 29 42.949 − 62 ° 40 ′ 46.14 '' Alpha Centauri A 71683 2.97 ( 0.910 ) 0028.4 ! 28.4 004.36 ! 4.36 ( 1.338 ) G2V 1.100 - 00.01 ! − 0.01 Centaurus 14 39 36.495 − 60 ° 50 ′ 02.31 '' Alpha Centauri B 71681 2.97 ( 0.910 ) 0028.4 ! 28.4 004.36 ! 4.36 ( 1.338 ) K1V 0.907 01.33 ! 1.33 Centaurus 14 39 35.080 − 60 ° 50 ′ 13.76 '' Gliese 445 57544 3.45 ( 1.059 ) 0046.0 ! 46.0 017.6 ! 17.6 ( 5.39 ) M4 0.15 ? 10.8 ! 10.8 Camelopardalis 11 47 41.377 + 78 ° 41 ′ 28.18 '' Barnard 's Star 87937 3.74 ( 1.148 ) 0009.8 ! 9.8 005.98 ! 5.98 ( 1.834 ) sdM4 0.144 09.54 ! 9.54 Ophiuchus 17 57 48.498 + 04 ° 41 ′ 36.25 '' Zeta Leporis 27288 4.16 ( 1.275 ) 0.001 ! − 861 070.2 ! 70.2 ( 21.5 ) A2Vann 2.0 03.55 ! 3.55 Lepus 05 46 57.341 − 14 ° 49 ′ 19.02 '' Lalande 21185 54035 4.65 ( 1.426 ) 0020.5 ! 20.5 008.32 ! 8.32 ( 2.55 ) M2V 0.39 07.52 ! 7.52 Ursa Major 11 03 20.194 + 35 ° 58 ′ 11.55 '' Gliese 208 26335 5.01 ( 1.537 ) 0.01 ! − 500 037.1 ! 37.1 ( 11.38 ) K7 0.47 08.9 ! 8.9 Orion 05 36 30.991 + 11 ° 19 ′ 40.32 '' The distance to HIP 85605 was probably underestimated by a factor of ten due to it being an optical double that is particularly problematic in the Hipparcos data reduction. 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( 2012 ) Further Defining Spectral Type `` Y '' and Exploring the Low - mass End of the Field Brown Dwarf Mass Function, https://arxiv.org/pdf/1205.2122v1.pdf http://phl.upr.edu/projects/nearby-stars-catalog Star Formation Accretion Molecular cloud Bok globule Young stellar object Protostar Pre-main - sequence star Herbig Ae / Be Orion T Tauri FU Orionis Herbig -- Haro object Hayashi track Henyey track Evolution Main sequence Red giant branch Horizontal branch Red clump Asymptotic giant branch Protoplanetary nebula Planetary nebula PG1159 star Dredge - up Instability strip Luminous blue variable Blue straggler Stellar population Supernova Supernova impostor Hypernova Hertzsprung -- Russell diagram Color -- color diagram Luminosity class Subdwarf Dwarf Blue Red White Yellow Brown Subgiant Giant Blue Red Yellow Bright giant Supergiant Blue Red Yellow Hypergiant Yellow Spectral classification WR Be OB Subdwarf O Subdwarf B Late - type Chemically peculiar Am Ap / Bp Barium Carbon CH CN Extreme helium Lambda Boötis Lead HgMn Technetium Shell Remnants White dwarf Helium planet Neutron star Radio - quiet Pulsar Binary X-ray Magnetar Stellar black hole X-ray binary Burster Theoretical stars Black dwarf Exotic Quark Strange Preon Planck Electroweak star Dark - matter star Dark - energy star Black star Gravastar Frozen star Q star Quasi-star Thorne -- Żytkow object Iron star Blitzar Nucleosynthesis Deuterium burning Lithium burning Proton -- proton chain CNO cycle Helium flash Triple - alpha process Alpha process Carbon burning Neon burning Oxygen burning Silicon burning S - process R - process Fusor Nova Symbiotic Remnant Luminous red nova Structure Core Convection zone Microturbulence Oscillations Radiation zone Atmosphere Photosphere Starspot Chromosphere Corona Stellar wind Bubble Bipolar outflow Accretion disk Asteroseismology Helioseismology Eddington luminosity Kelvin -- Helmholtz mechanism Properties Designation Dynamics Effective temperature Kinematics Magnetic field Absolute magnitude Mass Metallicity Rotation UBV color Variable star Mira variable Star systems Binary Contact Common envelope Eclipsing Symbiotic Multiple Star cluster Open cluster Globular cluster Super star cluster Planetary system Earth 's Solar System Earth - centric observation of Pole star Circumpolar star Constellation Asterism Magnitude Apparent Extinction Photographic Radial velocity Proper motion Parallax Photometric - standard star Lists Star names Arabic Chinese Extremes Most massive Highest temperature Largest volume Smallest volume Brightest Historical Most luminous Nearest Nearest bright Stars with exoplanets Brown dwarfs White dwarfs Milky Way novae Notable supernovae Supernova candidates Supernova remnants Planetary nebulae Timeline of stellar astronomy Related articles Substellar object Brown dwarf Sub-brown dwarf Planet Galactic year Galaxy Supercluster Guest star Gravity Intergalactic star Infrared dark cloud Starfield Category : Stars Star portal Known celestial objects within 20 light - years Primary member type Celestial objects by systems. Secondary members are listed in small print. 0 -- 5 ly → Main - sequence stars G - type Sun ( 0 ly ) rest of Solar System α Cen ( 4.366 ± 0.007 ly ) K - type main - sequence star B red dwarf C ( Proxima Centauri ) ( 4.2430 ± 0.0017 ly ) planet b ← 5 -- 10 ly → Main - sequence stars A-type Sirius ( α CMa ) ( 8.60 ± 0.04 ly ) white dwarf B M - type ( red dwarfs ) Barnard 's Star ( 5.980 ± 0.003 ly ) Wolf 359 ( 7.856 ± 0.031 ly ) Lalande 21185 ( 8.307 ± 0.014 ly ) L 726 - 8 ( 8.73 ± 0.06 ly ) red dwarf UV Cet Ross 154 ( 9.60 ± 0.05 ly ) Brown dwarfs L - type Luhman 16 ( 6.59 ± 0.06 ly ) T - type brown dwarf B Sub-brown dwarfs and rogue planets Y - type WISE 0855 − 0714 ( 7.27 ± 0.13 ly ) ← 10 -- 15 ly → Subgiant stars F - type Procyon ( α CMi ) ( 11.41 ly ) white dwarf B Main - sequence stars G - type τ Cet ( 11.905 ± 0.007 ly ) 5 ? planets : b d f K - type ε Eri ( 10.475 ± 0.003 ly ) 1 ( 2 ? ) planets : b c ? 61 Cyg ( 11.409 ± 0.022 ly ) K - type main - sequence star B ε Ind ( 11.815 ± 0.012 ly ) 2 T - type brown dwarfs : Ba Bb 1 ? planets M - type ( red dwarfs ) Ross 248 ( 10.298 ± 0.023 ly ) Lac 9352 ( 10.685 ly ) Ross 128 ( 10.94 ± 0.06 ly ) EZ Aqr ( 11.08 ± 0.13 ly ) 2 red dwarfs : B Σ 2398 ( 11.40 ± 0.07 ly ) red dwarf B Gmb 34 ( 11.70 ± 0.03 ly ) red dwarf B planet Ab SIPS 1259 - 4336 ( 11.8 ly ) DX Cnc ( 11.83 ± 0.13 ly ) Gliese 1061 ( 12.04 ± 0.06 ly ) YZ Cet ( 12.20 ± 0.14 ly ) Luyten 's Star ( 12.20 ± 0.04 ly ) Kapteyn 's Star ( 12.78 ± 0.04 ly ) 1 ( 2 ? ) planets : b Lac 8760 ( 12.87 ± 0.04 ly ) Kruger 60 ( 13.18 ± 0.08 ly ) red dwarf B Ross 614 ( 13.36 ± 0.04 ly ) red dwarf B Wolf 1061 ( 14.0 ± 0.1 ly ) 3 planets : b d Wolf 424 ( 14.05 ly ) red dwarf B GJ 1 ( 14.15 ± 0.06 ly ) TZ Ari ( 14.51 ly ) LHS 292 ( 14.76 ± 0.24 ly ) GJ 687 ( 14.77 ± 0.06 ly ) planet b GJ 674 ( 14.81 ly ) planet b G 208 - 44 ( 14.81 ± 0.07 ly ) 2 red dwarfs : B G 208 - 45 Degenerate stars White dwarfs van Maanen 2 ( 14.03 ly ) Brown dwarfs M - type SCR 1845 - 6357 ( 12.57 ± 0.05 ly ) T - type brown dwarf B Teegarden 's star ( 12.58 ± 0.05 ly ) DEN 1048 − 3956 ( 13.15 ± 0.03 ly ) 2M1540 ( 14.3 ly ) T - type WISE 1506 + 7027 ( 11.1 ly ) UGPS 0722 - 05 ( 13.43 ± 0.13 ly ) Y - type WISE 0350 − 5658 ( 12.1 ly ) ← 15 -- 20 ly Subgiant stars G - type δ Pav ( 19.923 ± 0.021 ly ) Main - sequence stars A-type Altair ( α Aql ) ( 16.73 ± 0.05 ly ) G - type σ Dra ( 18.769 ± 0.019 ly ) η Cas ( 19.42 ± 0.06 ly ) K - type main - sequence star B e ( 82 G. ) Eri ( 19.711 ± 0.023 ly ) 3 planets : b d K - type Groombridge 1618 ( 15.89 ± 0.04 ly ) ο2 ( 40 ) Eri ( 16.257 ± 0.019 ly ) white dwarf B red dwarf C 70 Oph ( 16.58 ± 0.07 ly ) K - type main - sequence star B GJ 570 ( 19.05 ly ) 2 red dwarfs : B T - type brown dwarf D 36 Oph ( 19.35 ± 0.06 ly ) 2 K - type main - sequence stars : B HR 7703 ( 19.62 ± 0.03 ly ) red dwarf B M - type ( red dwarfs ) GJ 876 ( 15.198 ± 0.014 ly ) 4 ( 6 ? ) planets : d f ? g ? LHS 288 ( 15.61 ly ) GJ 1002 ( 15.74 ly ) GJ 412 ( 15.81 ± 0.08 ly ) red dwarf B AD Leo ( 16.00 ± 0.22 ly ) GJ 832 ( 16.16 ± 0.08 ly ) 2 planets : c EV Lac ( 16.37 ± 0.08 ly ) GJ 682 ( 16.56 ± 0.18 ly ) 2 planets : b GJ 3379 ( 16.85 ± 0.16 ly ) G 9 - 38 ( 17.05 ly ) red dwarf B LHS 1723 ( 17.29 ± 0.07 ly ) GJ 445 ( 17.58 ly ) GJ 526 ( 17.73 ± 0.10 ly ) Stein 2051 ( 18.06 ± 0.08 ly ) white dwarf B GJ 251 ( 18.22 ± 0.16 ly ) GJ 205 ( 18.45 ± 0.12 ly ) LP 816 - 60 ( 18.6 ± 0.4 ly ) GJ 229 ( 18.77 ± 0.11 ly ) T - type brown dwarf B 1 ? planets : Ab ? GJ 693 ( 18.95 ly ) Ross 47 ( 18.99 ± 0.12 ly ) GJ 752 ( 19.05 ± 0.08 ly ) red dwarf B ( vB 10 ) GJ 754 ( 19.30 ± 0.18 ly ) TYC 3980 - 1081 - 1 ( 19.3 ± 4.3 ly ) GJ 588 ( 19.34 ± 0.15 ly ) YZ CMi ( 19.43 ly ) GJ 908 ( 19.50 ± 0.14 ly ) GJ 1005 ( 19.58 ± 0.09 ly ) red dwarf B 2MASS J05332802 - 4257205 ( ~ 19.6 ly ) 2MASS J18450079 - 1409036 ( ~ 19.6 ly ) red dwarf B Scholz 's star ( 19.60 ly ) T - type brown dwarf B GJ 268 ( 19.74 ± 0.25 ly ) red dwarf B Degenerate stars White dwarfs LP 145 - 141 ( 15.11 ± 0.09 ly ) G 240 - 72 ( 19.80 ly ) Brown dwarfs M - type 2MASS 1835 + 3259 ( 18.48 ± 0.05 ly ) L - type DEN 0255 - 4700 ( 16.20 ly ) T - type DEN 0817 - 6155 ( 16.1 ly ) WISE J0521 + 1025 ( 16.3 ± 4.2 ly ) 2MASS 0939 - 2448 ( 17.4 ± 0.4 ly ) T - type brown dwarf B WISE 1741 + 2553 ( 18.1 ly ) 2MASS 1114 - 2618 ( 18.20 ± 0.14 ly ) 2MASS 0415 - 0935 ( 18.62 ± 0.18 ly ) WISE J2000 + 3629 ( 19.4 ± 6.7 ly ) 2MASS 0937 + 2931 ( 19.96 ly ) Y - type WISE 1639 - 6847 ( 16.12 ly ) WISE 0359 − 5401 ( 19.2 ly ) Sub-brown dwarfs and rogue planets Y - type WISE 1541 − 2250 ( 18.6 ± 0.5 ly ) Italic are systems without known trigonometric parallax. 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Question: what is the name of the nearest star to earth
Answer: Proxima Centauri (V645 Centauri)