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List of nearest bright stars

Prominent stars in the neighborhood of the Sun (center)

This list of nearest bright stars is a table of stars found within 15 parsecs (48.9 light-years) of the nearest star, the Sun, that have an absolute magnitude of +8.5 or brighter, which is approximately comparable to a listing of stars more luminous than a red dwarf. Right ascension and declination coordinates are for the epoch J2000. The distance measurements are based on the Hipparcos Catalogue and other astrometric data. In the event of a spectroscopic binary, the combined spectral type and absolute magnitude are listed in italics.


The list is ordered by increasing distance.

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A-type star
F-type star
G-type star
K-type star
M-type star

Stars within 10 parsecs

These stars are estimated to be within 32.6 light-years of the Sun.

Star Designation Stellar
Class
Magnitude Right
Ascension

(J2000)
Declination (J2000) Distance
(Light-years)
Apparent Absolute
Sun G2V −26.74 4.80 0
α Centauri A G2V −0.01  4.34 14h 39m 36.50s −60° 50′ 02.3″ 4.34
B K1V 1.35 5.71 14h 39m 35.08s −60° 50′ 13.8″
Sirius (α Canis Majoris) A1V −1.44 1.45 06h 45m 08.92s −16° 42′ 58.0″ 8.60
ε Eridani K2V 3.72 6.18 03h 32m 55.84s −09° 27′ 29.7″ 10.5
61 Cygni A K5.0V 5.20 7.49 21h 06m 53.94s +38° 44′ 57.9″ 11.4
B K7.0V 6.05 8.33
Procyon (α Canis Minoris) A F5IV-V 0.40 2.68 07h 39m 18.12s +05° 13′ 30.0″ 11.5
ε Indi K5Ve 4.69 6.90 22h 03m 21.66s −56° 47′ 09.5″ 11.9
τ Ceti G8Vp 3.49 5.68 01h 44m 04.08s −15° 56′ 14.9″ 11.9
Groombridge 1618 (in Ursa Major) K7.0V 6.60 8.16 10h 11m 22.14s +49° 27′ 15.3″ 15.9
ο2 Eridani A K1Ve 4.43 5.92 04h 15m 16.32s −07° 39′ 10.3″ 16.3
70 Ophiuchi A K1Ve 4.24 5.71 18h 05m 27.29s +02° 30′ 00.4″ 16.7
B K5Ve 6.01 7.48
Altair (α Aquilae) A7Vn 0.76 2.21 19h 50m 47.00s +08° 52′ 06.0″ 16.7
σ Draconis G9V 4.67 5.87 19h 32m 21.59s +69° 39′ 40.2″ 18.8
Gliese 570 (in Libra) A K5Ve 5.72 6.86 14h 57m 28.00s −21° 24′ 55.7″ 19.2
η Cassiopeiae A G3V 3.46 4.59 00h 49m 06.29s +57° 48′ 54.7″ 19.3
36 Ophiuchi A K1Ve 5.07 6.18 17h 15m 20.98s −26° 36′ 10.2″ 19.4
B K1Ve 5.11 6.22
C K5Ve 6.33 7.45 17h 16m 13.36s −26° 32′ 46.1″
HR 7703 (in Sagittarius) A K3V 5.32 6.42 20h 11m 11.94s −36° 06′ 04.4″ 19.6
82 G. Eridani G8V 4.26 5.35 03h 19m 55.65s −43° 04′ 11.2″ 19.7
δ Pavonis G7IV 3.55 4.62 20h 08m 42.61s −66° 10′ 55.4″ 19.9
HD 219134 / Gliese 892 (in Cassiopeia) K3V 5.57 6.49 23h 13m 16.98s +57° 10′ 06.1″ 21.3
ξ Boötis A G8Ve 4.72 5.59 14h 51m 23.38s +19° 06′ 01.7″ 22.0
B K4Ve 6.97 7.84
Gliese 667 (in Scorpius) A K3V 6.29 7.07 17h 18m 57.18s −34° 59′ 23.3″ 23.2
B K5V 7.24 8.02
Gliese 105 (in Cetus) A K3V 5.79 6.50 02h 36m 04.89s +06° 53′ 12.7″ 23.4
HD 4628 (in Pisces) K2V 5.74 6.38 00h 48m 22.98s +05° 16′ 50.2″ 24.3
β Hydri G2IV 2.82 3.46 00h 25m 45.07s −77° 15′ 15.2″ 24.3
107 Piscium K1V 5.24 5.86 01h 42m 29.76s +20° 16′ 06.6″ 24.4
μ Cassiopeiae A G5VI 5.17 5.78 01h 08m 16.39s +54° 55′ 13.2″ 24.6
TW Piscis Austrini B K5Ve 6.48 7.07 22h 56m 24.05s −31° 33′ 56.0″ 24.8
Vega (α Lyrae) A0Va 0.03 0.58 18h 36m 56.34s +38° 47′ 01.3″ 25.0
Fomalhaut (α Piscis Austrini/α PsA) A A3V 1.17 1.74 22h 57m 39.05s −29° 37′ 20.1″ 25.1
Gliese 673 (in Ophiuchus) K7V 7.54 8.10 17h 25m 45.23s +02° 06′ 41.1″ 25.1
p Eridani A K0V 5.82 6.27 01h 39m 47.54s −56° 11′ 47.0″ 25.5
B K5V 5.95 6.40
π3 Orionis F6V 3.19 3.67 04h 49m 50.41s +06° 57′ 40.6″ 26.3
χ Draconis A F7V 3.68 4.15 18h 21m 03.38s +72° 43′ 58.2″ 26.3
B K0V 5.67 6.14
Gliese 884 (in Aquarius) K5 7.88 8.33 23h 00m 16.12s −22° 31′ 27.6″ 26.6
μ Herculis G5IV 3.42 3.80 17h 46m 27.53s +27° 43′ 14.4″ 27.1
β Canum Venaticorum G0V 4.24 4.63 12h 33m 44.54s +41° 21′ 26.9″ 27.5
61 Virginis G5V 4.74 5.09 13h 18m 24.31s −18° 18′ 40.3″ 27.9
ζ Tucanae F9V 4.23 4.56 00h 20m 04.26s −64° 52′ 29.2″ 28.0
χ1 Orionis A G0V 4.39 4.70 05h 54m 22.98s +20° 16′ 34.2″ 28.3
HD 50281 (in Monoceros) A K3V 6.58 6.88 06h 52m 18.05s −05° 10′ 25.4″ 28.4
HR 1614 (284 G. Eridani) A K3V 6.22 6.49 05h 00m 49.00s −05° 45′ 13.2″ 28.4
41 G. Arae A G8V 5.55 5.83 17h 19m 03.83s −46° 38′ 10.4″ 28.7
ξ Ursae Majoris A G0V 4.41 4.25 11h 18m 11s +31° 31′ 45″ 28.8
B G5V 4.87 5.07
HD 192310/Gliese 785 (5 G. Capricorni) K2+V 5.73 6.00 20h 15m 7.39s −27° 01′ 58.7″ 29.1
γ Leporis A F7V 3.59 3.83 05h 44m 27.79s −22° 26′ 54.2″ 29.3
B K2V 6.17 6.41
δ Eridani K0IV 3.52 3.74 03h 43m 14.90s −09° 45′ 48.2″ 29.5
Groombridge 1830 (in Ursa Major) G8Vp 6.42 6.61 11h 52m 58.77s +37° 43′ 07.2″ 29.7
β Comae Berenices G0V 4.23 4.42 13h 11m 52.39s +27° 52′ 41.5″ 29.8
κ1 Ceti G5V 4.84 5.03 03h 19m 21.70s +03° 22′ 12.7″ 29.8
HD 102365 (in Centaurus) A G3V 4.89 5.06 11h 46m 31.07s −40° 30′ 01.3″ 30.1
γ Pavonis F6V 4.21 4.39 21h 26m 26.61s −65° 21′ 58.3″ 30.2
61 Ursae Majoris G8V 5.31 5.41 11h 41m 03.02s +34° 12′ 05.9″ 31.1
HR 4458 (in Hydra) A K0V 5.96 6.06 11h 34m 29.49s −32° 49′ 52.8″ 31.2
12 Ophiuchi K2V 5.77 5.82 16h 36m 21.45s −02° 19′ 28.5″ 31.8
Gliese 638 (in Hercules) K7V 8.10 8.15 16h 45m 06.35s +33° 30′ 33.2″ 31.9

Stars between 10 and 13 parsecs

These stars are estimated to be from 32.7 to 42.4 light years distant from the Sun.

Star Designation Stellar
Class
Magnitude Right
Ascension

(J2000)
Declination (J2000) Distance
(Light-years)
Apparent Absolute
HR 511 K0V 5.63 5.61 01h 47m 44.83s +63° 51′ 09.0″ 32.8
HR 5256 K3V 6.49 6.47 13h 57m 32.06s +61° 29′ 34.3″ 33.0
α Mensae G5V 5.08 5.05 06h 10m 13.93s −74° 45′ 11.0″ 33.1
Gliese 453 K4V 6.99 6.95 11h 57m 57.63s −27° 42′ 25.4″ 33.2
Pollux K0IIIb 1.16 1.09 07h 45m 18.95s +28° 01′ 34.3″ 33.7
HD 17925 (32 G. Eridani) K1V 6.05 5.97 02h 52m 31.65s −12° 46′ 11.0″ 33.9
ι Persei G0V 4.05 3.94 03h 09m 04.02s +49° 36′ 47.8″ 34.4
Wolf 635 A K7 V 7.70 7.54 17h 05m 04.47s −05° 03′ 59.4″ 35.1
HR 9038 A K3V 6.36 6.19 23h 52m 25.32s +75° 32′ 40.5″ 35.2
ζ Herculis A F9IV 2.91 2.74 16h 41m 17.16s +31° 36′ 09.8″ 35.2
B G7V 5.43 5.26
δ Trianguli G0V 4.84 4.66 02h 17m 03.23s +34° 13′ 27.2″ 35.4
β Virginis F8V 3.59 3.40 11h 50m 41.72s +01° 45′ 53.0″ 35.6
Gliese 86 A K0V 6.12 5.93 02h 10m 22.07s −50° 49′ 25.4″ 35.6
Gliese 688 A K3V 6.53 6.38 17h 39m 16.92s +03° 33′ 18.9″ 35.9
HR 6806 K2V 6.38 6.15 18h 09m 37.42s +38° 27′ 28.0″ 36.0
Gliese 505 A K1V 6.52 6.27 13h 16m 51.05s +17° 01′ 01.8″ 36.1
Denebola A3Vvar 2.14 1.92 11h 49m 03.58s +14° 34′ 19.4″ 36.2
54 Piscium K0V 5.88 5.65 00h 39m 21.81s +21° 15′ 01.7″ 36.2
γ Serpentis F6V 3.85 3.62 15h 56m 27.18s +15° 39′ 41.8″ 36.3
Gliese 320 K2V 6.58 6.35 08h 43m 18.48s −38° 52′ 56.6″ 36.3
Gliese 370 K5V 7.67 7.43 09h 51m 06.31s −43° 30′ 10.0″ 36.4
11 Leonis Minoris A G8V 5.40 5.16 09h 35m 39.50s +35° 48′ 36.5″ 36.5
θ Persei A F7V 4.10 3.85 02h 44m 11.99s +49° 13′ 42.4″ 36.6
Arcturus (α Boötis) K1.5III −0.05 −0.31 14h 15m 39.67s +19° 10′ 56.7″ 36.7
η Boötis A/B G0IV 2.68 2.41 13h 54m 41.08s +18° 23′ 51.8″ 37.0
Gliese 902 K3V 7.09 6.81 23h 39m 36.83s −72° 43′ 19.8″ 37.2
Gliese 169 K7V 8.30 8.00 04h 29m 00.12s +21° 55′ 21.7″ 37.4
HR 5553 A/B K2V 6.00 5.69 14h 53m 23.77s +19° 09′ 10.1″ 37.6
ζ Doradus A F7V 4.71 4.38 05h 05m 30.72s −57° 28′ 21.7″ 38.0
λ Serpentis G0Vvar 4.42 4.07 15h 46m 26.61s +07° 21′ 11.1″ 38.3
ι Pegasi A/B F5V 3.77 3.42 22h 07m 00.67s +25° 20′ 42.4″ 38.3
δ Capricorni A A5IV 2.73–2.93 2.37 21h 47m 02.13s −16° 07′ 38.2″ 38.6
γ Virginis A F0V 3.46 3.10 12h 41m 40.36s −01° 26′ 57.7″ 38.6
B F0V 3.52 3.16
Gliese 542 K3V 6.66 6.29 14h 19m 05.88s −59° 22′ 44.5″ 38.6
Gliese 414 (nl) A K7V 8.30 7.92 11h 11m 05.2s +30° 26′ 45.6″ 38.9
ζ2 Reticuli G1V 5.24 4.83 03h 18m 09.45s −62° 30′ 22.9″ 39.4
ζ Trianguli Australis F9V 4.91 4.50 16h 28m 27.46s −70° 05′ 03.8″ 39.5
ζ1 Reticuli G2V 5.53 5.11 03h 17m 42.77s −62° 34′ 31.2″ 39.5
Gliese 798 K7 V 8.83 8.41 20h 42m 18.72s −52° 41′ 57.1″ 39.5
HR 3384 G9V 6.38 5.95 08h 32m 52.91s −31° 30′ 03.1″ 39.8
V538 Aurigae K1Ve 6.21 5.77 05h 41m 20.33s +53° 28′ 51.8″ 39.9
β Trianguli Australis A F2III 2.83 2.38 15h 55m 08.92s −63° 25′ 50.6″ 40.1
85 Pegasi A G3V 5.81 5.34 00h 02m 10.10s +27° 04′ 56.1″ 40.5
B K6V 8.88 8.41
Gliese 435 (es) K5V 7.77 7.28 11h 41m 03.55s −44° 24′ 18.7″ 40.8
ρ1 Cancri A G8V 5.96 5.47 08h 52m 35.85s +28° 19′ 50.9″ 40.9
HD 69830 (285 G. Puppis) K0V 5.95 5.45 08h 18m 23.62s −12° 37′ 55.8″ 41.0
Gliese 67 A G1.5V 4.95 4.30 01h 41m 47.1s +42° 36′ 48.1″ 41.2
λ Aurigae G0V 4.69 4.18 05h 19m 08.38s +40° 05′ 56.6″ 41.2
HD 14412 (22 G. Fornacis) G8V 6.33 5.81 02h 18m 58.77s −25° 56′ 44.5″ 41.3
HD 104304 (24 G. Virginis) K0IV 5.54 4.99 12h 00m 44.28s −10° 26′ 45.7″ 41.6
44 Boötis A F9V 5.20 4.67 15h 03m 47.43s +47° 39′ 14.6″ 41.6
B/C G2V 5.97 5.44
Gliese 675 K0V 6.44 5.90 17h 25m 00.59s +67° 18′ 24.1″ 41.7
Gliese 2046 K3V 7.17 6.63 05h 54m 04.33s −60° 01′ 24.5″ 41.8
36 Ursae Majoris A F8V 4.82 4.28 10h 30m 37.66s +55° 58′ 49.9″ 41.9
HD 147513 (62 G. Scorpii) G3V 5.37 4.82 16h 24m 01.19s −39° 11′ 34.7″ 42.0
Gliese 428 (it) A K7V 7.51 6.96 11h 24m 41.24s −61° 38′ 51.2″ 42.0
B M0Ve 8.82 8.27
Gliese 349 (es) K3V 7.20 6.68 09h 29m 54.82s +05° 39′ 18.5″ 42.1

Stars between 13 and 15 parsecs

These stars are estimated to be from 42.5 to 48.9 light years distant from the Sun. A value of 48.9 light years corresponds to a minimum parallax of 66.7 mas.

Star Designation Stellar
Class
Magnitude Right
Ascension

(J2000)
Declination (J2000) Distance
(Light-years)
Apparent Absolute
HD 36003 (it) K5V 7.65 7.08 05h 28m 26s −03° 29′ 58″ 42.5
HD 172051 (86 G. Sagittarii) G5V 5.85 5.28 18h 38m 53.49s −21° 03′ 06.7″ 42.6
HD 166348 [it] K7V 8.23 7.65 18h 12m 21s −43° 26′ 41″ 42.6
Gliese 167 K5V 7.62 7.03 04h 15m 57s −53° 18′ 35″ 42.8
Capella Aa G5III 0.76 0.20 05h 16m 41.34s +45° 59′ 52.8″ 42.9
Ab G1III 0.91 0.35
SZ Crateris A K5V 8.61 8.0 11h 21m 27s −20° 27′ 14″ 42.9
Gliese 716 K2V 6.81 6.21 18h 31m 19s −18° 54′ 30″ 43.1
Gliese 146 K5V 8.95 8.34 03h 35m 01s −48° 25′ 09″ 43.1
V1654 Aquilae K4V 7.45 6.84 20h 02m 47s +03° 19′ 34″ 43.1
Gliese 69 K5V 8.35 7.74 01h 43m 41s +63° 49′ 24″ 43.1
58 Eridani G1V 5.63 5.01 04h 47m 36s −16° 56′ 04″ 43.4
Gliese 528 [it] A K4V 7.96 7.32 13h 49m 04s +26° 58′ 47″ 43.7
B K6V 8.35 7.71
υ Andromedae A F8V 4.10 4.63 01h 36m 48s +41° 24′ 20″ 43.7
Gliese 556 [it] K3V 7.32 6.67 14h 33m 29s +52° 54′ 32″ 44.0
θ Ursae Majoris F6IV 3.02 2.37 09h 32m 52s +51° 40′ 43″ 44.0
LHS 3508 [it] K5V 7.91 7.24 20h 02m 35s −50° 03′ 06″ 44.3
V834 Tau K3V 8.03 7.36 04h 41m 19s +20° 54′ 05″ 44.4
Gliese 853 A G1-3V 5.33 4.66 22h 18m 15s −53° 37′ 32″ 44.4
Gliese 868 K5V 7.93 7.25 22h 40m 43s −29° 40′ 28″ 44.5
Gliese 5 G8V 5.92 5.23 00h 06m 37s +29° 01′ 19″ 44.7
β Aquilae A G8IV 3.75 3.06 19h 55m 19s +06° 24′ 29″ 44.7
10 Tauri F9V 4.29 3.60 03h 36m 53s +00° 24′ 10″ 44.7
Gliese 656 K0V 7.28 6.58 17h 10m 10s −60° 43′ 44″ 44.9
ι Piscium F7V 4.06 3.36 23h 39m 57s +05° 37′ 38″ 45.0
γ Cephei A K1IV 2.94 2.24 23h 39m 21s +77° 37′ 56″ 45.0
Gliese 615 K0V 7.36 6.66 16h 13m 49s −57° 34′ 14″ 45.1
Gliese 898 K5/M0V 8.38 7.68 23h 32m 49s −16° 50′ 44″ 45.1
36 Ursae Majoris B K7Ve 8.77 8.06 10h 30m 25s +56° 00′ 00″ 45.2
18 Scorpii G1V 5.50 4.76 16h 15m 37s −08° 22′ 06″ 45.3
HD 23356 [nl] K2V 7.1 6.4 03h 43m 56s −19° 06′ 42″ 45.5
τ1 Eridani A/B F5/F6V 4.47 3.74 02h 45m 06s −18° 34′ 22″ 45.5
Gliese 529 K5.5Vk 8.36 7.62 13h 49m 45s −22° 06′ 40″ 45.9
Gliese 726 K5 8.91 8.17 18h 47m 27s −03° 38′ 23″ 45.9
Gliese 282 A K2V 7.26 6.52 07h 39m 59s −03° 35′ 51″ 45.9
B K5 9.02 8.28
47 Ursae Majoris G0V 5.03 4.29 10h 59m 28s +40° 25′ 48″ 45.9
Gliese 532 [it] K5 8.99 8.24 13h 52m 00s +49° 57′ 03″ 46.0
26 Draconis A F9V 5.06 4.31 17h 34m 60s +61° 52′ 30″ 46.0
B K3V 7.95 7.20
α Fornacis A F7IV 3.80 3.05 03h 12m 04s −28° 59′ 21″ 46.0
B G7V 6.73 5.98
Gliese 42 K2V 7.48 6.72 00h 53m 01s −30° 21′ 25″ 46.2
Gliese 481 [it] K4V 7.91 7.13 12h 41m 06s +15° 22′ 36″ 46.2
Gliese 611 [it] A G8V 6.71 5.94 16h 04m 57s +39° 09′ 23″ 46.4
HD 150689 [nl] K2V 7.39 6.62 16h 44m 14s −38° 56′ 36″ 46.4
HR 7578 K3V 6.23 5.46 19h 54m 18s −23° 56′ 28″ 46.4
π1 Ursae Majoris G1V 5.63 4.86 08h 39m 12s +65° 01′ 15″ 46.6
Ras Alhague A A5III 2.08 1.30 17h 34m 56s +12° 33′ 36″ 46.7
η Cephei K0IV 3.42 2.63 20h 45m 17s +61° 50′ 20″ 46.8
Gliese 613 K3V 7.12 6.33 16h 09m 43s −56° 26′ 46″ 46.8
72 Herculis G0V 5.38 4.59 17h 20m 39s +32° 28′ 13″ 46.9
Gliese 796 G8V 6.37 5.58 20h 40m 12s −23° 46′ 24″ 46.9
Gliese 481 K2 7.86 7.07 12h 41m 06s +15° 22′ 36″ 47.0
Gliese 546 [nl] K5V 8.37 7.57 14h 21m 57s +29° 37′ 47″ 47.1
Gliese 420 [nl] dK5 8.06 7.26 11h 15m 12s +73° 28′ 31″ 47.1
ν2 Lupi G2V 5.66 4.84 15h 21m 48s −48° 19′ 04″ 47.5
θ Boötis A F7V 4.10 3.28 14h 25m 12s +51° 51′ 06″ 47.5
Gliese 269 [it] A K2V 8.08 7.26 07h 17m 30s −46° 58′ 45″ 47.6
Gliese 833 [it] K2V 7.31 6.48 21h 36m 41s −50° 50′ 43″ 47.7
ι Ursae Majoris A A7V 3.23 2.40 08h 59m 13s +48° 02′ 32″ 47.7
Gliese 259 [nl] K1V 6.88 6.05 07h 01m 14s −25° 56′ 55″ 47.7
111 Tauri A F8V 5.00 4.17 05h 24m 25s +17° 23′ 00″ 47.8
B dK5e 7.83 7.00 05h 23m 38s +17° 19′ 27″
ψ Serpentis G5V 5.86 5.03 15h 44m 02s +02° 30′ 55″ 47.8
Gliese 604 [nl] K5V 8.05 7.22 15h 57m 41s −42° 37′ 27″ 47.8
ψ Capricorni F5V 4.14 3.30 20h 46m 06s −25° 16′ 14″ 47.9
HD 97584 A K4V 7.68 6.85 11h 15m 12s +73° 28′ 31″ 47.9
HD 19305 M0V 9.05 8.21 03h 06m 27s +01° 57′ 55″ 48
OU Geminorum K2Ve 6.76 5.91 06h 26m 10s +18° 45′ 25″ 48.2
α Corvi F2V 4.02 3.17 12h 08m 25s −24° 43′ 44″ 48.2
20 Leonis Minoris A G3Va 5.40 4.50 10h 01m 01s +31° 55′ 25″ 48.6
AB Doradus A K1Vp 6.98 05h 28m 45s −65° 26′ 55″ 48.7
ν Phoenicis F8V 4.57 3.70 01h 15m 11s −45° 31′ 54″ 48.7
Gliese 1021 G5V 5.80 4.93 00h 45m 45s −47° 33′ 06″ 48.7
Gliese 52 [nl] K7V 8.98 8.10 01h 07m 09s +63° 56′ 30″ 48.8
Gliese 1279 [nl] K5V 8.50 7.62 23h 09m 41s −67° 44′ 00″ 48.8
Alderamin A7IV-V 2.45 1.58 21h 18m 35s +62° 35′ 08″ 48.8
Gliese 738 A G0V 6.22 5.34 18h 57m 02s +32° 54′ 05″ 48.9
B K1V 7.53 6.65

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