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The 12 Closest Star Systems
Our Sun's nearest neighbors — every system within about 11 light-years.
Alpha Centauri system (incl. Proxima)
4.25–4.37 ly · triple star + at least 2 planets
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Barnard's Star
5.96 ly · red dwarf + small planets
03
Luhman 16 AB
6.5 ly · a pair of brown dwarfs — failed stars
04
WISE 0855−0714
7.4 ly · a rogue sub-brown dwarf, −20 °C
05
Wolf 359
7.9 ly · flare-prone red dwarf (of Star Trek fame)
06
Lalande 21185
8.3 ly · quiet red dwarf with planets
07
Sirius A & B
8.6 ly · the night sky's brightest star + white dwarf
08
Luyten 726-8 (UV Ceti)
8.7 ly · twin flare stars
09
Ross 154
9.7 ly · red dwarf
10
Ross 248
10.3 ly · red dwarf — Voyager 2 passes 'near' it in 40,000 years
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Epsilon Eridani
10.5 ly · young Sun-like star with a planet and dust rings
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Lacaille 9352
10.7 ly · red dwarf with super-Earths
Distances: Gaia/Hipparcos parallaxes via SIMBAD; RECONS census.