List of star systems within 20–25 light-years explained

This is a list of star systems within 20–25 light years of Earth. So far, 84 such objects have been found, of which only 7 are bright enough to be visible without a telescope.

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Visible to the unaided eye
Bright star (absolute magnitude of +8.5 or brighter)
White dwarf
§Brown dwarf or sub-brown dwarf
Nearest in constellation
SystemStar or
(sub-) brown dwarf
Distance (ly)ConstellationCoordinates:
RADec
(Ep J2000, Eq J2000)
Stellar
class
Apparent magnitude
(V)
Parallax
(mas)
Notes and additional references
Gliese 784 (HD 191849) 20.1062
M0V 7.97 162.2171 has 1 candidate planet [1]
WISE J2209+2711§ 20.17
Y0
G 240-72 (LHS 455, GJ 1221, EGGR 372)20.2588Draco
DXP914.22160.9952
Gliese 555 (Wolf 1481, HN Librae,) 20.3947
M4.0V 10.3–10.33 159.9225 BY Draconis variable; has 1 known planet
EQ Pegasi (Gliese 896, BD+19 5116) A 20.4277
M3.5V 10.35 159.6634 both components are flare stars; has 1 known planet orbiting star A of the binary system [2]
B M4.5V 12.4
Gliese 581 (Wolf 562, HO Librae) 20.5494
M3.0V 10.56–10.58 158.7183 BY Draconis variable; has 3 known planets
WISE 1405+5534§20.62Ursa Major
Y0.5[3]
ADS 7251 (HD 79210, Gliese 338, MCC 541) A 20.6575
M0V 7.64 157.8879 has 1 known planet orbiting star B of the binary system [4]
B K7V 7.70
LHS 2090 20.7388
M6.5V 16.10 157.2686
Furuhjelm 46 (HD 155876, Gliese 661) A 20.82
M3 V 9.93
B M3.5 V 10.35
2MASS 1503+2525§ 20.94
T5.5 155.7758
LP 944-20§ 20.9615
M9V 18.69 155.5982
LP 658-2 (EGGR 45) 21.0102
DZ11 14.45
GL Virginis (G 12-30) 21.0832
M5Ve 13.79 flare star
Gliese 625 (AC 54 1646-56, G 202-48) 21.1309
M2.0V 10.17 [5] has 1 known planet
V1054 Ophiuchi (HD 152751) Gliese 644 A 21.1961
M3 V 9.74 components Ab and Ac are flare stars
Gliese 644 Ba M4 Ve 10.34
Gliese 644 Bb M4 Ve 10.84
Gliese 643 M3.5 V 11.74
vB 8 (Gliese 644 C) M7.0 V 16.80
GJ 1128 (L 100-115) 21.2121
M4.0V 12.78
HD 219134 (HR 8832, Gliese 892) 21.3364
K3V 5.574 [6] has 6 known planets
WISE 0825+2805§21.37Cancer
Y0.5[7]
WISE 0410+1502§ 21.56
Y0
WISE J0521+1025§21.71Orion
T7.5
GJ 3737 (LHS 337, L 471-42) 21.7324
M4.5V: 12.74
Gliese 408 (Ross 104) A 22.0081
M3.0V 10.02
B M
A 22.0109
G8Ve 4.70 BY Draconis variable
B K4Ve 6.97
Gliese 299 (Ross 619) 22.079
M4.5V 12.83
GJ 3522 (G 41-14) A 22.08
M3.5V 10.92
B M
C M
Gliese 829 (Ross 775) A 22.1129
M3+M 10.30
B M
Scholz's StarA22.17Monoceros
M9.518.3[8] passed through the Solar System's Oort Cloud 70,000 years ago
T5.5
22.28
T6
WISE J0254+0223§22.32Cetus
T8[9]
LTT 1445 (BD-17 588) A 22.3867
M3.0 11.22 145.6922 has 2-3 known planets orbiting star A[10] [11]
B M3.5 11.37
C M
Gliese 880 (HD 216899) 22.3973
M2.0V 8.64 has 1 candidate planet
CWISE J1055+5443§22.5Ursa Major
Y0 (pec)possibly a young low mass object (4−6)
Gliese 402 (EE Leonis, Wolf 358) 22.7225
M5.0V 11.68 BY Draconis variable; member of the Hercules-Lyra association
Gliese 393 (BD+01 2447) 22.9534
M2.5V 9.65 Member of the AB Doradus moving group; has 1 known planet
Gliese 809 (HD 199305) A 22.9600
M2.0V 8.60
B M
LSPM J2146+3813 (UCAC4 642-113039) 22.9858
M5V
LHS 3003 (GJ 3877, LP 914-54) 23.003
M7.0V 17.14
WISE 2056+1459§23.16
Y0
GJ 1068 (L 230-188) 23.1816
M4.5 13.58
WISE J004945.61+215120.0§23.23
T8.5
GJ 1286 (G 157-77) 23.4074
M5.5V 14.69
Gliese 105 (268 G. Ceti, HD 16160) A 23.5599
K3V 5.82 star B is a BY Draconis variable
B M4.5V 11.66
C M6V 16.9
2MASS J08354256-0819237§23.581Hydra
L5
GJ 4274 (L 788-34) 23.5955
M4.5Ve 13.30
Gliese 667 (142 G. Scorpii) A 23.6232
K3V 7.07 star C has 2 known planets
B K5V 8.02
C M1.5V 11.03
WISE 0607+2429§ 23.624
L8 14.22 ± 0.03 (J) 138.0616
WISE 0313+7807§24.05
T8.5
2MASS 1507-1627§24.169
L5.5 22.14
HD 4628 (96 G. Piscium, Gliese 33) 24.250
K2.5V 5.75
24.327
G2IV 2.79
WISE J2000+3629§24.45Cygnus
T8
GJ 3991 (G 203-47) A 24.784
M3.5V 13.671
B D?
B (TW PsA) 24.7929
K5Vp 6.48 component B of triple system
24.805
K1V 5.24
24.8445
M6V
Gliese 514 (BD+11 2576) 24.8782
M1.0V 9.02 has 1 known planet
WISE 1738+2732§24.92Hercules
Y0
GJ 4053 (G 258-33) 24.9254
M4.5V 13.46
WISEA 2354+0240§24.97Pisces
Y1
SystemStar or
(sub-) brown dwarf
Distance (ly)ConstellationCoordinates:
RADec
(Ep J2000, Eq J2000)
Stellar
class
Apparent magnitude
(V)
Parallax
(mas)
Notes and additional references

See also

Notes and References

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