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

System←→←→	Star or (sub-) brown dwarf	Distance (ly)	Constellation	Coordinates: RA, Dec (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)	20.2588	Draco		DXP9	14.22	160.9952
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§	20.62	Ursa 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§	21.37	Cancer		Y0.5			^[7]
WISE 0410+1502§	21.56			Y0
WISE J0521+1025§	21.71	Orion		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 Star	A	22.17	Monoceros		M9.5	18.3	^[8]	passed through the Solar System's Oort Cloud 70,000 years ago
B§	T5.5
	A§	22.28			T6
B§
WISE J0254+0223§	22.32	Cetus		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§	22.5	Ursa 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§	23.581	Hydra		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§	24.45	Cygnus		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§	24.92	Hercules		Y0
GJ 4053 (G 258-33)	24.9254			M4.5V	13.46
WISEA 2354+0240§	24.97	Pisces		Y1
System	Star or (sub-) brown dwarf	Distance (ly)	Constellation	Coordinates: RA, Dec (Ep J2000, Eq J2000)	Stellar class	Apparent magnitude (V)	Parallax (mas)	Notes and additional references

See also

• List of nearest stars
• List of star systems within 25–30 light-years
• Lists of stars
• List of nearest bright stars

Notes and References

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