List of star systems within 300–350 light-years explained

This is a list of star systems within 300–350 light years of Earth.

Star systemMedian distance (ly)Stars in systemSpectral typeApparent magnitude (V)Comments and references
Mira (Omicron Ceti) 300 2 M7 IIIe + DA 2.0 to 10.1
300 1 B9.5V
300 ± 10 2 B6 V + B8 V 3.9 to 4.4
306 ± 5 1 K1IV + F8V 7.18
306 ± 6 1 B1.5 Vne +2.35
Rho Persei (Gorgonea Tertia) 308 ± 7 1 M4 II +1.65
Canopus (Alpha Carinae) 310 ± 20 1 A9 II −0.74 The second brightest star in the night sky as seen from Earth, and the closest yellow supergiant star.
310 ± 20 2 B9IIIp Si + kB8hB8HeA0VSi 4.29
CW Leonis3101C9,5e14.5The closest carbon star.[1] [2]
311 1 G Has two confirmed and one unconfirmed exoplanets.
314 1 B9III
318 ± 9 1 K5 III +4.042
319 1 M7.5e-M9 7.7 - 11.6 [3]
Acrux (Alpha Crucis) 320 ± 20 2 B0.5IV + B1V 0.76 One of the nearest supernova candidates.
320 ± 10 1 K4III 4.25
321 1 B9V
Polaris (Alpha Ursae Minoris/North Star/Pole Star) 323–433 3 F7Ib + F6 + F3V The closest star to the celestial north pole and the closest Cepheid variable.
325 ± 3 1 B8V 5.453
Theta Scorpii (Sargas) 329 ± 9 1 F0Ib-F1III 1.84
335 ± 4 1 K2V 10.985 Has three exoplanets.
337 ± 1 1 F5 V 7.80
342 ± 7 1 M4III 4.41
347 ± 2 2 A2 V 5.76
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Notes and References

  1. Sahai . Raghvendra . Chronopoulos . Christopher K. . 2010-03-10 . The Astrosphere of the Asymptotic Giant Branch Star Irc+10216 . The Astrophysical Journal . 711 . 2 . L53–L56 . 10.1088/2041-8205/711/2/L53 . 1001.4997 . 2041-8205.
  2. Sozzetti . A. . Smart . R. L. . Drimmel . R. . Giacobbe . P. . Lattanzi . M.G. . 2017-06-01 . Evidence for orbital motion of CW Leonis from ground-based astrometry . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters . 471 . 1 . L1–L5 . 10.1093/mnrasl/slx082 . free . 1745-3925. 1706.04391 .
  3. McDonald . Iain . de Beck . Elvire . Zijlstra . Albert A. . Lagadec . Eric . 2018-12-21 . Pulsation-triggered dust production by asymptotic giant branch stars . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . 481 . 4 . 4984–4999 . 10.1093/mnras/sty2607 . free . 1809.07965 . 0035-8711.