StarsStar Basics |
Other than the Sun, what is the next closest star to Earth? |
| Name | Stars Closest to the Sun Spectral Type | Distance in Light-Years |
| Proxima Centauri* | M5V (red dwarf) | 4.24 |
| Alpha Centauri A* | G2V (sun-like) | 4.37 |
| Alpha Centauri B* | K0V (orange dwarf) | 4.37 |
| Barnard’s Star | M4V (red dwarf) | 5.96 |
| Wolf 359 | M6V (red dwarf) | 7.78 |
| Lalande 21185 | M2V (red dwarf) | 8.29 |
| Sirius | A1V (blue dwarf) | 8.58 |
| Sirius B | DA2 (white dwarf) | 8.58 |
| Luyten 726-8A | M5V (red dwarf) | 8.73 |
| Luyten 726-8B | M6V (red dwarf) | 8.73 |
| Ross 154 | M3V (red dwarf) | 9.68 |
| Ross 248 | M5V (red dwarf) | 10.32 |
| Epsilon Eridani | K2V (orange dwarf) | 10.52 |
| Lacaille 9352 | M1V (red dwarf) | 10.74 |
| Ross 128 | M4V (red dwarf) | 10.92 |
| EZ Aquarii | M5V (red dwarf) | 11.27 |
| Procyon A | F5V (blue-green dwarf) | 11.40 |
| Procyon B | DA (white dwarf) | 11.40 |
| 61 Cygni A | K5V (orange dwarf) | 11.40 |
| 61 Cygni B | K7V (orange dwarf) | 11.40 |
| Struve 2398 A | M3V (red dwarf) | 11.53 |
| Struve 2398 B | M4V (red dwarf) | 11.53 |
| Groombridge 34 A | M1V (red dwarf) | 11.62 |
| Groombridge 34 B | M3V (red dwarf) | 11.62 |