10 stars closest to Earth

10. Ross 154

A star in the constellation Sagittarius.

• distance from the Earth: 9.7 light years
• date of discovery: 1925
• astronomical coordinates: 18h 49m 49.4s

9. Luyten 726-8 A

Double star in the constellation Whale.

• distance from the Earth: 8.79 light years
• date of discovery: 1949
• astronomical coordinates: 01h 39m 1.3s

8. Sirius A

The brightest star visible in the night sky, located in the constellation Canis Major.

• distance from the Earth: 8.65 light years
• date of discovery: 1844
• astronomical coordinates: 06h 45m 8.9s

7. Lalande 21185

A red dwarf located in the constellation Ursa Major.

• distance from the Earth: 8.3 light years
• date of discovery: 1801
• astronomical coordinates: 11h 03m 20.2s

6. Wolf 359

A star in the constellation Leo.

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• distance from the Earth: 7.85 light years
• date of discovery: 1919
• astronomical coordinates: 10h 56m 29.2s

5. WISE 0855−0714

A brown subdwarf in the constellation Hydra.

• distance from the Earth: 7.26 light years
• date of discovery: 2014
• astronomical coordinates: 08h 55m 10.83s

4. Luhman 16

A brown dwarf in the constellation of the Sail.

• distance from the Earth: 6.5 light years
• date of discovery: 2013
• astronomical coordinates: 10h 49m 15.57s

3. Barnard’s Star

Extremely light red dwarf located in the constellation Ophiuchus.

• distance from the Earth: 5.95 light years
• date of discovery: 1916
• astronomical coordinates: 17h 57m 48.5s

2. Proxima Centauri

A red dwarf star in the constellation Centaurus.

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• distance from the Earth: 4.24 light years (40 trillion km)
• date of discovery: 1915
• astronomical coordinates: 14h 39m 35.1s

1. Sun

A yellow dwarf located in the center of the solar system.

• distance from the Earth: 8 min 19 light s (149,600,000 km)