Closest Stars
Closest Stars
http://www.closeststars.com/Map_4.html
3-D maps, model and list of the closest stars to Earth, using Proxima star names 
Oblique, North is at top, South is at bottom, facing in the direction of Cancer- Spheres representing stars are one light-year in diameter- Stars visible from Earth are indicated separately within the spheres- Gray grid has lines every two light-years, out to ten light-years from Sun- Blue sun-centered globe has a radius of twelve light-years- Stars and star-lines are shown with distinct colors, except for three groups:Zodiac (5), Cetus (3), Andromeda (2)
| Distance (LY) Star |
| 0.00 Sun (Sol) |
| 4.24 Proxima Centauri (Alpha Centauri C) |
| 4.36 Alpha Centauri (A&B) |
| 5.96 Barnard’s Star (Proxima Ophiuchi) |
| 7.78 Proxima Leonis (Wolf 359, CN Leonis) |
| 8.29 Proxima Ursae Majoris (Lalande 21185) |
| 8.58 Sirius (A&B, Alpha Canis Majoris) |
| 8.73 Proxima Ceti (A&B, Luyten 726-8, UV & BL Ceti) |
| 9.68 Proxima Sagittarii (Ross 154, V1216 Sagittarii) |
| 10.32 Proxima Andromedae (Ross 248 , HH Andromedae) |
| 10.52 Epsilon Eridani (Proxima Eridani) |
| 10.74 Proxima Piscis Austrini (Lacaille 9352) |
| 10.92 Proxima Virginis (Ross 128, FI Virginis) |
| 11.27 Proxima Aquarii (A,B&C, EZ Aquarii)
11.37 Proxima Cygni (A&B,61 Cygni) |
| 11.40 Procyon (A&B, Alpha Canis Minoris) |
| 11.52 Proxima Draconis (A&B, Struve 2398)
11.62 GX/GQ Andromedae (Groombridge 34 A&B) 11.82 Epsilon Indi (Proxima Indi) 11.83 Proxima Cancri (DX Cancri ) 11.89 Tau Ceti 11.99 Proxima Horologii (GJ 1061) 12.10 YZ Ceti (LHS 138) |
For more information see the Wikipedia page: List of nearest stars
August 28, 2014
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