star apparent stellar distance
mag type (parsecs)
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Proxima Centauri 11.5 M5 V 1.3
Alpha Centauri 0.1 G2 V 1.3
Barnard's star 9.5 M5 V 1.8
Wolf 359 13.5 M6e 2.3
Lalande 21185 7.5 M2 V 2.5
Sirius -1.5 A1 V 2.6
Luyten 726-8 12.5 M6e V 2.7
Ross 154 10.6 M5e V 2.9
Ross 248 12.2 M6e V 3.2
Epsilon Eridani 3.7 K2 V 3.3
Luyten 789-6 12.2 M6 V 3.3
Ross 128 11.1 M5 V 3.3
61 Cygni 5.2 K5 V 3.4
Epsilon Indi 4.7 K5 V 3.4
Procyon 0.3 F5I V 3.5
Sigma 2398 8.9 M3 V 3.5
Groombridge 34 8.1 M1 V 3.6
Lacaille 9352 7.4 M2 V 3.6
Tau Ceti 3.5 G8 V 3.7
Lacaille 8760 6.7 M1 V 3.8
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Excerpt from the Encyclopedia Britannica without permission.