star apparent stellar distance mag type (parsecs) ---------------------------------------------- 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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