Closest Stars
Closest Stars with 3D View
Below is a 3D view of our closest stars.
There is a list of stars below the diagram, by distance, listing the:
- name of each star
- the distance from the Earth in light years (ly)
- the astronomical coordinates
- number of known planets for each star
- the visual magnitude
- the absolute magnitude
- links to the Wikipedia articles for each star where available
Use the navigation section below the image to move in 3D space.
This is a work in progress of gathering information, links and resources to our closest stars.
The distance will be extended as more information and resources are added.
Click on the [W] to read more about each star system on Wikipedia.
3D View of Stars within 10 light years of Earth
Viewer X: 0 LY, Y: 0 LY, Z: 23 LY Sun Distance: 23 LY
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Top View: 3D view of closest stars, showing stars from "top view" from 23 light years away in the direction of the north pole with a 125 ° field of view.
This diagram uses right ascension, and declination and distance to create the diagram. The right ascension 0 is from the center outwards horizontally to the right of the image with increasing right ascension being anti-clockwise from right ascension 0. Declination 90° is directly towards the viewer, and -90° is directly away from the viewer. Stars are not to scale, but their size does reflect their distance from the viewer. Note that all of the stars in the diagram, with the exception of those in the systems of Sirius and Alpha Centauri are less bright than magnitude 6, and cannot be seen in the night sky using normal eyesight.
Distances and right ascension / declination sourced from Wikipedia.
Created by: RL / JL
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Stars within 10 light years of Earth, by Distance
(Alpha Centauri C)
11.1
15.53
14.5 (217.43 °)
Declination:
-62.68 °
14.66 (219.9 °)
Declination:
-60.84 °
(Alpha Centauri A)
0
4.38
14.66 (219.9 °)
Declination:
-60.83 °
17.96 (269.45 °)
Declination:
4.69 °
12.7
16.2
10.82 (162.33 °)
Declination:
-53.32 °
10.82 (162.33 °)
Declination:
-53.32 °
24.99
28.2
Absolute Magnitude given as: 28.2 J, using 28.2 as Absolute Magnitude.
8.92 (133.79 °)
Declination:
-7.25 °
10.94 (164.12 °)
Declination:
7.01 °
7.47
10.44
11.06 (165.83 °)
Declination:
35.97 °
6.75 (101.29 °)
Declination:
-16.72 °
6.75 (101.29 °)
Declination:
-16.72 °
1.65 (24.76 °)
Declination:
-17.95 °
1.65 (24.76 °)
Declination:
-17.95 °
18.83 (282.46 °)
Declination:
-23.84 °
Key
ly - Light years
[Wikipedia] - Click to see the Wikipedia page about this star system.
(W) - This data is sourced from Wikipedia.
Disclaimer
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