Nearest Stars.

The following list contains the 25 nearest stars (excluding the Sun) to our solar system. The information is taken from the Royal Observatory in Greenwich.

Common Name
Astronomical Name
Distance (lightyears)
1
Proxima Centauri V645 Centauri
4.24
2
Rigil Kentaurus Alpha Centauri A
4.34
3
  Alpha Centauri B
4.34
4
Barnard's Star  
5.97
5
Wolf 359 CN Leonis
7.80
6
Lalande 21185 BD +36 2147
8.19
7
Luyten 726-8A UV Ceti A
8.55
8
Luyten 726-8B UV Ceti B
8.55
9
Sirius A Alpha Canis Majoris A
8.68
10
Sirius B (The Pup) Alpha Canis Majoris B
8.68
11
Ross 154  
9.52
12
Ross 248  
10.37
13
  Epsilon Eridani
10.63
14
Ross 128  
10.80
15
Luyten 789-6  
11.12
16
Groombridge 34 A BD +43 44 A
11.22
17
Groombridge 34 B BD +43 44 B
11.22
18
  61 Cygni A
11.22
19
  61 Cygni B
11.22
20
  BD +59 1915 A
11.25
21
  BD +59 1915 B
11.25
22
  Epsilon Indi
11.25
23
  Tau Ceti
11.35
24
Lacaille 9352 CoD -36 15693
11.42
25
Procyon A Alpha Canis Minoris A
11.45
26
Procyon B Alpha Canis Minoris B
11.45
27
  G 51-15
11.81
28
  YZ Ceti
12.17
29
  BD +5 1668
12.26
30
Kapteyn's Star  
12.52