What are the 5 or 10 nearest stars?
Star Constellation Type Distance
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Proxima Centauri Centaurus M5V 1.31 parsecs
Alpha Centauri Centaurus G2V 1.35
Barnard's Star Ophiuchus M5V 1.81
Wolf 359 Leo M8V 2.35
Lalande 21185 Leo Minor M2V 2.52
Sirius Canes Major A1V 2.65
Luyten 726-8 Cetus M5.5V 2.72
Ross 154 Sagittarius M4.5V 2.90
Ross 248 Andromeda M6V 3.14
Luyten 789-6 Aquarius M7V 3.28
Epsilon Eridani Eridanus K2V 3.31
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Copyright 1997 Dr. Sten Odenwald
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