Could you name the 5 nearest stars?

Here they are:

1......Sun......................93 million miles
2......Proxima Centauri......... 4.2 light years
3......Alpha Centauri A
                      B......... 4.3 light years
4......Barnard's Star........... 5.9 light years
5......Wolf 359................. 7.7 light years
6......Lalande 21185............ 8.2 light years
7......L726-8  A
               B................ 8.5 light years
8......Sirius A................. 8.5 light years
              B
Oops. I gave you 8. Oh well, just got carried away I guess!
Copyright 1997 Dr. Sten Odenwald
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