List of star systems within 300–350 light-years

This is a list of star systems within 300–350 light years of Earth.[1][2][3]

Star system←→←→ Median distance (ly) Stars in system Spectral type Apparent magnitude (V) Comments and references
Mira (Omicron Ceti) 300 2 M7 IIIe + DA 2.0 to 10.1
Delta Sextantis 300 1 B9.5V
Zeta Phoenicis 300 ± 10 2 B6 V + B8 V 3.9 to 4.4
SZ Piscium 306 ± 5 1 K1IV + F8V 7.18
Eta Centauri 306 ± 6 1 B1.5 Vne +2.35
Rho Persei (Gorgonea Tertia) 308 ± 7 1 M4 II +1.65
Canopus (Alpha Carinae) 310 ± 20 1 A9 II −0.74 The second brightest star in the night sky as seen from Earth, and the closest yellow supergiant star.
Beta Hydrae 310 ± 20 2 B9IIIp Si + kB8hB8HeA0VSi 4.29
CW Leonis 310 1 C9,5e 14.5 The closest carbon star.[4][5]
TOI-763 311 1 G Has two confirmed and one unconfirmed exoplanets.
Kappa Cephei 314 1 B9III
Tau² Aquarii 318 ± 9 1 K5 III +4.042
W Hydrae 319 1 M7.5e-M9 7.7 - 11.6 [6]
Acrux (Alpha Crucis) 320 ± 20 2 B0.5IV + B1V 0.76 One of the nearest supernova candidates.
Alpha Antliae 320 ± 10 1 K4III 4.25
Delta Sextantis 321 1 B9V
Polaris (Alpha Ursae Minoris/North Star/Pole Star) 323–433 3 F7Ib + F6 + F3V The closest star to the celestial north pole and the closest Cepheid variable.
Eta Chamaeleontis 325 ± 3 1 B8V 5.453
Theta Scorpii (Sargas) 329 ± 9 1 F0Ib-F1III 1.84
K2-229 335 ± 4 1 K2V 10.985 Has three exoplanets.
HD 106906 337 ± 1 1 F5 V 7.80
Psi Phoenicis 342 ± 7 1 M4III 4.41
Zeta¹ Antliae B 347 ± 2 2 A2 V 5.76
Iota Trianguli 1

See also

References

  1. ^ Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. ^ Barry, Don C. (January 1970), "Spectral Classification of a and F Stars", Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 19: 281, Bibcode:1970ApJS...19..281B, doi:10.1086/190209.
  3. ^ Frost, E. B. (December 1924), "Fourteen spectroscopic binaries", Astrophysical Journal, 60: 319–320, Bibcode:1924ApJ....60..319F, doi:10.1086/142868.
  4. ^ Sahai, Raghvendra; Chronopoulos, Christopher K. (2010-03-10). "The Astrosphere of the Asymptotic Giant Branch Star Irc+10216". The Astrophysical Journal. 711 (2): L53 – L56. arXiv:1001.4997. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/711/2/L53. ISSN 2041-8205.
  5. ^ Sozzetti, A.; Smart, R. L.; Drimmel, R.; Giacobbe, P.; Lattanzi, M.G. (2017-06-01). "Evidence for orbital motion of CW Leonis from ground-based astrometry". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters. 471 (1): L1 – L5. arXiv:1706.04391. doi:10.1093/mnrasl/slx082. ISSN 1745-3925.
  6. ^ McDonald, Iain; de Beck, Elvire; Zijlstra, Albert A.; Lagadec, Eric (2018-12-21). "Pulsation-triggered dust production by asymptotic giant branch stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 481 (4): 4984–4999. arXiv:1809.07965. doi:10.1093/mnras/sty2607. ISSN 0035-8711.