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The Universe Within 12.5 Light Years
within 12.5 Light Years The Nearest Stars About the Map This map shows all the star systems that lie within 12.5 light years of our Sun. Most of the stars are red dwarfs - stars with a tenth of the Sun's mass and less than one hundredth the luminosity.
G Gatewood reported in 1996 the possible indications of a couple of Jupiter sized planets orbiting it but this remains unconfirmed. Giclas 51-15 - Type=M6, Magnitude=14.8, Distance=11.8 ly This excessively dim red dwarf is the least luminous star within 14 light years. Epsilon Indi is orbited by a pair of brown dwarfs - failed stars that are too small to burn.
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