The nearest star systems with known planets
The nearest star system with known planets is Proxima Cen, 4.2 light-years from Earth, home to 2 confirmed planets. Everything about the Proxima Cen system →
These are our closest cosmic neighbors that we know hold planets, nearest first. Every distance is the host star's measured parallax distance from the NASA Exoplanet Archive. Each system links onward to its own nearest planet-hosting neighbors, so you can hop outward system by system: the same data behind the interactive roam rails, here as one crawlable list.
| # | System | Distance | Known planets | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★ 1 | Proxima Cen | 4.2 ly | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Barnard's star | 6.0 ly | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | eps Eri | 10.4 ly | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | GJ 887 | 10.7 ly | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Ross 128 | 11.0 ly | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Gl 725 A | 11.5 ly | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | GJ 15 A | 11.6 ly | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | tau Cet | 11.8 ly | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | eps Ind A | 11.9 ly | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | GJ 1061 | 12.0 ly | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | YZ Cet | 12.1 ly | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Teegarden's Star | 12.5 ly | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Kapteyn | 12.8 ly | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Wolf 1061 | 14.0 ly | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | GJ 9066 | 14.6 ly | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | GJ 674 | 14.8 ly | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | GJ 687 | 14.8 ly | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | GJ 876 | 15.2 ly | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | GJ 1002 | 15.8 ly | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | GJ 832 | 16.2 ly | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | GJ 682 | 16.3 ly | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | GJ 3323 | 17.5 ly | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | GJ 251 | 18.2 ly | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | GJ 411 | 18.5 ly | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | GJ 229 | 18.8 ly | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | HD 180617 | 19.3 ly | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | GJ 273 | 19.3 ly | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | HD 20794 | 19.6 ly | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | HN Lib | 20.4 ly | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | GJ 896 A | 20.4 ly | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | GJ 581 | 20.5 ly | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | GJ 338 B | 20.7 ly | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | GJ 625 | 21.1 ly | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | HD 219134 | 21.3 ly | 6 | 1 |
| 35 | LTT 1445 A | 22.4 ly | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | GJ 393 | 22.9 ly | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | GJ 4274 | 23.6 ly | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | GJ 667 C | 23.6 ly | 5 | 3 |
| 39 | GJ 514 | 24.8 ly | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | GJ 3378 | 25.2 ly | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | GJ 1151 | 26.2 ly | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | GJ 486 | 26.3 ly | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | Gl 686 | 26.6 ly | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Gliese 48 | 26.9 ly | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | GJ 1289 | 27.2 ly | 1 | 1 |
| 46 | 61 Vir | 27.7 ly | 3 | 1 |
| 47 | CD Cet | 28.1 ly | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | HD 192310 | 28.7 ly | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | GJ 849 | 28.7 ly | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | GJ 433 | 29.6 ly | 3 | 1 |
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What is the closest star system to Earth with known planets?
The nearest star system with known planets is Proxima Cen, 4.2 light-years from Earth, home to 2 confirmed planets. Conveniently, Proxima Centauri is also the nearest star to the Sun of any kind, so the top of this list is the true nearest neighbor, not just the nearest one with planets.
How many star systems with known planets are within 20 light-years?
28 star systems with confirmed planets sit within 20 light-years of Earth, out of 4,720 planet-hosting systems with a measured distance in the gravityfinder catalog.
Why isn't every nearby star on this list?
This list only contains star systems with confirmed planets. gravityfinder's catalog is built from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which records planet hosts, so a nearby star with no confirmed planets (Sirius, for example), or one whose planets simply have not been found yet, does not appear here.
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Distances are host-star parallax distances from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, converted to light-years by gravityfinder. This list is scoped to star systems with confirmed planets; it is not a census of every nearby star.