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Nearest neighboring star recordholders[edit]
| Object | Type | Date | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Single Star | antiquity − forever 3rd century BCE — now |
1 AU | Listed for reference Our local star's distance was first determined in the 3rd century BCE by Aristarchus of Samos |
| Proxima Centauri | Outlying star in a trinary star system | 1915 — | 1.30 pc | Also called Alpha Centauri C. This is currently the nearest known neighbouring star to our own Sun. This star was discovered in 1915, and its parallax was determined at the time, when enough observations were established.[1][2] |
| Alpha Centauri A/B | Binary star pair of a trinary star system | 1839 − 1915 | 1.34 pc (originally reported as 1 arcsecond) |
This was one of the first three stars to have its distance measured. [3][4] |
| 61 Cygni | Binary star | 1838 − 1839 | 3.48 pc (originally reported as 1/3 arcsecond) |
This was the first star other than the Sun to have its distance measured. [5][6][7][4] |
Nearest neighbouring star by type[edit]
| Object | Type | Date | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun |
|
Always | 1 AU | Reported for reference |
| Proxima Centauri | 1915 | 1.30 pc | ||
| Alpha Centauri A/B |
|
1839 | 1.34 pc | |
| Alpha Centauri A |
|
1839 | 1.34 pc | |
| Alpha Centauri B |
|
1839 | 1.34 pc | |
| Alpha Centauri system |
|
1915 | 1.30 pc | |
| WISE J104915.57-531906 |
|
2013 | 6.5 ly | [8] |
References[edit]
- ^ (in German) "Innes' Sterne bei α Centauri", Astronomische Nachrichten, volume 206, 1918 Bibcode:1918AN....206...97H
- ^ Harold L. Aden, "Alpha and Proxima Centauri", Astronomical Journal, vol. 39, issue 913, 1918 Bibcode:1928AJ.....39...20A
- ^ "Report of the Council of the Society to the Nineteenth Annual General Meeting", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 4 No. 20, 8 February 1839, Royal Astronomical Society, Bibcode:1836MNRAS...4....3M
- ^ a b Kentucky New Era, "A Problem That The Star Sharps Are Trying To Solve", New York World, 3 July 1895 (accessed 22 March 2010)
- ^ SEDS, "Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (July 22, 1784 - March 17, 1846)" (accessed 11 November 2009)
- ^ Harper's New Monthly Magazine, "Some Talks of an Astronomer", Simon Newcomb, Volume 0049 Issue 294 (November 1874), pp.827 (accessed 2009-Nov-11)
- ^ The North American Review, "The Observatory at Pulkowa", FGW Struve, Volume 69 Issue 144 (July 1849)
- ^ SpaceDaily, "The Closest Star System Found in a Century", Barbara K. Kennedy, 12 March 2013