Our neighbourhood

Every star within 100 light years.

4,059 stars at their real positions, in their true colours. Drag to turn, pinch or scroll to fly, tap a star.

NowReal star velocities, relative to the Sun

1.5 million years agonow1.5 million years ahead

Closest future visitors

Green lines show where each star is heading over the next 20,000 years. Motion is drawn in straight lines, ignoring the slow curve of orbits around the galaxy, so far-future and far-past positions are rough. About half the stars lack a measured speed towards or away from us, so their motion is only partly known, and older catalogue speeds can be off (see Gliese 710).

Positions and types: HYG Database v4.1 (David Nash), CC BY-SA 4.0; this derived list is shared under the same licence. Sizes show brightness, not physical size.

Every star within 100 light years.

The 100 nearest stars