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Nearby-Star Catalogues

The catalogues that map the Sun's immediate neighbourhood — Gliese's census of stars within about 25 parsecs, and the high-proper-motion catalogues of Luyten (LHS) and Max Wolf, whose fast-moving stars are usually the closest ones.

Highlights

  • Gliese, LHS, and Wolf — the solar neighbourhood

Across the catalogue layer

Knowledge connections

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • IAUInternational Astronomical Union

    Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.