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| [[Rigel Kentaurus A]]||Roddenberry||4.39 ly||3.21 days||23.12 minutes||Yes | | [[Rigel Kentaurus A]]||Roddenberry||4.39 ly||3.21 days||23.12 minutes||Yes | ||
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− | | Barnard's Star||New Alaska||5.94 ly||4.34 days||31.25 minutes||No | + | | [[Barnard's Star]]||New Alaska||5.94 ly||4.34 days||31.25 minutes||No |
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− | | Wolf 359||||7.80 ly||5.70 days||41.01 minutes||No | + | | [[Wolf 359]]||||7.80 ly||5.70 days||41.01 minutes||No |
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− | | Lalande 21185||Gatewood||8.31 ly||6.07 days||43.72 minutes||No | + | | [[Lalande 21185]]||Gatewood||8.31 ly||6.07 days||43.72 minutes||No |
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− | | Sirius||||8.60 ly||6.28 days||45.24 minutes||No | + | | [[Sirius]]||||8.60 ly||6.28 days||45.24 minutes||No |
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| [[Epsilon Eridani]]||||10.50 ly||7.67 days||55.20 minutes||No | | [[Epsilon Eridani]]||||10.50 ly||7.67 days||55.20 minutes||No | ||
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− | | Ross 128||||10.89 ly||7.95 days||57.26 minutes||No | + | | [[Ross 128]]||||10.89 ly||7.95 days||57.26 minutes||No |
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| 61 Cygni A||||11.36 ly||8.30 days||59.74 minutes||No | | 61 Cygni A||||11.36 ly||8.30 days||59.74 minutes||No | ||
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| [[Tau Ceti]]||[[Gallifrey]]||11.90 ly||8.69 days||62.57 minutes||Yes | | [[Tau Ceti]]||[[Gallifrey]]||11.90 ly||8.69 days||62.57 minutes||Yes | ||
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− | | Van Maanen's Star||||14.37 ly||10.50 days||75.59 minutes||No | + | | [[Van Maanen's Star]]||||14.37 ly||10.50 days||75.59 minutes||No |
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| Omicron (2) Eridani||||16.45 ly||12.02 days||86.53 minutes||No | | Omicron (2) Eridani||||16.45 ly||12.02 days||86.53 minutes||No | ||
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| 70 Ophiuchi||||16.59 ly||12.12 days||87.25 minutes||No | | 70 Ophiuchi||||16.59 ly||12.12 days||87.25 minutes||No | ||
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− | | Altair||||16.77 ly||12.25 days||88.20 minutes||No | + | | [[Altair]]||||16.77 ly||12.25 days||88.20 minutes||No |
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| Sigma Draconis||||18.81 ly||13.74 days||98.92 minutes||No | | Sigma Draconis||||18.81 ly||13.74 days||98.92 minutes||No |
Revision as of 16:51, 25 January 2010
Not many fen have travelled beyond the edge of the solar system. Or at least, very few have gone and come back from their travels.
The stars on this table either have a special significance for science fiction fandom in general (Alpha Centauri, Sirius, Altair, Barnard's Star, Zeta Reticuli), have some specific astronomical interest (Van Mannen's Star, Vega, Beta Hydri) or were pulled from the Catalog of Nearby Habitable Systems, meaning they were determined to (possibly!) have the conditions needed to support habitable planets. This is, essentially, a list of the candidate inhabitable systems within 100 light years of Earth.
77 Stars of Interest to Interstellar Fen | |||||
Star | System Name | Distance from Earth | Travel Time | Interwave Lag | Visited (2013) |
Proxima Centauri | 4.22 ly | 3.08 days | 22.21 minutes | Yes | |
Rigel Kentaurus B | 4.39 ly | 3.21 days | 23.12 minutes | Yes | |
Rigel Kentaurus A | Roddenberry | 4.39 ly | 3.21 days | 23.12 minutes | Yes |
Barnard's Star | New Alaska | 5.94 ly | 4.34 days | 31.25 minutes | No |
Wolf 359 | 7.80 ly | 5.70 days | 41.01 minutes | No | |
Lalande 21185 | Gatewood | 8.31 ly | 6.07 days | 43.72 minutes | No |
Sirius | 8.60 ly | 6.28 days | 45.24 minutes | No | |
Epsilon Eridani | 10.50 ly | 7.67 days | 55.20 minutes | No | |
Ross 128 | 10.89 ly | 7.95 days | 57.26 minutes | No | |
61 Cygni A | 11.36 ly | 8.30 days | 59.74 minutes | No | |
Procyon | 11.41 ly | 8.33 days | 60.01 minutes | No | |
61 Cygni B | 11.43 ly | 8.35 days | 60.10 minutes | No | |
Epsilon Indi | 11.83 ly | 8.64 days | 62.21 minutes | Yes | |
Tau Ceti | Gallifrey | 11.90 ly | 8.69 days | 62.57 minutes | Yes |
Van Maanen's Star | 14.37 ly | 10.50 days | 75.59 minutes | No | |
Omicron (2) Eridani | 16.45 ly | 12.02 days | 86.53 minutes | No | |
70 Ophiuchi | 16.59 ly | 12.12 days | 87.25 minutes | No | |
Altair | 16.77 ly | 12.25 days | 88.20 minutes | No | |
Sigma Draconis | 18.81 ly | 13.74 days | 98.92 minutes | No | |
Eta Cassiopiae | 19.42 ly | 14.18 days | 102.12 minutes | No | |
36 Ophiuichi | 19.52 ly | 14.26 days | 102.67 minutes | No | |
HIP 99461 | 19.74 ly | 14.42 days | 103.81 minutes | No | |
82 Eridani | 19.76 ly | 14.44 days | 103.95 minutes | No | |
Delta Pavonis | Ragnarok | 19.92 ly | 14.55 days | 104.77 minutes | No |
Gliese 581 | 20.40 ly | 14.90 days | 107.29 minutes | No | |
Beta Hydri | 20.98 ly | 15.33 days | 110.34 minutes | No | |
Xi Boötis | 21.85 ly | 15.96 days | 114.93 minutes | No | |
Gliese 667 | 22.74 ly | 16.61 days | 119.58 minutes | No | |
BD +6°398 | 23.51 ly | 17.18 days | 123.66 minutes | No | |
BD +4°123 | 24.33 ly | 17.77 days | 127.98 minutes | No | |
107 Piscis | 24.36 ly | 17.79 days | 128.10 minutes | No | |
Gliese 570 | 24.41 ly | 17.83 days | 128.37 minutes | No | |
Vega | 25.30 ly | 18.48 days | 133.05 minutes | No | |
Pi(3) Orionis | 26.18 ly | 19.12 days | 137.68 minutes | No | |
P Eridani | 26.57 ly | 19.41 days | 139.75 minutes | No | |
Chara | 27.30 ly | 19.94 days | 143.60 minutes | No | |
61 Virginis | 27.81 ly | 20.31 days | 146.24 minutes | No | |
Zeta Tucanae | 28.03 ly | 20.47 days | 147.40 minutes | No | |
Chi(1) Orionis | 28.26 ly | 20.64 days | 148.61 minutes | No | |
BD -5°1844 | 28.38 ly | 20.73 days | 149.25 minutes | No | |
Gliese 666 | 28.66 ly | 20.93 days | 150.73 minutes | No | |
BD -5°1123 | 28.75 ly | 21.00 days | 151.19 minutes | No | |
CD -27°14659 | 28.78 ly | 21.02 days | 151.37 minutes | No | |
Gamma Leporis | 29.25 ly | 21.37 days | 153.86 minutes | No | |
Beta Comae Berenices | 29.86 ly | 21.81 days | 157.05 minutes | No | |
Gamma Pavonis | 30.06 ly | 21.96 days | 158.10 minutes | No | |
CD -32°8179 | 31.11 ly | 22.73 days | 163.62 minutes | No | |
61 Ursae Majoris | 31.12 ly | 22.73 days | 163.67 minutes | No | |
12 Ophiuchi | 31.89 ly | 23.30 days | 167.74 minutes | No | |
BD +63°238 | 32.54 ly | 23.77 days | 171.13 minutes | No | |
Alpha Mensae | 33.10 ly | 24.18 days | 174.09 minutes | No | |
Xi Ursae Majoris | 33.98 ly | 24.82 days | 178.69 minutes | No | |
Iota Persei | 34.36 ly | 25.10 days | 180.71 minutes | No | |
Delta Trianguli | 35.38 ly | 25.84 days | 186.06 minutes | No | |
Zeta (2) Reticuli | 39.40 ly | 28.78 days | 207.20 minutes | No | |
Zeta (1) Reticuli | 39.53 ly | 28.88 days | 207.91 minutes | No | |
85 Pegasi | 40.45 ly | 29.55 days | 212.75 minutes | No | |
Rho(1) Cancri | 40.87 ly | 29.86 days | 214.97 minutes | No | |
BD -12°2449 | 41.04 ly | 29.98 days | 215.83 minutes | No | |
BD +41°328 | 41.24 ly | 30.12 days | 216.90 minutes | No | |
i Boötis | 41.61 ly | 30.39 days | 218.83 minutes | No | |
BD -21°5081 | 42.35 ly | 30.93 days | 222.73 minutes | No | |
58 Eridani | 43.43 ly | 31.73 days | 228.42 minutes | No | |
Gliese 853 | 44.39 ly | 32.43 days | 233.49 minutes | No | |
18 Scorpii | 45.74 ly | 33.42 days | 240.59 minutes | No | |
47 Ursae Majoris | 45.91 ly | 33.54 days | 241.47 minutes | No | |
Gliese 481 | 46.63 ly | 34.07 days | 245.27 minutes | No | |
Nu(2) Lupi | 47.48 ly | 34.68 days | 249.70 minutes | No | |
51 Pegasi | 50.10 ly | 36.60 days | 263.51 minutes | No | |
BD +29°3872 | 51.84 ly | 37.87 days | 272.64 minutes | No | |
37 Geminorum | 56.34 ly | 41.16 days | 296.33 minutes | No | |
15 Sagittae | 57.63 ly | 42.09 days | 303.08 minutes | No | |
83 Leonis A | 57.64 ly | 42.10 days | 303.13 minutes | No | |
83 Leonis B | 58.67 ly | 42.86 days | 308.59 minutes | No | |
9 Ceti | 66.50 ly | 48.57 days | 349.73 minutes | No | |
HIP 30104 | 83.80 ly | 61.22 days | 440.76 minutes | No | |
HIP 40952 | 93.81 ly | 68.52 days | 493.37 minutes | No |