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| [[Beta Hydri]]||||20.98 ly||15.33 days||110.34 minutes||No | | [[Beta Hydri]]||||20.98 ly||15.33 days||110.34 minutes||No | ||
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− | | Xi Boötis||||21.85 ly||15.96 days||114.93 minutes||No | + | | [[Xi Boötis]]||||21.85 ly||15.96 days||114.93 minutes||No |
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− | | Gliese 667 ||||22.74 ly||16.61 days||119.58 minutes||No | + | | [[Gliese 667]]||||22.74 ly||16.61 days||119.58 minutes||No |
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− | | BD +6°398||||23.51 ly||17.18 days||123.66 minutes||No | + | | [[BD +6°398]]||||23.51 ly||17.18 days||123.66 minutes||No |
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− | | BD +4°123||||24.33 ly||17.77 days||127.98 minutes||No | + | | [[BD +4°123]]||||24.33 ly||17.77 days||127.98 minutes||No |
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| [[107 Piscis]]||||24.36 ly||17.79 days||128.10 minutes||No | | [[107 Piscis]]||||24.36 ly||17.79 days||128.10 minutes||No | ||
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− | | Gliese 570||||24.41 ly||17.83 days||128.37 minutes||No | + | | [[Gliese 570]]||||24.41 ly||17.83 days||128.37 minutes||No |
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| [[Vega]]||||25.30 ly||18.48 days||133.05 minutes||No | | [[Vega]]||||25.30 ly||18.48 days||133.05 minutes||No | ||
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− | | Pi(3) Orionis||||26.18 ly||19.12 days||137.68 minutes||No | + | | [[Pi(3) Orionis]]||||26.18 ly||19.12 days||137.68 minutes||No |
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| [[P Eridani]]||||26.57 ly||19.41 days||139.75 minutes||No | | [[P Eridani]]||||26.57 ly||19.41 days||139.75 minutes||No | ||
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| [[Chara]]||||27.30 ly||19.94 days||143.60 minutes||No | | [[Chara]]||||27.30 ly||19.94 days||143.60 minutes||No | ||
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− | | 61 Virginis||||27.81 ly||20.31 days||146.24 minutes||No | + | | [[61 Virginis]]||||27.81 ly||20.31 days||146.24 minutes||No |
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− | | Zeta Tucanae||||28.03 ly||20.47 days||147.40 minutes||No | + | | [[Zeta Tucanae]]||||28.03 ly||20.47 days||147.40 minutes||No |
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− | | Chi(1) Orionis||||28.26 ly||20.64 days||148.61 minutes||No | + | | [[Chi(1) Orionis]]||||28.26 ly||20.64 days||148.61 minutes||No |
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− | | BD -5°1844||||28.38 ly||20.73 days||149.25 minutes||No | + | | [[BD -5°1844]]||||28.38 ly||20.73 days||149.25 minutes||No |
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− | | Gliese 666 ||||28.66 ly||20.93 days||150.73 minutes||No | + | | [[Gliese 666]]||||28.66 ly||20.93 days||150.73 minutes||No |
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− | | BD -5°1123||||28.75 ly||21.00 days||151.19 minutes||No | + | | [[BD -5°1123]]||||28.75 ly||21.00 days||151.19 minutes||No |
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− | | CD -27°14659||||28.78 ly||21.02 days||151.37 minutes||No | + | | [[CD -27°14659]]||||28.78 ly||21.02 days||151.37 minutes||No |
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| [[Gamma Leporis]]||||29.25 ly||21.37 days||153.86 minutes||No | | [[Gamma Leporis]]||||29.25 ly||21.37 days||153.86 minutes||No | ||
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| [[Beta Comae Berenices]]||||29.86 ly||21.81 days||157.05 minutes||No | | [[Beta Comae Berenices]]||||29.86 ly||21.81 days||157.05 minutes||No | ||
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− | | Gamma Pavonis||||30.06 ly||21.96 days||158.10 minutes||No | + | | [[Gamma Pavonis]]||||30.06 ly||21.96 days||158.10 minutes||No |
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| [[CD -32°8179]]||||31.11 ly||22.73 days||163.62 minutes||No | | [[CD -32°8179]]||||31.11 ly||22.73 days||163.62 minutes||No | ||
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− | | 61 Ursae Majoris||||31.12 ly||22.73 days||163.67 minutes||No | + | | [[61 Ursae Majoris]]||||31.12 ly||22.73 days||163.67 minutes||No |
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− | | 12 Ophiuchi||||31.89 ly||23.30 days||167.74 minutes||No | + | | [[12 Ophiuchi]]||||31.89 ly||23.30 days||167.74 minutes||No |
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− | | BD +63°238||||32.54 ly||23.77 days||171.13 minutes||No | + | | [[BD +63°238]]||||32.54 ly||23.77 days||171.13 minutes||No |
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| [[Alpha Mensae]]||||33.10 ly||24.18 days||174.09 minutes||No | | [[Alpha Mensae]]||||33.10 ly||24.18 days||174.09 minutes||No | ||
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− | | Xi Ursae Majoris||||33.98 ly||24.82 days||178.69 minutes||No | + | | [[Xi Ursae Majoris]]||||33.98 ly||24.82 days||178.69 minutes||No |
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− | | Iota Persei||||34.36 ly||25.10 days||180.71 minutes||No | + | | [[Iota Persei]]||||34.36 ly||25.10 days||180.71 minutes||No |
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| [[Delta Trianguli]]||||35.38 ly||25.84 days||186.06 minutes||No | | [[Delta Trianguli]]||||35.38 ly||25.84 days||186.06 minutes||No | ||
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− | | Zeta (2) Reticuli||||39.40 ly||28.78 days||207.20 minutes||No | + | | [[Zeta (2) Reticuli]]||||39.40 ly||28.78 days||207.20 minutes||No |
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− | | Zeta (1) Reticuli||||39.53 ly||28.88 days||207.91 minutes||No | + | | [[Zeta (1) Reticuli]]||||39.53 ly||28.88 days||207.91 minutes||No |
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− | | 85 Pegasi||||40.45 ly||29.55 days||212.75 minutes||No | + | | [[85 Pegasi]]||||40.45 ly||29.55 days||212.75 minutes||No |
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− | | Rho(1) Cancri||||40.87 ly||29.86 days||214.97 minutes||No | + | | [[Rho(1) Cancri]]||||40.87 ly||29.86 days||214.97 minutes||No |
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− | | BD -12°2449||||41.04 ly||29.98 days||215.83 minutes||No | + | | [[BD -12°2449]]||||41.04 ly||29.98 days||215.83 minutes||No |
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− | | BD +41°328||||41.24 ly||30.12 days||216.90 minutes||No | + | | [[BD +41°328]]||||41.24 ly||30.12 days||216.90 minutes||No |
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− | | i Boötis||||41.61 ly||30.39 days||218.83 minutes||No | + | | [[i Boötis]]||||41.61 ly||30.39 days||218.83 minutes||No |
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− | | BD -21°5081||||42.35 ly||30.93 days||222.73 minutes||No | + | | [[BD -21°5081]]||||42.35 ly||30.93 days||222.73 minutes||No |
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− | | 58 Eridani||||43.43 ly||31.73 days||228.42 minutes||No | + | | [[58 Eridani]]||||43.43 ly||31.73 days||228.42 minutes||No |
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− | | Gliese 853 ||||44.39 ly||32.43 days||233.49 minutes||No | + | | [[Gliese 853]]||||44.39 ly||32.43 days||233.49 minutes||No |
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− | | 18 Scorpii||||45.74 ly||33.42 days||240.59 minutes||No | + | | [[18 Scorpii]]||||45.74 ly||33.42 days||240.59 minutes||No |
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| [[47 Ursae Majoris]]||Coyote||45.91 ly||33.54 days||241.47 minutes||No | | [[47 Ursae Majoris]]||Coyote||45.91 ly||33.54 days||241.47 minutes||No | ||
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− | | Gliese 481||||46.63 ly||34.07 days||245.27 minutes||No | + | | [[Gliese 481]]||||46.63 ly||34.07 days||245.27 minutes||No |
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− | | Nu(2) Lupi||||47.48 ly||34.68 days||249.70 minutes||No | + | | [[Nu(2) Lupi]]||||47.48 ly||34.68 days||249.70 minutes||No |
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| [[51 Pegasi]]||||50.10 ly||36.60 days||263.51 minutes||No | | [[51 Pegasi]]||||50.10 ly||36.60 days||263.51 minutes||No | ||
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− | | BD +29°3872||||51.84 ly||37.87 days||272.64 minutes||No | + | | [[BD +29°3872]]||||51.84 ly||37.87 days||272.64 minutes||No |
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− | | 37 Geminorum||||56.34 ly||41.16 days||296.33 minutes||No | + | | [[37 Geminorum]]||||56.34 ly||41.16 days||296.33 minutes||No |
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− | | 15 Sagittae||||57.63 ly||42.09 days||303.08 minutes||No | + | | [[15 Sagittae]]||||57.63 ly||42.09 days||303.08 minutes||No |
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− | | 83 Leonis A||||57.64 ly||42.10 days||303.13 minutes||No | + | | [[83 Leonis A]]||||57.64 ly||42.10 days||303.13 minutes||No |
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| [[83 Leonis B]]||||58.67 ly||42.86 days||308.59 minutes||No | | [[83 Leonis B]]||||58.67 ly||42.86 days||308.59 minutes||No | ||
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− | | 9 Ceti||||66.50 ly||48.57 days||349.73 minutes||No | + | | [[9 Ceti]]||||66.50 ly||48.57 days||349.73 minutes||No |
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− | | HIP 30104||||83.80 ly||61.22 days||440.76 minutes||No | + | | [[HIP 30104]]||||83.80 ly||61.22 days||440.76 minutes||No |
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− | | HIP 40952||||93.81 ly||68.52 days||493.37 minutes||No | + | | [[HIP 40952]]||||93.81 ly||68.52 days||493.37 minutes||No |
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Revision as of 19:07, 18 April 2010
Not many fen have traveled 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 | Chiron | 4.39 ly | 3.21 days | 23.12 minutes | Yes |
Rigel Kentaurus A | Pandora | 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 | Vulcan | 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 Cassiopeiae | 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 | Coyote | 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 |