Top 10 Target Stars
| Rank | Target star | Constellation | Distance (light-years) |
Spectral type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alpha Centauri A | Centaurus | 4.3 | G2V |
| 2 | Alpha Centauri B | Centaurus | 4.3 | K1V |
| 3 | Tau Ceti | Cetus | 12 | G8V |
| 4 | Eta Cassiopeiae | Cassiopeia | 19 | G3V |
| 5 | Beta Hydri | Hydrus | 24 | G2IV |
| 6 | Delta Pavonis | Pavo | 20 | G8V |
| 7 | Pi3 Orionis | Orion | 26 | F6V |
| 8 | Gamma Leporis | Lepus | 29 | F7V |
| 9 | Epsilon Eridani | Eridanus | 10 | K2V |
| 10 | 40 Eridani | Eridanus | 16 | K1V |
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