STELLAR NEIGHBORS · 3D STAR MAP
The Solar Neighborhood
A cube centered on the Sun, drawn in galactic coordinates
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Stars and systems shown
View from Sirius
View from Proxima
Select a star and press "Observe from this star", or double-click it, to move the
distances, the star list and the cube origin there. The axes keep their orientation.
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↻ Retry
Max distance
87 ly
Includes the stars of HYG v4.1 within about 173 ly of the Sun (about 9,600 entries), so
nearby stars still show up after you move the observer. Stars missing from the catalog
are not shown.
Coordinates and the galactic plane
The XYZ axes follow galactic coordinates: the XY plane is the galactic plane (latitude b
= 0°) and the Z axis points to the north galactic pole. Turn on the celestial equator to
compare the same stars against the J2000 equator (δ = 0°) and the north celestial pole,
which is tilted about 63° from the galactic pole.
Galactic plane Galactic center North galactic pole Celestial equator North celestial pole
Stars By distance from the observer (ly)
"View from another star" is a geometric comparison of distances between stars. It reflects
parallax but not light travel time, proper motion or how bright the sky would really
look.
Positions and distances:
HYG v4.1 (David Nash, CC BY-SA 4.0) , processed (stars within about 173 ly of the Sun, with Japanese names added for major
stars). The processed data is also provided under CC BY-SA 4.0. Galactic coordinate
transform:
ESA Gaia DR3 . HYG does not cover every star, and star sizes are schematic.