swap_horiz Alpha Mensae Alternatives

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Sun

The Sun is a G-type main sequence star, our closest stellar neighbor. This yellow dwarf provides nearly all the energy t...

Solar G Type Main Sequence Nearest Star

9.2 Excellent

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Alpha Centauri A

Alpha Centauri A is a G-type main-sequence star located in the Alpha Centauri system, approximately 4.37 light-years fro...

Centaurus G Type Main Sequence Nearest System

9.2 Excellent

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51 Pegasi

51 Pegasi is a G-type main-sequence star located approximately 50 light-years from Earth within the Pegasus constellatio...

Pegasus G Type Hot Jupiter Main Sequence

9.1 Excellent

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HD 209458

A Sun-like star in Pegasus whose planet HD 209458 b was the first exoplanet detected by the transit method in 1999 and l...

Pegasus G Type Main Sequence Transiting Exoplanet

8.8 Great

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Rho1 Cancri

Rho1 Cancri (55 Cancri) is a binary star about 41 light-years from Earth hosting five confirmed exoplanets, including su...

Cancer G Type Super Earth Main Sequence

8.5 Great

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Achernar

Achernar is the brightest star in Eridanus and among the least spherical known stars, spinning so rapidly it is signific...

Southern Eridanus B Type Main Sequence

8.4 Great

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Kepler-22

A G-type star in Cygnus hosting Kepler-22 b, announced in 2011 as the first confirmed planet orbiting within the habitab...

Cygnus G Type Habitable Zone Main Sequence

8.3 Great

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Kepler-452

A G-type star in Cygnus whose planet Kepler-452 b, announced in 2015, was the first near-Earth-sized world found in the...

Cygnus G Type Habitable Zone Main Sequence

8.2 Great

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18 Scorpii

A G2Va solar twin ~46 light-years away in Scorpius, regarded as one of the closest and most chemically similar analogs t...

Scorpius Nearby G Type Main Sequence

7.9 Good

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Mu Arae

Mu Arae is a Sun-like star about 50 light-years from Earth with four confirmed exoplanets, including one of the first de...

Southern Ara G Type Multi Planet

7.8 Good

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47 Ursae Majoris

47 Ursae Majoris is a Sun-like star about 46 light-years from Earth with multiple Jupiter-like exoplanets in nearly circ...

Ursa Major G Type Multi Planet Solar Analog

7.7 Good

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Eta Cassiopeiae

A binary star system ~19 light-years away in Cassiopeia, pairing a yellow-white primary with an orange dwarf companion a...

Binary Cassiopeia G Type Solar Analog

7.6 Good

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70 Virginis

70 Virginis is a G-type star about 59 light-years from Earth hosting one of the earliest confirmed exoplanets (70 Vir b)...

Virgo G Type Solar Analog Main Sequence

7.6 Good

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HIP 56948

A solar twin in Draco ~200 light-years away, identified through spectroscopic analysis as one of the most Sun-like stars...

Nearby Draco G Type Main Sequence

7.6 Good

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Delta Pavonis

A high-metallicity G8 subgiant in Pavo ~20 light-years away, one of the nearest solar-type stars and a frequently cited...

Nearby G Type Solar Analog Pavo

7.6 Good

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Nu2 Lupi

A G-type star ~48 light-years away in Lupus with three transiting planets confirmed by the ESA CHEOPS mission in 2021, i...

Lupus Nearby G Type Multi Planet

7.6 Good

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Zeta Reticuli

A wide binary pair of two G-type dwarf stars in Reticulum ~39 light-years away, widely known in popular culture for its...

Binary G Type Solar Analog Wide Binary

7.5 Good

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Chi1 Orionis

A solar analog in Orion ~28 light-years away that forms a spectroscopic binary with a red dwarf companion and has been i...

Orion Nearby G Type Solar Analog

7.1 Good

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Sun-like HD 101364

A G-type main sequence star studied as a solar analog candidate due to its close similarity to the Sun in surface temper...

Southern Centaurus G Type Solar Analog

6.8 Fair

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Psi Serpentis

A G5 main sequence star in Serpens Cauda catalogued as a nearby solar-type star with temperature and luminosity comparab...

Serpens Nearby G Type Solar Analog

6.7 Fair