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47 Ursae Majoris is a Sun-like star about 46 light-years from Earth with multiple Jupiter-like exoplanets in nearly circular orbits, the first of which was discovered in 1996.
A high-metallicity G8 subgiant in Pavo ~20 light-years away, one of the nearest solar-type stars and a frequently cited long-period SETI candidate.
70 Virginis is a G-type star about 59 light-years from Earth hosting one of the earliest confirmed exoplanets (70 Vir b), discovered in 1996 by Geoffrey Marcy.
A binary star system ~19 light-years away in Cassiopeia, pairing a yellow-white primary with an orange dwarf companion and regarded as one of the nearest binary systems to the Sun.
A wide binary pair of two G-type dwarf stars in Reticulum ~39 light-years away, widely known in popular culture for its association with the 1961 Betty and Barney Hill case.
A solar analog in Orion ~28 light-years away that forms a spectroscopic binary with a red dwarf companion and has been included in SETI search target lists.
A G7 main sequence star in Mensa ~33 light-years away, the brightest star in its constellation yet barely visible to the naked eye due to Mensa's far-south location.
A G-type main sequence star studied as a solar analog candidate due to its close similarity to the Sun in surface temperature, mass, and metallicity.
A G5 main sequence star in Serpens Cauda catalogued as a nearby solar-type star with temperature and luminosity comparable to the Sun.
AF Leporis b is a young gas giant discovered in 2023, notable for being one of the lightest exoplanets directly imaged from the ground using astrometry and direct imaging.
