Ten Stars.
The ten nearest systems.
Distances in light-years. Planets as reported in the public list. No voyage is promised.
FACT is a checkable record. CLAIM is an argument. FAITH is what the Order holds, and does not ask you to treat it as proof.
The model.
Drag the model, or use the arrow keys while it is focused. A button brings that system to the front. The table underneath is the record.
Source. Right ascension and declination from the same public catalogs as the distance table. Distances are the light-years below. The picture is a model, not a photograph.
The table.
| System | Light-years | Planets |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha Centauri (Proxima, Rigil Kentaurus, Toliman) | 4.2465 | Proxima b (2016) and d (2025); candidate c (2019). A candidate imaged at A (2021). B’s planet b was refuted in 2015. |
| Barnard's Star | 5.9629 | Four confirmed planets: d, b, c, and e. |
| Luhman 16 | 6.5102 | None known. Two brown dwarfs. |
| WISE 0855−0714 | 7.430 | None known. A sub-brown dwarf. |
| Wolf 359 | 7.856 | One candidate; one refuted planet. |
| Lalande 21185 | 8.3044 | Two known planets (2019, 2021). |
| Sirius | 8.7094 | None known. |
| Gliese 65 (Luyten 726-8) | 8.770 | One candidate planet. |
| Ross 154 | 9.7063 | None known. |
| Ross 248 | 10.3057 | None known. |
Source. Wikipedia, “List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs,” read 2026-10-07. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nearest_stars_and_brown_dwarfs
The time.
At Voyager’s speed, the journey to Proxima Centauri is on the order of 75,000 years. At 20 percent of the speed of light, the same distance is about 21 years.
Source. Proxima is 4.25 light-years. Voyager 1 leaves the Sun at about 17 km/s (NASA Voyager). 0.2c covers 4.25 light-years in about 21 years. Neither figure is a flight plan.
The road.
The Order holds that humanity’s road runs through these stars. That hope is not a launch date.