Finding a Local Star Like Ours: 10-50 LY Radius

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The discussion focuses on identifying G2-type stars within a 10 to 50 light-year radius for a science fiction novel. Suggestions include Epsilon Eridani, Tau Ceti, Epsilon Indi, 82 Eridani, and Eta Cassiopeiae A, with some having known planets or protoplanetary disks. The writer expresses a desire to base fictional planets around real stars to maintain scientific plausibility. Additional resources like the "HabCat" catalog are recommended for further research on potentially habitable stars. This approach aims to enhance the realism of the novel's setting.
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I'm a writer working on my first novel. The genre is science fiction and I'm trying to keep the science part of it as close to the realm of possibility as I can.

The setting is in a smaller system about 10 to 50 light years of our system.
Can someone name a star and its location that is of the same type (G2, main sequence, dwarf) found within that 10 to 50 LY radius? I don't think Sirius or Alpha Centauri will work. I'm more than willing to research several stars located within this range; Even binaries if one star of the binary fits the criteria.
Until we get good enough to find other habitable planets I feel good about "fictionizing" planets orbiting a real star that can be found on a chart.

Thanks for your research,

MD Watson
 
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If you Google for "nearest stars" you'll get some good lists that also have the spectral type. A couple are:

Epsilon Eridani (K2V - which actually has planets, but also a decent protoplanetary disk)
Tau Ceti (G8V)
Epsilon Indi (K5V)
82 Eridani (G8V)
Eta Cassiopeiae A (G2V - the companion is a K7V out on a 480 year orbit)

You might also look up "HabCat" on Google too. It was made by SETI people out of the Hipparcos catalog, and is a catalog of nearby stars that could potentially have habitable planets.
 
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