Distances to nearby known galactic objects of various types:
| White Dwarf | Distance (l.y.) |
|---|---|
| Sirius B | 8.61 |
| Procyon B | 11.41 |
| Van Maanen's Star | 14.38 |
| Luyten 145 -141 | 15.06 |
| Source | |
| Extrasolar Planet | Distance (l.y.) |
| Epsilon Eridani b,c | 10.5 |
| Gliese 876 b,c | 15.2, 15 |
| Next a group at 35+ | |
| Brown Dwarf | Distance (l.y.) |
| Epsilon Indi B | 11.8 [11.83 correlated] |
| DENIS-P J104814.7-395606 | ?13 |
| Gliese 229B | 21.8 (19, 18) |
| Red Giant | Distance (l.y.) |
| Scheat | 199.2 ± 8.8 |
| Mirach | 199.4 ± 9.3, 200 [also majority vote], 130, 75 |
| Menkar | 220 ± 12 |
| Mira / Omicron Ceti | 419 ± 58, 420 (HIPPARCOS satellite), 400, 130, 95 |
| Betelgeuse | 425, 550, 600 [majority], 880 |
| Another Source | |
| Neutron Star | Distance (l.y.) |
| RX J185635-3754 / RX J1856.5-3754 | 200 (150, 180; NASA) |
| Pulsar | Distance (l.y.) |
| PSRJ0108-1431 | 280 |
| PSR J0437-4715 | 587 / 400 |
| Crab Nebula Pulsar | 5610 / 6000 / 6300 / 6500 / 7200 (various) |
| Nebula | Distance (l.y.) |
| NGC 7293 / Helix Nebula | 450, also 85 / 590 / 280 / 160 / 300 |
| Quark Star | Distance (l.y.) |
| ?RJX J185635-375 (see above) | ?450 |
| Unbound Planet | Distance (l.y.) |
| SOri70 | 1150 |
| Black Hole | Distance (l.y.) |
| V 4641 | 1600 |
| Cygnus X-1 | 8000 / 10000 (various) |
| Globular Cluster | Distance (l.y.) |
| M4 | 6800 |
| NGC 6397 | 7200 |