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Table 3

Predicted stellar encounters of the Sun with systems within 25 pc.

Common name Periastron distance (pc) Periastron time (kyr) Periastron velocity (km/s)
GJ 710 0.0621 ± 0.0023 1344.6 ± 2.2 −13.899 ± 0.022
LSPM J2146+3813 0.56423 ± 0.00077 81.89 ± 0.11 −83.87 ± 0.11
EGGR 290 0.772 ± 0.019 19.03 ± 0.48 −415 ± 10
UPM J1121-5549 0.8576 ± 0.0047 −283.8 ± 1.5 76.52 ± 0.41
UCAC4 213-008644 0.886 ± 0.036 −306 ± 13 79.2 ± 3.2
Ross 248 0.9187 ± 0.0012 35.962 ± 0.042 −82.20 ± 0.11
Proxima Centauri 0.9679 ± 0.0045 26.574 ± 0.029 −32.04 ± 0.22

Notes. GJ 710 falls outside the selected time window tlim = 0.47 Myr and is shown separately for reference.

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