Source: /cirosantilli/sirius

= Sirius
{c}
{tag=Star system}
{title2=9 ly}
{title2=-1.5 m}
{wiki}

This is quite close! But as mentioned at: <stars nearest to the Sun>, there are several others nearby. Notably <Sirius> at 9 <ly>, the brightest star in the sky as of 2020.