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List of nearest terrestrial extrasolar planets

This list contains the closest currently known terrestrial extrasolar worlds, orbiting within 50 light years of the Solar System. They may be composed primarily of silicate rocks and/or metals. Within the Solar System, the terrestrial planets are the inner planets closest to the Sun.The closest extrasolar planets overall to Earth are Proxima Centauri b, c, and d, each located 4.22 light years away. Proxima b is the closest potentially habitable planet to Earth.Terrestrial extrasolar planets discovered (incomplete)[]A note should be made that this list is almost certainly not all of the terrestrial worlds near our Solar System, but simply a list of the closest ones that have been proven to exist. The list contains 37 extrasolar planets, 11 of which likely lie in the "habitable zone" of their stars.There are roughly 2,000 stars at a distance of up to 50 light-years from the Solar System, with 64 of them being G-type stars, like the Sun. As many as 15% of these could contain an Earth-size...

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