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Only a small fraction of the 3,800 known exoplanets are located in the vicinity of the Solar System. Of the 400 stars known to be located within 10 parsecs (32.6 light-years), just 26 have been confirmed to have planetary systems. Only eight of these planetary systems are located around stars visible with the naked eye. One of the earliest confirmations for an exoplanet, or planet orbiting a star other than our Sun, was in 1998 for a planet orbiting around Gliese 876 just 15 light-years away. Since then, several closer exoplanets have been discovered, including an exoplanet found in 2016 to orbit Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our Solar System just 4.25 light-years away. A system containing six exoplanets has been observed around HD 219134, 22 light-years away. Some of the closest exoplanets have been proposed to have potential for human habitability. (Full list...)