Born in 2001: your star
Light that set out in 2001 is reaching Earth right now from stars about 25 light years away. Here is the star for each month of 2001: the one whose light left it then and is arriving about now.
| Month | Star | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| January | p Eridani | 25.5 light years |
| February | Fomalhaut | 25.1 light years |
| March | Vega | 25.0 light years |
| April | Vega | 25.0 light years |
| May | Vega | 25.0 light years |
| June | Vega | 25.0 light years |
| July | Vega | 25.0 light years |
| August | Vega | 25.0 light years |
| September | Vega | 25.0 light years |
| October | Vega | 25.0 light years |
| November | Vega | 25.0 light years |
| December | Vega | 25.0 light years |