Epsilon Eridani system

Stats
Coordinates: 53.2 deg, -9.4583 deg Distance: 10.8 light years from earth Star: Orange star Number of planets: System of 12 planets.

Summary
The Epsilon Eridani System is 10.8 light years from earth making it the closest known star and planetary system to Earth.

Triva

 * Contains an Asteroid belt with a circumference of 1 billion km.
 * On the border of the Outer Colonies.
 * It is home to many of the UNSC's strongholds and military bases, such as Reach (The planet Epsilon Eridani is 14 million km from Reach).
 * Epsilon Eridani Star System is where the Eridanus Rebels based their revolution.
 * It is home to Eridanus II the planet Dr. Halsey and Jacob Keyes found John (Master Chief), the first candidate for the SPARTAN-II program.
 * The space between the exit from Slipspace and Reach is a popular space pirate area, as unwary civilian ships will often be robbed of their goods.