Let’s put things in perspective here.
1 light year is approx. 6,000,000,000,000 miles.
The NEAREST other star (Proxima Centauri) to us is 4.24 light years away.
The 9th is Ross 248 (10.322) light years.
So, I think your comment of a ‘mere’ 10 million miles is a little bit out (sounds like...