You have certainly studied the Proximus Centauri news about planet Proximus B.

If the planet has a great magnetic field and liquid water the kind of intelligent life there would evolve very large eyes to see in the low light of a dwarf red star.   Ring any bells?

At half the speed of light the journey would only take a dozen years or so.



PS
for fun google; Jane you ignorant slut.
Its an American classic.