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The sun is considered a star so the sun is the closest star from earth.
Our sun is a star, and it is closer than any other star.
However, if you mean "apart from the Sun" the answer is "Proxima Centauri".
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoIt is Proxima Centauri, a red dwarf star that can't be seen without a telescope.
A little farther away is Alpha Centauri and that's one of the brightest stars in the sky as seen from Earth.
(Incidentally, the Sun is also a star. So that's really the nearest star.)
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What is the name of the closest star to your planet?
My planet is Earth. Earth's closest star is the Sun.
What is the name of the largest closest star to planet earth?
The star closest to Earth is the sun. The phrase "... largest to planet Earth ... " is meaningless.
What planet is the closest star to earth?
Planets and stars are not the same. Venus is the closest planet, on average. The sun is the closest star.
The closest star to planet earth?
The Sun
Is Mars the nearest star to earth?
No. Mars is a planet, not a star. The closest star to Earth is the sun.
Which stars closest to earth Sun or Mars?
Mars is a planet. So the Sun is the closest star to Earth.
What is this planet is sometimes called the evening star and is the closest planet to earth?
because they shiny and they are far from the earth
Is the moon the closet planet to the earth?
The moon that revolves around the earth is not a star, it is part of the earth that was thrown off into space when the earth was hit by a large asteroid early in its development, about 30 million years after the earth first was formed. The closest star to the Earth is our Sun, it is a star and it is called Sol.
How far is the closest planet to the earth besides the sun?
The sun is not considered a planet, it's considered a star. It is however the closest star to Earth. Earth is also the third planet from the sun. Hence the name "third rock from the sun". Venus is the closest planet from the sun at around 25.5 million miles away.
Which planet is sometimes called the evening star and is closest to the earth?
Venus.
What is the planet sometimes called the evening star and is the closest planet to earth?
Mars is the closest Planet to earth, Venus is about two million km farther (but in the scheme of space that isn't all that far). Venus is the closest planet to the Earth, believe it or not . The closest planet to Earth may be Mercury, Venus, or Mars depending on where the planets are in their orbits realtive to one another at any given time. At closest approach, though, Venus comes the closest to Earth of any planet.
This planet is sometimes called the evening star and is the closest to earth?
it's venus
