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The Alpha Centauri system is about 4.2 light years away. The closest star is actually Proxima Centauri.

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Is alpha centauri the farthest star from the earth?

No; in fact, the Alpha Centauri system is the closest star system to Earth.The closest star to us is the Sun; the next-closest star is Proxima Centauri, part of the Alpha Centauri system.


How far is the closest star to us?

The closest star is our Sun at approximately 93 million miles. The next star is alpha Centauri at about 4.3 light years.


What is the closest star from Earth?

The Sun, which is a fairly ordinary star, is the closest star to Earth. I presume that's not what you meant. The next closest is Proxima Centauri, a dwarf star 4.2 light years from our system, and its much brighter companion Alpha Centauri is next closest.


What stars are near in the earth?

The Sun is the closest star. Next closest are the three stars of the Alpha Centauri system, of which the closest is Proxima Centauri.


What is the coloset star to the earth?

Well, The sun is the closest. The next closest would be Alpha Centauri ... 4.3 light years away!


How far away is the second closest star from the earth?

The closest star we know of other than the Sun is Proxima (Alpha Centauri C) at about 4.2 light years. The next closest star after that is a tie, since it's a binary pair: Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B, both of which are about 4.4 light years away.


What is the closest star to earth Neptune or the sun?

As Neptune is not a star the question is unnecessary - the Sun is the nearest star to the Earth. After that the next star is Alpha Proxima.


How far is the 2nd star from the earth not including the sun?

Proxima Centauri is the closest star at about 4.24 light years; the next closest star is Alpha Centauri-A which is about 4.37 light years away.


What is the fourth closest star to earth. First is our Sun. Next is Proxima Centauri. Then comes Alpha Centauri. Which star is next?

Barnards Star, approximately 6 light years distant.


If you were moving at the speed of light how long would it take you to get to the closest star apart from the sun Alpha Centaur?

4.4 years from here


Which is the closest star from earth?

The star closest to earth is the sun, at a distance of roughly 93 million miles.Light from the sun reaches us in a little over 8 minutes.The next closest star is Alpha Centauri, about 278,000 times farther away thanthe sun is. Light from Alpha Centauri travels for about 4.4 years to reach us.


What is proxima centuri?

A red dwarf, i.e. a faint start, believed to be part of the Alpha Centauri system. The closest known star, apart from the Sun.