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Aside from our own Sun the next closest star is Proxima Centauri and is 4.243 light years away.
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How many lightyears is the nearest star from the earth?
The nearest star to Earth is the sun, at a distance of 0.000016 light years from Earth. The next nearest star, Proxima Centauri, is about 4.2 light years away.
How far away is the next nearest star to earth?
4.2 light years away
The time taken by the light to reach on the earth?
8 minutes 20 seconds for light from the sun. 4.4 years for light from the next nearest star.
The nearest star other than the sun close to earth is?
The next closest is a red dwarf star called Proxima Centauri, much further away. The sun is around 8 minutes away at the speed of light, while Proxima Centauri is around 4.2 years away at the speed of light (light years).
How close is the nearest star other than the sun to earth?
The next closest is a red dwarf star called Proxima Centauri, much further away. The sun is around 8 minutes away at the speed of light, while Proxima Centauri is around 4.2 years away at the speed of light (light years).
Is there a black hole next to the earth?
No. The nearest one that we are currently aware of is about 1,600 light years away.
What is our star?
If you're counting the Sun that's it. Proxima Centauri is next at 4.3 light-years from the Earth
Which galaxy is next to the Milky Way?
The Andromeda Galaxy, located approximately 2.5 million light-years from earth.
How Long Till The Next Asteroid Hits Earth?
Thousands of asteroids are being observed; some may come quite close to Earth within the next few hundred years. Right now, no specific date is known, for a specific asteroid to hit Earth.Thousands of asteroids are being observed; some may come quite close to Earth within the next few hundred years. Right now, no specific date is known, for a specific asteroid to hit Earth.Thousands of asteroids are being observed; some may come quite close to Earth within the next few hundred years. Right now, no specific date is known, for a specific asteroid to hit Earth.Thousands of asteroids are being observed; some may come quite close to Earth within the next few hundred years. Right now, no specific date is known, for a specific asteroid to hit Earth.
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.
Is Sirius closer to earth than Rigel?
Sirius is a star, not a planet, and it is not the closest star to Earth or anywhere near being the closest (technically the closest star to Earth is the sun, and the next 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!
