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Obviously the closest star is our own sun (Sol) at 149,597,892 kilometers (92,955,820.5 miles). Then comes Proxima Centauri at 4.2 light years, Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B at 4.3 ly, Barnard's Star at 6 ly and Wolf 359 at 7.7 ly.
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∙ 11y agoClosest star to Earth . . . . . the sun, 81/3 light-minutes (93,000,000 miles)
2nd closest star to Earth . . . Proxima Centauri, 4.2 light-years (24,690,000,000,000 miles)
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How far away is the closest star of the big dipper to earth?
Mizar at 78 light years.
How far away is the closest star to the Earth excluding the Sun?
Alpha Centauri is a trinary, about 4.5 light years from earth. Of those three stars, Proxima Centauri is the closest; it is 4.2 light years away.
How far is the second closest star to the sun?
Mars is the 2nd closest planet to the Earth. Venus is the planet closest to the Earth.
What is the closest star you can see at night and how far away is it?
This may sound simple but the closest star is in fact the sun that you can see durign day time.
How far away is the closest star to the sun?
The nearest star(s) to our sun are the Alpha Centauri group. One small star is orbiting one big star. When the large star is in front of the small star (from our view on earth) the big star, Alpha Centauri, is closest. When the small star swings in front of the big star, the small star (Beta Centauri) is closest
How far are the closest star from earth?
4.2 light years away
How far away is the closest star of the big dipper to earth?
Mizar at 78 light years.
How far are earths neighbors?
Earth's closest neighboring star is the sun; about 93 million miles away.
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 closest star to earth at night?
The sun is always by far the closest, regardless of time of day. The next nearest star is Proxima centauri, over 4 lightyears away.
How far are earths neighboring stars?
Earth's closest neighboring star is the sun; about 93 million miles away.
How far away is the closest star to the Earth excluding the Sun?
Alpha Centauri is a trinary, about 4.5 light years from earth. Of those three stars, Proxima Centauri is the closest; it is 4.2 light years away.
How far away is the cloest star to the milky way?
First of all the closest star to the milky way is the Sun and it's approximately 93 million miles away from the earth.
How far is the second closest star to the sun?
Mars is the 2nd closest planet to the Earth. Venus is the planet closest to the Earth.
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.
How far is our closest star?
The nearest star to our sun, Proxima Centauri - is about five 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.
