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It's approximately 4 light years to Proxima Centauri, a red dwarf in the Alpha Centauri system.

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Sun is a nearest star to earth and what is the name of the nearest star other than sun?

The nearest star to Earth, other than the Sun, is Proxima Centauri. It is part of the Alpha Centauri star system and is located about 4.24 light-years away from us.


What is the nearest star other than sun?

The nearest star to Earth other than the Sun is Proxima Centauri, which is part of the Alpha Centauri star system. Proxima Centauri is located about 4.24 light years away from us.


Is the nearest star one light-year from the solar system?

No, the nearest star to the Earth, other than the Sun, is Proxima Centauri and it is 4.2 light years away.


Other then the sun which is nearest star to earth?

Proxima Centauri is the nearest star to the Earth besides the Sun.


Which are further away from earthstars or plants?

Stars are much further away from earth than the planets. The nearest star other than the sun is over four light years away.


Which is the nearest star from the earth?

The star nearest the Earth is the sun. If you mean which is the nearest other than the sun, it is called Proxima Centauri.


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).


Why does the sun appear brighter than other stars from Earth?

The Sun is the closest star to Earth, so it appears much brighter than other, more distant stars.The Sun is eight light-MINUTES away from the Earth. The NEAREST other star is 250,000 times further away.


What is are nearest star other than the sun?

The nearest star to Earth, other than the Sun, is Proxima Centauri. It is part of the Alpha Centauri star system and is located approximately 4.24 light-years away. Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf star and has at least one known planet, Proxima Centauri b, which lies within its habitable zone.


How far away is the nearest star to earth not counting the sun?

12.5 light years away :) 73487500000000 miles 118259130907260 kilometers that is the nearest galaxy but the nearest sun is Alpha centauri; it is 44000 Billion km away from earth


Is the sun closer to earth than a star?

The sun is a star, the closest one to Earth. The next nearest star to Earth is about 265,000 times farther away than the sun is.


Why does a medium sized stars appear brighter than the others?

The Sun is the closest star to Earth, so it appears much brighter than other, more distant stars. The Sun is eight light-MINUTES away from the Earth. The NEAREST other star is 4.2 light years away (Proxima Centauri).