The distance between two points is the distance between them. It doesn't depend on the method
an object uses to move between the two points. It also doesn't depend on what route an object
follows between them, or even whether or not anything moves between the two points.
The distance between the earth and the Orion Nebula is the distance, even though no object
has ever moved between the earth and the Orion Nebula.
About 4.2 light years from earth. and its ProXima Centauri :)
As the closest star to our sun, Proxima Centauri is in our galaxy.
Approximately 4.2 light-years.
In units other than light years, the distance to Proxima Centauri is approximately:1.30 parsecs269,000 astronomical units40 trillion kilometers25 trillion miles
Proxima Centauri is 4.243 light years away, or 2,231,648 light minutes.
The nearest star, apart from our Sun is Proxima Centauri at about 4.24 light years.
"Proxima Centauri" is the nrearest star (not counting the Sun). It's about 4.2 light years away.
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.
Proxima Centauri is the the closet star besides the Earth to the sun. It is 4.2 light years from the Earth.
As of June 2014, the closest known star to the Sun is Proxima Centauri. Proxima Centauri is located 4.24 light-years away from the Sun.
proxima centauri is 4.2 light years away from the sun.
Proxima Centauri is about 4.2 light years from our Solar System.(about 40 Trillion kilometres)