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How long does it take light to travel from Alpha Centaury the nearests star to your sun to your solar system?
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∙ 14y ago
4.3 light years
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Sorry. "Light year" is an answer to "how far", not "how long".
Alpha Centauri is about 4.4 light years away from our solar system and everything in it,
which means that it takes AC's light about 4.3 years to get here.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoWiki User
∙ 14y agoThe distance from our sun to Alpha Centauri is about 25.8 trillion (25,800,000,000,000) miles, which translates to approximately 4.37 light years. This means, it would take 4.37 years for light to travel from the sun to Alpha Centauri.
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∙ 13y agoAlpha Centauri is the closest star to our solar system and is about 4.2 light years away, light years is what light travels at which is 186,000 miles per second which is the speed of light, so it takes 4.2 years for Alpha Centauria's light to reach our solar system.
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∙ 12y agoNo, light from the sun and from Alpha Centauri travels at the same speed.
The difference is that Alpha Centauri is millions of times further away from us
than the sun is.
(Well, actually only 278 thousand times as far.)
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoIt takes 4.37 light years for Alpha Centauri A and B (it is a dual star system) to reach our sun.
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∙ 12y agoAlpha Centauri is about four and a half light years away, hence, it takes light about four and a half years to travel from Alpha Centauri to the solar system.
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∙ 12y agoLight requires 4.1 years to travel from Alpha Centauri to the Earth.
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∙ 13y agoAbout 4.3 years.
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How long does it take light to travel from Alpha Centauri the nearest star to our sun to our solar system?
It takes 4.37 years.
One it's kind is alpha centauri what solar system?
Alpha centauri is not part of the solar system.
What constellation is alpha promixa in?
Alpha Centauri (binary system) and Proxima Centauri are in the southern constellation of Centaurus.They actually are a triple star system.
How far can alpha particles from Thorium-232 decay travel in body fluids?
Alpha particles with energies of 4.0 MeV from Thorium-232 decay can travel less than 28 microns in body fluids.
What does the double star Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B form with Proxima Centauri?
A star system
When will we travel to the Alpha Centauri system?
Probably never. sorry
Is there an Alpha Travel Agency in UK?
There is not an Alpha Travel Agency in the UK (United Kingdom).
How long does it take light to travel from Alpha Centauri the nearest star to our sun to our solar system?
It takes 4.37 years.
How far does alpha travel in air?
About 10cm.
Alpha particles ejected from the nucleus travel at the speed of light?
No. Alpha particles are helium nuclei; such nuclei have a mass, and can therefore NOT travel at the speed of light.
One it's kind is alpha centauri what solar system?
Alpha centauri is not part of the solar system.
Virgo is the nearest star system to ours?
Alpha Centauri is the nearest star system. Its a binary star system of Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B. If someone asks you what is the nearest star ? then the answer will be "proxima centauri" in my opinion. nearest star: proxima centauri nearest star system: Alpha centauri A and B. Some people believe that its a triple star system of Prixma, Alpha A and Alpha B. centauri.
How fast does alpha radiation move?
alpha radiations travel with different speed depending upon the source they are emitted from
One of its kind is Alpha centauri?
Alpha Centauri is a multiple-star system.
How far will alpha travel?
a few centimeters deepending on the energy
How many years pass before light from Alpha Centauri reaches earth?
Alpha Centauri is a triple star system. Alpha Centauri A, B & C or Proxima Centauri. Alpha Centauri A & B are 4.37 light years from the Earth whereas Alpha Centauri C is 4.243 light years.
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.
