Proxima Centauri is about 4.2 light years from Earth.
If the Earth was only an inch from the Sun, at the same scale, Proxima Centauri would be 4.2 miles away.
It is the closest star to us, after the Sun.
(edit to original: proxima centuari is only 4 light years from earth. need to update calculations below based on thos)I have just been doing the math to figure out this distance myself. The numbers are quite staggering. What's incredible about it all is proxima centauri is the second closest star to earth. Now wait until you see these numbers, you will be blown away by the distance.
1. Proxima centauri is roughly 1,000 light years from earth
2. light travels at 186,000 miles per second ( or 657,600,000 mph)
3. 24(hours)x365(days)=8,760 hours in a year
now that we have both speed and distance lets figure out the equation...
657,600,000x8760=nx1000=Answer
(n= distance in miles after 1 year of traveling light speed)
n=5,760,576,000,000
5,760,576,000,000x1000=57,605,700,000,000,000 miles
Final answers is Proxima Centauri is 57,605,700,000,000,000 miles away from earth
Proxima Centuri is about 4.5 light-years away. If you could travel at one-percent the speed of light, it would take 450 years. Are we there yet....?
Proxima centauri is located 4.24 light years away from the earth. What this means is that it takes light 4.24 years to reach proxima centauri from the earth.
Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf star and is the nearest star to us at a distance of 4.22 light-years.
You'll need to pack a lunch; the trip will take you 80,473,995 years 6 months at 35 miles per hour!
It would take approx 4.24 years.
I think that proxima centauri is approximately 4 light years away from the sun. One light year is equal to 5,865,696,000,000 miles. So, 5,865,696,000,000x4 = 23,462,784,000,000 Proxima Centauri is approximately 23,462,748,000,000 miles away from the sun.
Proxima Centauri , about 3.8 lightyears away from Earth. :)
Proxima Centauri is about 4.2 light years away from our solar system. Even though it is the closest other star to our Sun, it cannot be seen without a telescope. Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf star.
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.
our sun of course and then Proxima Centauri at 4.24 light-years away. Alpha Centauri is at 4.37 light-years, and then Barnard's star at 5.97 light-years away so proxima centuari is approximately 25,000,000,000,000.(25 trillion miles)
I think that proxima centauri is approximately 4 light years away from the sun. One light year is equal to 5,865,696,000,000 miles. So, 5,865,696,000,000x4 = 23,462,784,000,000 Proxima Centauri is approximately 23,462,748,000,000 miles away from the sun.
Proxima Centauri , about 3.8 lightyears away from Earth. :)
Proxima Centauri is the the closet star besides the Earth to the sun. It is 4.2 light years from the Earth.
It's called the Sun.
Proxima Centauri, roughly 4.243 light years from our Solar System. Its a Red dwarf and is part of Alpha Centauri system which includes 3 stars. Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B are about 4.37 light years away. and the planet Eris is red it is about 3 billion miles away from the Sun and it is 1 billion miles away from our Earth.Proxima Centauri4.2421 light years away
About 4.2 light years
Proxima Centauri is about 4.2 light years away from our solar system. Even though it is the closest other star to our Sun, it cannot be seen without a telescope. Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf star.
Proxima Centauri . . . . . 4.2 light years away.
The closest star to earth is the sun. 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).
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.
our sun of course and then Proxima Centauri at 4.24 light-years away. Alpha Centauri is at 4.37 light-years, and then Barnard's star at 5.97 light-years away so proxima centuari is approximately 25,000,000,000,000.(25 trillion miles)
Proxima centauri.After the Sun (8 minutes away at light speed), the next closest star is Promixa Centuri, at 4 1/2 light years away