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Proxima Centauri is the closest star to our Sun, at 4.2 LY. Curiously, even though it is the closest, it is not visible to the naked eye! Proxima Centauri is a tiny red dwarf star, and requires a fair-sized telescope to see.
For a long time, many people thought that the closest star was Alpha Centauri, which isn't entirely incorrect. The Alpha Centauri system is actually a double star with a very distant triple; Alpha Centauri A (also known as Rigel Kent) and Alpha Centauri B form a binary system, and Proxima, Alpha Centauri C, is very distantly linked at about 0.3 LY.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agothe closest star I can think of is the alpha centorie system it has there are 3 bynary stars in it though
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∙ 14y agoSince Alpha Centauri is a trinary, the fourth closest star is Barnard's Star, a red dwarf in the constellation Ophiuchus, about six light years away.
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∙ 14y agoProxima Centauri is the closest star to our Solar System. It is 4.24 light years away, appoximately.
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∙ 14y agoApart from our own sun which is in the solar system the closest star to us is Proxima Centauri at 4.2 light years away.
It is 1 or 3 stars in the Alpha Centauri triple star system.
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∙ 13y agoAfter our own Sun, the nearest known star is Proxima Centauri.
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Pole star is nearest to your solar system?
no
What is the nearest star to Earth and the center of your solar system?
The nearest star to the Earth is the Sun, the nearest Galaxy is the Milky Way, the one we live in.
Of what is the solar system composed what is the earth's nearest celestial neighbor what is the distance?
The solar system is comprised of many things, like various gases and solids. Our nearest celestial neighbour is the moon. The nearest star to us is the sun.
What surrounds the solar system and extends halfway to the nearest star?
That would be the "Oort Cloud" of comets.
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.
Pole star is nearest to your solar system?
no
What is the nearest multiple star system to your solar system?
The nearest to mine is Alpha Centauri.
Is the nearest star 1ly from the solar system?
The nearest star - apart from our Sun is 4.2 light years away
What is the nearest star to Earth and the center of your solar system?
The nearest star to the Earth is the Sun, the nearest Galaxy is the Milky Way, the one we live in.
Are stars part if the solar system?
No, the solar system is centred on one star, our star called the Sun. The next nearest star is about 9000 times further away than Neptune.
Is the sun Pluto the galaxy nearest to the milky way or the star nearest your solar system which is closer to earth?
The Sun
How far away is the nearest star outside of the solar system in kilometers?
The nearest star is about 4.2 light years away. So; 39,734,219,300,000 kilometres
Of what is the solar system composed what is the earth's nearest celestial neighbor what is the distance?
The solar system is comprised of many things, like various gases and solids. Our nearest celestial neighbour is the moon. The nearest star to us is the sun.
What surrounds the solar system and extends halfway to the nearest star?
That would be the "Oort Cloud" of comets.
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.
Which is the largest star in the solar system?
the sun is. It is also the ONLY star in THIS solar system.
Does Alpha Centauri exist?
Yes. It's the nearest star system to our Solar System, at a distance of about 4.3 light-years.
