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Alpha Centauri is the closest star to our solar system, at about 4.2 Light Years.. It's not a solar system in the sense that ours is though - it's a triple star system composed of Alpha Centauri A (a little bigger than the Sun), Alpha Centauri B (a little smaller than the Sun) and Proxima Centauri (a red dwarf - very small star). Proxima Centauri is a long way away from A and B. Proxima may not actually be in orbit around A and B - it may leave the system in several million years. There may be planets in orbit around one of these stars, but we haven't detected them (yet).
The closest known solar system with planets is around Epsilon Eridani at 10.5 Light Years. Astronomers have actually photographed one planet around this star, and they believe there are probably at least 2 others.
Astronomers detect most planets by observing the wobble in the light from their host stars that occurs as planets orbit. It takes a long time to confim these observations, and it works best for large planets close to their host stars - so there are probably a lot of planets that we miss with this method.
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∙ 7y agoThe name "solar" system derives from "Sol" which is the name of our sun. So the answer is that there is only one solar system - ours - and so the nearest, furthest, biggest, smallest etc of them is the Sun and the planets and other objects which orbit the sun.
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∙ 11y agoCurrently one solar system is there so there is no closest solar system to earth.
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∙ 13y agoThe nearest known object outside our Solar System is a small red dwarf star called Proxima Centauri.
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What is the closest star system to our Solar System?
The closest star (aside from the Sun) to Earth is Alpha Centauri. It is about 4.22 light years away from earth. Though we call our star "the sun" its actual name is Sol which is used for the phrase "Solar System". All others are just systems and aren't in any way "solar".
What is the position of the earth in the solar system?
Well, the basic position of Earth in our solar system is the third planet out from the Sun and it is in the group of the planets known as the 'inner planets' as they are closest to the Sun.
What are the four closest planets to the Sun?
The 4 planets closest to the solar system are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.Kayla
Is sol the closest star to earth?
Sol, commonly called the Sun, is the closest star to Earth.
What is name of the planet closest to the solar system?
There are eight planets in the solar system, but the planet closest to the sun is Mercury.
Which third planet is closest to the sun?
Earth is the third closest planet to the sun.
Which object in the solar system is closest to Earth?
the object that is nearest to earth is moon
Explain earth 's position in the solar system and describe its neighbors?
explain earth's position in the solar system and describe its closest neighbors.
How far away is Earth in your solar system?
The sun is THIRD CLOSEST IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM GET SOME FACTS gosh.
What is the ninth star closest to the Earth in the solar system?
There is only one star in our solar system. It is called Sol.
Which planet's day is closest to that of an earth day?
A "sol", or solar day on Mars, is only about 40 minutes longer than a solar day on Earth. This is by far the closest to being the same as Earth's of any planet in the solar system.
What's our closest solar system?
Our closest Solar System is Alpha Centauri System.
What is the closest star system to our Solar System?
The closest star (aside from the Sun) to Earth is Alpha Centauri. It is about 4.22 light years away from earth. Though we call our star "the sun" its actual name is Sol which is used for the phrase "Solar System". All others are just systems and aren't in any way "solar".
What is the position of the earth in the solar system?
Well, the basic position of Earth in our solar system is the third planet out from the Sun and it is in the group of the planets known as the 'inner planets' as they are closest to the Sun.
Which is closest to our sun in our solar system?
The planet Mercury is closest to the sun, at about three-tenths Earth's distance at the nearest point in its orbit.
Which planets seem like earth in your solar system?
Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of size and distance from the Sun.
What are the four closest planets to the Sun?
The 4 planets closest to the solar system are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.Kayla
