What is the name of the star nearest to the sun?

Answer 1

It's called Proxima Centauri. It's the dimmest of three stars all orbiting each

other about 4.3 light years from us. Visually, we see the whole group as a

single object, called "Alpha Centauri" ... a name that doesn't really mean

anything except "brightest star in the constellation Centaurus".

It's located quite far down in the southern sky, and it's never visible to anyone

located farther north than about 29° north latitude ... roughly the line through

San Antonio TX and Daytona Beach FL.

Answer 2

The nearest star to planet Earth is the Sun. If you are excluding the sun, the nearest star cluster is Alpha Centauri, and the nearest star would be Proxima Centauri, then Alpha Centauri A, then Alpha Centauri B.

Answer 3

venus with jupiter below after sunset 26mar 2012

Answer 4

The star nearest to the Sun is Proxima Centauri. It is part of the Alpha Centauri star system, which is located about 4.24 light years away from the Sun.