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Which is farther away from the earth the sun or north star?

the north star. it takes 8 minutes for light to get from the sun to the earth. it takes half a billion years for light to get to us from the north star...i think. but i know that the sun is definetly closer.


Which is the closest star to earth not counting the sun?

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).


What is the closets to earth?

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).


What is the distance in light years to a star located 100 light years away from Earth?

The distance to a star located 100 light years away from Earth is 100 light years.


Is there any star less than 1 light year from Earth?

Just our Sun....it is approximately 8 light minutes from Earth. yes, the sun, our star.


The nearest star is about blank light years away?

The nearest Star is the Sun which is 93 million miles away from the Earth. Alpha Centauri A then follows at 4.3-4.4 light years away from the Earth.


Suns distance in light years from us?

The sun is too close to us to be measured in light years; it is 8 light-minutes away.


How many lightyears is the nearest star from the earth?

The nearest star to Earth is the sun, at a distance of 0.000016 light years from Earth. The next nearest star, Proxima Centauri, is about 4.2 light years away.


What is the name of the star nearest to earth and how far away is it?

The nearest star to our Earth is: The Sun, (Sol). At a distance of; (8 light-minutes, 19 light-seconds) or (499 ± 1 light-seconds).Then followed by Proxima Centauri at a distance of; (4.243 ± 0.002 light-years).The sun in our solar system. On average, about 93 million miles away.


How close is the nearest star other than the sun to earth?

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).


How far away is the star pherkad from the earth?

Phrekad is approximately 48.6 light-years away from Earth.


What takes longer to reach earth light from the sun or light from other stars?

Light from the sun because all light travels at the same speed, and the sun is the closest star to the earth, so therefore the light from the sun reaches the earth before light from other (further away) stars