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What stars are closest to us?

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Anonymous

7y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

The closest star is the Sun. The distance is a little over 8 light-minutes. That is, it takes light from the Sun that long to reach us.The next-closest star is Proxima Centauri. The distance is about 4.2 light-years.

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