How far away is the next nearest star?

Answer 1

Technically speaking the closest star to Earth is the sun which is about 93 000 000 miles (150 million kilometers) away. After that the next nearest star is Alpha Centauri and it is 4.37 light years away from our sun.

Answer 2

1. The Sun
2. Proximus Centauri
3. Alpha Centauri A
4. Alpha Centauri B
5. Barnards Star
6. Wolf 359
7. Lalande 21185
8. Sirius A
9. Sirius B
10. Luyten 726-8 A
    

Answer 3

It should truly be Sirius,Canopus,Rigil Kentaurus,Acturus,Vega,Capella,Rigel,Procyon,Achernar,Betelgeuse,Hadar.Acrux,Altarn,Aldebaran,Antares and Spica because they are the most brightest.Usually the most brightest are the biggest If you look at the sky on a starry night and look specificly at the bright stars you will see the point. The closest is the alpha centarius system.

Answer 4

A list of the top 10 closest stars is here: http://space.about.com/od/stars/tp/closeststars.htm The first closest is the sun. The second nearest star is Proxima Centauri approximately 4.2 light-years away. It is in the Alpha Centauri star system. It's size is 1/7 that of the sun but it is about 40 times more dense. There is a tie for third. Centauri A and Centauri B are 4.3 light-years away and are also in the Alpha Centauri system.

Answer 5

The second closest star is a tie between the sister stars of Proxima Centauri. Alpha Centauri A and B make up the other two stars of the triple star system Alpha Centauri.

• Distance: 4.3 LY
• Spectral Type: G2V

Answer 6

It is the sun