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About 9500 light-years away.
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How far is the sun from the next star?
As of June 2014, the closest known star to the Sun is Proxima Centauri. Proxima Centauri is located 4.24 light-years away from the Sun.
What is the closest star you can see at night and how far away is it?
This may sound simple but the closest star is in fact the sun that you can see durign day time.
Why is the sun much brighter than any other star?
The brightest star in the sky is the sun, as it is by far the closest. 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).
Your sun and any star far away in another galaxy despite being very far apart still feel a gravitational force between them?
True
How far away is the nearest star to earth not counting the sun?
12.5 light years away :) 73487500000000 miles 118259130907260 kilometers that is the nearest galaxy but the nearest sun is Alpha centauri; it is 44000 Billion km away from earth
How far is Barnard's star to the sun in light years?
Barnard's star is about 6 light years away from the sun.
How far away from the sun is the earths nearest star?
There's no such thing as "earth's" star. The nearest star that's not the sun is Proxima Centauri, roughly 4.4 light years away.
What makes a star turn into a sun?
They are the same thing. A sun is right here, while a star is VERY far away. But if we could build - WHEN we CAN build! - interstellar spacecraft, we will take off from the Earth, and we'll see our Sun nearby. When we get there, we will find a new sun in the sky - and our Sun will be a tiny star, far away!
How far away is Yildun from earth?
the star Yildun is 185 light years away from the sun!
What does a medium star look like?
depends on how far away it is! Our sun, which is only 93 million miles away is a medium star.
How can you see the sun from so far away?
The Sun is a star, and is very large and very bright, and its light travels very far.
How far in light year is it to the nearest star not sun?
The nearest star to the Sun is Proxima Centauri, a small red dwarf star about 4.2 light years away.
Why we considered the sun as star?
Because the Sun is OUR star; just like millions of others, but this is the one that is close, as opposed to all the ones that are far away.
How far is yildun from earth?
the star Yildun is 185 light years away from the sun!
How far away is the nearest star and what is it called excluding the sun?
Proxima Centauri, and its 4.2 light years away.
How far is the sun from the next star?
As of June 2014, the closest known star to the Sun is Proxima Centauri. Proxima Centauri is located 4.24 light-years away from the Sun.
Why is the Sun the star you can see during the day?
Its the close's star to earth amd the others are to far away to be seen in the daylight
