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Is the sun closer to earth than a star?
The sun is a star, the closest one to Earth. The next nearest star to Earth is about 265,000 times farther away than the sun is.
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).
Which is the nearest star the pole star or moon?
The moon is far closer to Earth than any star is.
What is the name of earths nearest star?
The Sun is the nearest star to Earth. After that, the nearest one that we know about is called Proxima Centauri. (Actually, on average, alpha Centauri A, alpha Centauri B, and alpha Centauri C - Proxima - are the same distance, but Proxima can at times be slightly closer than the other two). It's considered at least possible (that is, papers have been published in serious astronomical journals about the possibility) that the Sun may have a very faint red or brown dwarf companion at a distance of perhaps a tenth of a light year, which has so far escaped detection.
How far is the second closest star to the sun?
Mars is the 2nd closest planet to the Earth. Venus is the planet closest to the Earth.
Which is the nearest star from the earth?
The star nearest the Earth is the sun. If you mean which is the nearest other than the sun, it is called Proxima Centauri.
Sun is a nearest star to earth and what is the name of the nearest star other than sun?
The nearest star to Earth, other than the Sun, is Proxima Centauri. It is part of the Alpha Centauri star system and is located about 4.24 light-years away from us.
What is the nearest star other than sun?
The nearest star to Earth other than the Sun is Proxima Centauri, which is part of the Alpha Centauri star system. Proxima Centauri is located about 4.24 light years away from us.
Other then the sun which is nearest star to earth?
Proxima Centauri is the nearest star to the Earth besides the Sun.
Is the nearest star one light-year from the solar system?
No, the nearest star to the Earth, other than the Sun, is Proxima Centauri and it is 4.2 light years away.
What is the venus' nearest star?
No. Venus is a planet, not a star. The closest star to Earth is the sun.
Why does the sun appear brighter than a star?
The Sun is much, much closer to the Earth than any other star - eight light minutes vs. four light years for the next nearest star.
Why does the sun look so much bigger then the other stars?
Because it is a LOT closer than any other star. 93,000,000 million miles compared to 24,689,699,200,000 to our NEAREST star.
What is the next nearest star called besides the sun?
The nearest star to the earth other than the sun is called proxima centauri, a red dwarf star approximately 4.2 light-years distant in the constellation of centaurus. It was discovered in 1915 by Robert Innes, the Director of the union in South Africa. The star may be part of the alpha centauri system, and it is also the nearest star to the sun.
Why does the sun appear brighter than other stars from Earth?
The Sun is the closest star to Earth, so it appears much brighter than other, more distant stars.The Sun is eight light-MINUTES away from the Earth. The NEAREST other star is 250,000 times further away.
Why does the Moon appear much brighter and larger than the next-nearest star to someone on earth?
The Moon is much nearer than the nearest star.The Moon is much nearer than the nearest star.The Moon is much nearer than the nearest star.The Moon is much nearer than the nearest star.
Is the sun closer to earth than a star?
The sun is a star, the closest one to Earth. The next nearest star to Earth is about 265,000 times farther away than the sun is.
