After our own Sun, the closest star is called Proxima Centauri.
The closest star to our solar system is Proxima Centauri, which is located about 4.24 light-years away in the Alpha Centauri star system.
There are eight planets in the solar system, but the planet closest to the sun is Mercury.
The closest star (aside from the Sun) to Earth is Alpha Centauri. It is about 4.22 light years away from earth. Though we call our star "the sun" its actual name is Sol which is used for the phrase "Solar System". All others are just systems and aren't in any way "solar".
Sol, commonly called the Sun, is the closest star to Earth.
Proxima Centauri is the closest star to Earth at a distance of about 4.24 light years away. It is part of the Alpha Centauri star system, which is the closest star system to our solar system.
The closest star to our solar system is Proxima Centauri, which is located about 4.24 light-years away in the Alpha Centauri star system.
There are eight planets in the solar system, but the planet closest to the sun is Mercury.
My solar system contains only one star. We call it "the sun".
Proxima Centauri
There is only one star in our solar system. It is called Sol.
The sun in our solar system.
The Pole Star (Polaris) is not the closest star to our solar system. It is located about 434 light-years away. The closest star to our solar system is Proxima Centauri, which is part of the Alpha Centauri star system and is located about 4.24 light-years away.
The closest star (aside from the Sun) to Earth is Alpha Centauri. It is about 4.22 light years away from earth. Though we call our star "the sun" its actual name is Sol which is used for the phrase "Solar System". All others are just systems and aren't in any way "solar".
Alpha Centauri
Our star's name is Sol - that's why it's called the solar system.
The closest one is the sun ... it's right in the center of the solar system.The next nearest is one of the components of the multiple system called Alpha Centauri,at the minuscule distance of only 4.2 light years from the solar system.
There is only one star in the solar system - it is the Sun.