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The closest star would be Alpha Centauri A (Not to be confused with Proximus Centauri) which has a stellar class [See Link] of G2V which is the same as our Sun. It's distance is about 4.3 light years away.
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∙ 11y agoIt's called Proxima Centauri. It is a red dwarf star so you can't actually see it without a telescope. The next nearest after that is Alpha Centauri which is the third or fourth brightest star in our sky, but it's not visible from Europe or the USA.
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∙ 8y agoThe Sun is the closest star but the next one is called Proxima Centauri, about 4 light years away but so dim it needs a really big telescope to see it. Then there is a bright star called Alpha Centauri a bit further away.
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∙ 13y agoOur own Sun (also called Sol) is the nearest star to planet Earth, the next nearest is Proxima Centauri.
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∙ 14y agoOur sun, named Sol, is the closest star to the Earth.
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∙ 12y agoProxima Centauri, a red dwarf star in the constellation of Centaurus, is the nearest known star to the Earth after the Sun. It is 4.2 Light Years away.
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∙ 11y agoOur Sun. It is about 8.5 light minutes away.
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What type of simple machine is a protractor?
The closest would probably be a lever
What type of radiation does the earth emit?
Its the thermal energy that the Earth emits. Radiation is essentially another word for heat. There is also solar radiation which is simply the heat from the sun. The Earth actually emits far less thermal energy than what is taken in from by the sun and absorbed into the atmosphere. On the other hand there are planets like Jupiter whose surface temperature is mostly comprised of heat from thermal energy instead of solar radiation.
What energy travels to earth as what type of waves?
Light as particles and waves travel from the sun to earth as energy.
The suns energy reaches the earth as what type of energy?
radiant
What is a type of electromagnetic wave that warms earth?
Infrared wave
Which stars are most like the sun?
The star closest to our Sun in type, age and period in it's evolution is Alpha Centauri A.
What type of star is Subra?
Subra is a white main-sequence star in the constellation Leo. Subra is 130 light-years away from Earth. Subra came closest to the sun 700,000 years ago.
What of type star is earth sized?
A white dwarf star is about the size of Earth.
What type of object is the Earth's sun?
Star.
Which type of star does the earth orbit?
main sequence
What type of sun is the earth's sun?
A class G Medium Star. G2V star.
Is the moon mercury?
No. The Moon (also known as Luna) is a natural satellite of the Earth. The planet Mercury, which looks like a bright star from Earth, is another planet, circling the Sun in an orbit like the Earth, except that it is much closer to the Sun.
What kind of star is your sun?
Earth's Sun is:a G2V type star,a yellow dwarf anda main sequence star
What is earths type star?
Earth's star is what we call the Sun, and it is a main-sequence star with a G2 spectrum and an absolute magnitude of +4.7.
What type of star is Barnard's star?
Barnard's Star, is red dwarf star approximately 6 light years away from Earth in the constellation of Ophiuchus.It has a spectral type of M4V.See related link for more information
What type of star is angetenar?
Angetenar or Tau2 Eridani is an Orange Giant star of Spectral Type K0 III. It is approximately 182 light years from earth.
The Type of star the sun turns into when it swells up and swallows the earth?
Red Giant
