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What is the nerrest star to earth?
The nearest star to Earth is Proxima Centauri, which is part of the Alpha Centauri star system. Proxima Centauri is located approximately 4.24 light years away from Earth.
Compare Alpha Centari to the sun?
Alpha Centari is the nearest star to the Solar System's Sun. Alpha Centari is thought to be in the order of at least 4 to 7 billion years old. The Sun's age is estimated to be at the low end 4.6, and thus likely to be much younger. Another difference is that Alpha Centari is really a binary star system, while the Sun is the only star in the Solar System.
What is the temperature of the star Canopus?
Canopus is a yellow-white F super giant -- a star with a temperature from 10,000 to 14,000 degrees Fahrenheit (6,000 to 8,000 Kelvin)Canopus is the second brightest star :)
What color is a star with 6000 degree celsius temperature?
A star with a temperature of 6000 degrees Celsius would appear white in color. This temperature corresponds to a star of spectral type A, which emits light across a range of visible wavelengths creating a white appearance.
What two characteristics are stars classified by?
They are classified by the amount of Light they give off, and their temperature.
What is the name of the star that is second most nearest to earth?
proxima centuari
Is Proxima Centauri a yellow star?
No, Proxima Centauri is not a yellow star. It is a red dwarf star, which means it has a cooler temperature and emits most of its light in the red and infrared spectrum.
How far from earth to the nearest star?
our sun of course and then Proxima Centauri at 4.24 light-years away. Alpha Centauri is at 4.37 light-years, and then Barnard's star at 5.97 light-years away so proxima centuari is approximately 25,000,000,000,000.(25 trillion miles)
How hot is proxima centauri?
Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf star with a surface temperature of around 3,000 degrees Celsius (5,432 degrees Fahrenheit). This temperature is much cooler than our Sun, which has a surface temperature of about 5,500 degrees Celsius (9,932 degrees Fahrenheit).
What is the nearest star to earth next to the sun?
That is Alpha Centuari C.
What is proxima centauri's surface?
Proxima centaury's surface is made of plasma because this star is a red dwarf. This red dwarf is the closest star to the solar system and has a surface temperature of about 3500 degrees Kelvin.
What are biotic factors for Proxima Centauri?
Proxima Centauri is a star. It has no life forms.
How far away is the alpha proxima star?
There is no star called "Alpha Proxima". "Alpha" is part of the name of the "main" star (usually the brightest star) in each constellation.Perhaps you refer to Proxima Centauri. That's about 4.3 light-years away.
How far is proxima centauri from your galaxy?
As the closest star to our sun, Proxima Centauri is in our galaxy.
Why do all stars except our Sun appear only as tiny dots in the sky?
They are unimaginably far away. The sun is "only" about 93 million miles from Earth. The next nearest star, Proxima Centuari is about 265,000 times farther away than the sun is. To scale it down, if the sun were an inch from your face, Proxima Centauri would be more than 4 miles away. Many of the stars you see at night are dozens to hundreds of times farther away than Proxima Centauri.
Is the star proxima centauri a white star?
No. It's a red dwarf star.
What is Proxima Centauri?
Proxima Centauri is the nearest star to us besides the Sun. The word 'proxima' is Latin meaning 'next to' or 'nearest to.'It is located approximately 4.2 light years from us, in the constellation of Centaurus.It is a red dwarf star and has a spectral class of M2 which means it has a surface temperature of less than 3,700 KelvinSee related link for more information.
