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The closest star to the Earth after the Sun is the Alpha Centauri.
Earth and Sun are specific bodies and formal nouns as used in this sentence. And the first word in the sentence is always capitalized.

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Is Alpha-Centauri the closest star to the Sun?

Alpha Centauri is the second-closest, at 4.5 Light Years away. The closest star is Proxima Centauri, which is 4.2 light years distant. However, Alpha Centauri is a star very much like our Sun, while Proxima Centauri is a very dim dwarf star, hardly visible from Earth even though it is closest.


What is the closest star to our Sun?

Proxima Centauri is the closest star to our sun-- but it's neighbor, Alpha Centauri, is nearly the same distance.


One of its kind is Alpha centauri?

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What is the 3rd closest star on earth?

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What is the closest visible star outside the solar system?

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Alpha is the next closest star apart from the sun?

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