Is Proxima Centauri the nearest star to the earth or sun?
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Yes. Proxima Centauri the nearest star to the earth or sun.
Proxima Centauri is the nearest star by solar system with the distance of 93 Million Miles. For information, 1 mile is equal to 2.5 Km.
And Proxima Centauri is 9300000× 2.5 km away from sun. Proxima Centauri is also known as Alpha Centauri. It is a centauri with small low-mass stars.
Interesting fact about Proxima Centauri is - The true separation of Proxima from Alpha Centauri is about 0.2 light year.
Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf type star. It is having the mass of 12% of the Sun. Its average temperature is 3000℃
A star is an astronomical object consisting of a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its own gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun.