Question

The star nearest to
the sun​

Answer 1

Answer:

ᴀʟᴘʜᴀ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴀᴜʀɪ ᴀ

ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ sᴛᴀʀs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪᴍᴍᴇsᴛ - ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴘʀᴏxɪᴍᴀ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴀᴜʀɪ - ɪs ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴀʀᴇsᴛ sᴛᴀʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜɴ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ʙʀɪɢʜᴛ sᴛᴀʀs, ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴀʟᴘʜᴀ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴀᴜʀɪ ᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ʙ ғᴏʀᴍ ᴀ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ʙɪɴᴀʀʏ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ; ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ sᴇᴘᴀʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ - sᴜɴ ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ

Answer 2

Answer:

Alpha Centauri A

Explanation:

Of the three stars in the system, the dimmest - called Proxima Centauri - is actually the nearest star to the Sun. The two bright stars, called Alpha Centauri A and B form a close binary system; they are separated by only 23 times the Earth - Sun distance.