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What is the nearest star to the Earth besides the Sun?

April 26, 2017earth nearest star Sun

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What is the nearest star to the Earth besides the Sun?

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The closest star to the sun, and thereby the earth, is Proxima Centauri, but its brighter neighbor Alpha Centauri, a double star, is so nearly the same distance that data about it are usually given. It is about 4 light years distance, or about 3.8×1016 m.