0
Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf star and the nearest star to us other than the sun. It is about 4.2 light years away and is much dimmer than the sun, too dim to be seen with the naked eye. It is unclear whether it is part of the Alpha Centauri system. Sirius is a binary star system consisting of a white dwarf stellar remnant and a white main sequence star about 25 times brighter than the sun. Sirius is one of our closest stellar neighbors at about 8.6 light years away. It is the brightest star in the night sky.
Still curious? Ask our experts.
Chat with our AI personalities
Blake
Maxine
BeauAdd your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Not counting the sun which is the closest star to earth?
0.00 Sun Sol-Following in light years. i admire your persistance:) 4.24 Proxima Centauri Alpha Centauri C, GJ 5514.36 Alpha Centauri (A&B) Rigil Kentaurus, Toliman5.96 Barnard's Star Proxima Ophiuchi, GJ 6997.78 Proxima Leonis Wolf 359, CN Leonis, GJ 4068.29 Proxima Ursae Majoris Lalande 21185, GJ 4118.58 Sirius (A,B) Alpha/Proxima Canis Majoris8.73 Proxima Ceti (A,B) Luyten 726-8, UV & BL Ceti, GJ 659.68 Proxima Sagittarii Ross 154, V1216 Sagittarii, GJ 72910.32 Proxima Andromedae Ross 248 , HH Andromedae, GJ90510.52 Epsilon Eridani Proxima Eridani, GJ 14410.74 Proxima Piscis Austrini Lacaille 9352, GJ 88710.92 Proxima Virginis Ross 128, FI Virginis, GJ 44711.27 Proxima Aquarii (A,B,C) EZ Aquarii, GJ 866 11.37 Proxima Cygni (A,B) 61 Cygni, GJ 82011.40 Procyon (A,B) Alpha/Proxima Canis Minoris11.52 Proxima Draconis (A,B) Struve 2398, GJ 725 11.62 Groombridge 34 (A,B) GX/GQ Andromedae, GJ 15, 2nd in Andromeda 11.82 Epsilon Indi (A,Ba,Bb) Proxima Indi, GJ 845 11.83 Proxima Cancri DX Cancri, GJ 1111 11.89 Tau Ceti GJ 71, 2nd in Cetus 11.99 Proxima Horologii GJ 1061, LHS 1565 12.10 YZ Ceti LHS 138, GJ 54.1, 3rd in Cetus
What is the 3rd closest star on earth?
ANSWER:With the Sun being the first, Proxima Centauri is the next closest at 4.22 light years away in the Alpha Centauri star system. See the related link for more information.
List 4 really bright stars?
Sirius - the brightest star visible from Earth and part of the Canis Major constellation. Canopus - the second brightest star, located in the Carina constellation. Alpha Centauri - a binary star system that includes the third brightest star visible from Earth, Proxima Centauri. Arcturus - the fourth brightest star in the night sky, found in the Bootes constellation.
What are the three brightest stars in the sky?
The three brightest stars in the sky are Sirius, Canopus, and Alpha Centauri. Sirius is also known as the "Dog Star" and is the brightest star in the night sky. Canopus is the second brightest star and Alpha Centauri is the third brightest star.
How far away is the next nearest star?
Technically speaking the closest star to Earth is the sun which is about 93 000 000 miles (150 million kilometers) away. After that the next nearest star is Alpha Centauri and it is 4.37 light years away from our sun.
