UNIVERSE
THE SUN
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Detailed explanation-1: -The nearest star to the Earth after the sun is the star Proxima Centauri . It is a companion star to the binary star system Alpha Centauri AB and is approx 4.2 light-years away from Earth. Q.
Detailed explanation-2: -Proxima Centauri is the closest star to the Sun, lying just over four light-years away. The newly discovered planet, named Proxima d, orbits Proxima Centauri at a distance of about four million kilometres, less than a tenth of Mercury’s distance from the Sun.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first nearest star from Earth is the Sun. The second nearest star is the Alpha Centauri. It is 4.3 light years away from the Earth.
Detailed explanation-4: -Bottom line: Proxima Centauri is the nearest star to our sun at 4.22 light-years away. It’s home to at least 2 planets and massive solar flares. Enjoying EarthSky so far?
Detailed explanation-5: -Sun is the nearest star to the earth. It is 150 million km (0.00001581 light-years) away from earth. Rigel is 864.3 light-years away from the earth and Betelgeuse is 642.5 light-years away from the earth.