Proxima Centauri
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proxima-centauri-169-10364619
title:
Proxima Centauri
text:
Proxima Centauri is a small, low-mass star located 4.2465 light-years (1.3020 pc) away from the Sun in the southern constellation of Centaurus. Its Latin name means the 'nearest [star] of Centaurus'. It was discovered in 1915 by Robert Innes and is the nearest-known star to the Sun. With a quiescent apparent magnitude of 11.13, it is too faint to be seen with the unaided eye. Proxima Centauri is a member of the Alpha Centauri star system, being identified as component Alpha Centauri C, and is 2.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Nearest star to the Solar System
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxima_Centauri
date created:
2002-09-07T16:58:04Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T14:19:01Z
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13
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