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Proxima Centauri

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Noun

1. proxima, proxima centauri

the nearest star to the sun; distance: 4.3 light years

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Proxima Centauri

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noun
a flare star in the constellation Centaurus that is the nearest star to the sun. It is a red dwarf of very low magnitude. Distance: 4.3 light years
another name for Proxima

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Proxima Centauri

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a red dwarf star near Alpha Centauri: magnitude, 11: at a distance of c. 4.22 light-years, it is the closest star to the sun

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Proxima Centauri

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n.
The closest to Earth of three stars in the Alpha Centauri system. At a distance of 4.2 light-years, Proxima Centauri is the closest star to Earth after the sun.

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