Which star (except the sun) is closest to our earth
acording to me, it should be Proxima Centauri which is 4.22 light years away but in few of the books I have read that it is Alpha Centauri....
So which one is correct???

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You are partially correct my frnd but it's grp of star.

the closest stellar neighbors are three stars in the Alpha Centauri system. The two main stars are Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B, which form a binary pair. They are an average of 4.3 light-years from Earth. The third star is Proxima Centauri. It is about 4.22 light-years from Earth and is the closest star other than the sun.

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Which star (except the sun) is closest to our earth acording to me, it should be Proxima Centauri which is 4.22 light years away but in few of the books I have read that it is Alpha Centauri.... So which one is correct???

Which star (except the sun) is closest to our earth
acording to me, it should be Proxima Centauri which is 4.22 light years away but in few of the books I have read that it is Alpha Centauri....
So which one is correct???