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Sign in to saveAlso known as α Cen C, Alpha Centauri C, Proxima, α Centauri C, Proxima Cen, GJ 551, LHS 49, NLTT 37460
star in Centaurus constellation
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Proxima Centauri is a star located in the Centaurus constellation that holds the distinction of being the closest star to our Sun. It matters because its proximity to Earth makes it a primary target for future space exploration and scientific study.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- multiple star
- Part of
- Alpha Centauri
- Official name
- Proxima Centauri
- Constellation
- Centaurus
- Child body
- Proxima Centauri d
- Distance from Earth
- 1.3019
- Diameter
- 200000
- Radius
- 0.141
- Mass
- 0.12
- Variable-star type
- BY Draconis variable
- Image
- New shot of Proxima Centauri, our nearest neighbour.jpg
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- spectral class
- M4.5
- time of discovery or invention
- 1915-00-00
- discoverer or inventor
- Robert T. A. Innes
- parallax
- 769.66
- apparent magnitude
- 8.984749
- Commons category
- Proxima Centauri
- companion of
- Alpha Centauri B
- catalog code
- TIC 388857263
- topic's main category
- Category:Proxima Centauri
- inception
- 4850000000
- radial velocity
- -20.578199
- absolute magnitude
- 15.6
- effective temperature
- 3050
- epoch
- J2000.0
- stellar rotational velocity
- 0
- color index
- 1.9
- metallicity
- 0.04
- luminosity
- 0.0017
- age estimated by a dating method
- 4850000000
- depicted by
- Moscow-Cassiopeia
- right ascension component of proper motion
- -3758
- declination component of proper motion
- 833.1
- right ascension
- 217.42893212396
- declination
- -62.67948924884
- surface gravity
- 39000
- angular distance
- 2.18
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