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Proxima Centuari Star System - Proxima Centauri Star
4.2421 Light Years from Earth
Proxima Centauri
Proxima Centauri (M5.5 Red Star)


Proxima b
Proxima b - Cold Super Terran
0.0485 AU










Proxima Centauri
Proxima Centauri

Rigil Kentaurus A
Rigil Kentaurus A

Rigil Kentaurus B
Rigil Kentaurus B





Travel Time

55,046
Years
Stellar Class

M5.5
Sub Dwarf
Temperature

5,016 °
F
Solar Flares

Extreme
Intensity
Proxima Centauri Description
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Proxima Centauri is the closest star to our Solar System. Proxima Centauri belongs to a triple star system that includes Rigil Kentaurus A and Rigil Kentaurus B (formerly known as Alpha Cenaturi A & B). Rigil Kentaurus A and B orbit each other as a binary star system, and Proxima Cenaturi orbits Rigil Kentaurus A and B.