2006-08-03 06:57:32 · 6 answers · asked by nebben76 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Sirus
2006-08-03 07:03:23 · answer #1 · answered by tuhinrao 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
STAR DISTANCE IN LIGHT YEAR
1. PROXIMA 4.24
CENTAURI
2. ALPHA 4.34
CENTAURI A
3. ALPHA 4.34
CENTAURI B
4. BARNARD,S 5.97
STAR
5. WOLF359 7.80
6. LALANDE21185 8.19
7. UV CETI A 8.55
8. UN CETI B 8.55
9. SIRIUS A 8.68
10. SIRIUS B 8.68
Proxima Cen is the third component of Alpha Cen. It is a flare star.
Alpha Cen is the third brightest star in the sky. The two components A and B are close together and can only be seen separately in a small telescope.
Barnard's star has the largest proper motion (movement across the sky relative to the other stars). It moves a distance of a degree (twice the Moon's apparent diameter) in 360 years. It is believed to have one or more giant planets.
Sirius is the brightest star in the sky. Sirius B is a white dwarf, as is Procyon B. They have about the same mass as the Sun but are only about one fiftieth of its diameter.
Epsilon Eri is believed to be a young star, slghtly less massive than the Sun. It is an active star with a strong magnetic field and believed to be surrounded by dusty material of approximately solar system dimensions.
Lalande 21185 may have an unseen companion.
2006-08-03 09:34:15 · answer #2 · answered by atiq 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sun, after that Proxima Centauri
2006-08-03 07:02:56 · answer #3 · answered by mightymite1957 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Proxima Centauri; Centaurus constellation
Red Dwarf, about 4.2 light years away.
2006-08-03 07:00:46 · answer #4 · answered by Red P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Proxima Centauri is roughly 4.2 light years from Earth.
2006-08-03 07:08:30 · answer #5 · answered by kano7_1985 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Proxima Centauri which is 4.2 light years away from us and is a main sequence blue- green star.
2006-08-04 19:00:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋