Go ahead, answer. I bet nobody gets it right.
2006-08-29 02:51:55 · 30 answers · asked by brainzrgood4u 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Very good! It's obviously the sun. You would all be suprised to learn how many people will try to get technical and say Proxima Centauri. My faith in Yahooers is restored.
2006-08-29 04:12:03 · update #1
The SUN
2006-08-29 02:53:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
The Sun...
List of nearest stars
This list of the nearest stars to Earth is ordered by increasing distance out to a maximum of 5 parsecs (16.3 light years). Stars with an apparent magnitude greater than 6.5, and which consequently cannot be observed with the naked eye, are shown in grey. The stellar class is shown in the color of the star's spectral classification. Parallax and distance results in red are only preliminary measurements.
Designation Stellar class m M RA Dec Parallax(Arcsec) Distance from Earth (ly) Sources
System Star
Sun (Sol) G2V â26.7 4.85 — — 180° 0.000 016 (8.3 lm)
Alpha Centauri Proxima Centauri (V645 Centauri) M5.5Ve 11.01 15.53 14h 29m 43s â62° 40′ 46″ 0.772″ 4.22 H, Y
Alpha Centauri A (Rigil Kentaurus; Toliman) G2V -0.01 4.38 14h 39m 37s â60° 50′ 2″ 0.747″ 4.36 S, Y
Alpha Centauri B (HD 128621) K0V 1.35 5.71 14h 39m 35s â60° 50′ 14″
Barnard's Star (BD+04°3561a) M4.0Ve 9.53 13.22 17h 55m 23s +04° 33′ 18″ 0.547″ 5.96 H, Y
Wolf 359 (CN Leonis) M6.0V 13.44 16.55 10h 56m 28s +07° 00′ 42″ 0.419″ 7.78 Y
Lalande 21185 (BD+36°2147) M2.0V 7.47 10.44 11h 00m 37s +36° 18′ 20″ 0.393″
2006-08-29 12:10:15 · answer #2 · answered by Swaroop B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Sun
2006-08-29 09:54:27 · answer #3 · answered by Stacy W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The closest star to us is the Sun but the closest star to the Sun is Proxima Centauri.
2006-08-29 09:58:00 · answer #4 · answered by gabi 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Sun is the closest star to Earth and is the center of our solar system. A giant, spinning ball of very hot gas, the Sun is fueled by nuclear fusion reactions. The light from the Sun heats our world and makes life possible. The Sun is also an active star that displays sunspots, solar flares, erupting prominences, and coronal mass ejections. These phenomena impact our near-Earth space environment and determine our "space weather."
2006-08-29 23:17:42 · answer #5 · answered by hamdi_batriyshah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sol, aka known as the Sun, is only 93,000,000 miles or 8 light minutes away. Next is Proxima Centauri at 4.3 light years. Third is Alpha Centauri.
2006-08-29 12:52:23 · answer #6 · answered by miyuki & kyojin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Sun.
2006-08-29 10:06:11 · answer #7 · answered by Scott S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sun
2006-08-29 10:03:23 · answer #8 · answered by rajatag 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Sun.
2006-08-29 09:55:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sun is the closest star to Earth, and its scientific name is Sol (thus Earth is Sol-3).
The next closest is Alpha Centauri, and the next closest galaxy to the Milky Way is Andromeda.
2006-08-29 09:59:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sun, then proxima centauri.
2006-08-29 10:03:28 · answer #11 · answered by zee_muk 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋