i think i spelt it right?its something in space but wat is it?
2007-04-21 15:40:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf member of the multiple star system Alpha Centauri. It is called Proxima because it is the closest star to Earth, at a distance of about 4.22 light years.
2007-04-21 15:47:16 · answer #1 · answered by injanier 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Proxima Centauri is a small red dwarf star which is part of the three star system known as Alpha Centauri. Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B are approximately 4.36 light years away while Proxima Centauri is about 4.22 light years away. It's within about 13,000 AU of the two Alpha Centauri stars and is sometimes referred to as Alpha Centauri C.
2007-04-22 11:09:00 · answer #2 · answered by The Professor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two of the previous answers are wrong, and one is correct. Par for the course on Y!A.
The answer posted by "injanier" is a good one. The correct spelling is "Centauri," which is a reference to a mythical creature called a centaur. (You wouldn't want your sister to date one.)
Alpha Centauri contains the stars closest to our sun. About 4.6 LY, or something like 30,000,000,000,000 (30 trillion) miles away. Not a convenient trip at today's gasoline prices.
2007-04-21 23:04:42 · answer #3 · answered by aviophage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
should be Cintari, one of the stars in the Centari Multiple star system (which includes Alpha). This is the closest star system to earth at about 4 light years distant.
2007-04-21 22:46:31 · answer #4 · answered by MSG 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
One of the stars in the Alpha Centari (note spelling âº) cluster. About 4.3 light years away.
HTH
Doug
2007-04-21 22:48:39 · answer #5 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋