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  2. List of nearest stars - Wikipedia

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    The closest encounter to the Sun so far predicted is the low-mass orange dwarf star Gliese 710 / HIP 89825 with roughly 60% the mass of the Sun. [4] It is currently predicted to pass 0.1696 ± 0.0065 ly (10 635 ± 500 au) from the Sun in 1.290 ± 0.04 million years from the present, close enough to significantly disturb the Solar System's Oort ...

  3. List of nearest stars by spectral type - Wikipedia

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    Below there are lists the nearest stars separated by spectral type. The scope of the list is still restricted to the main sequence spectral types: M, K, F, G, A, B and O. It may be later expanded to other types, such as S, D or C. The Alpha Centauri star system is the closest star system to the Sun.

  4. List of nearby stellar associations and moving groups

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    The regions with higher density of stars are shown; these correspond with known star clusters (Hyades and Coma Berenices) and moving groups. This is a list of nearby stellar associations and moving groups. A stellar association is a very loose star cluster, looser than an open cluster. A moving group is the remnant of such a stellar association ...

  5. Over time, some stars get uncomfortably close to the Sun - AOL

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    Right now the closest star to the Sun is Proxima Centauri, a little over 4.2 light-years away; roughly 40 trillion kilometers. A decent distance, and about average for stars in this neck of the ...

  6. Proxima Centauri - Wikipedia

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    Proxima Centauri is the nearest star to Earth after the Sun, located 4.25 light-years away in the southern constellation of Centaurus. This object was discovered in 1915 by Robert Innes. It is a small, low-mass star, too faint to be seen with the naked eye, with an apparent magnitude of 11.13. Its Latin name

  7. Fact or Fiction: French physicist catches image of closest ...

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    A celebrated French physicist named Étienne Klein tweeted out an image on July 31 claiming it showed Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to the sun.

  8. List of nearest known black holes - Wikipedia

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    Main-sequence star with dormant compact mass binary First dormant black hole discovered, First Sun-like star in black hole binary system discovered: First detected via positional shifts of visible companion [19] [20] [21] 1986—2022 3,000 ly (2.8 × 10 16 km; 1.8 × 10 16 mi) V616 Monocerotis (A0620−00) 5.86 M ☉ (1.165 × 10 31 kg; 2.57 × ...

  9. Scientist shares new ‘star’ photo — but admits it’s actually ...

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    Proxima Centauri, the star referenced in Klein’s tweet, is the closest star to Earth, according to NASA. It is part of the Centaurus constellation but is not visible to the naked eye because of ...