Proxima Centauri

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A red dwarf star, part of the Alpha Centauri system and the nearest star to Earth's solar system.

/ˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mə sɛnˈtɔː.ɹi/ /ˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mə sɛnˈtaʊə.ɹi/ /ˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mə sɛnˈtɔ.ɹi/ /ˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mə sɛnˈtaʊ.ɹi/

Proxima Centauri

From Latin proximus (“nearest, next”) and centaurī (“of the constellation Centaurus”).

Alpha Cen C Alpha Centauri C Prox Proxima Proxima Cen Rigel Kent C Rigel Kentarus C α Cen C α Centauri C

Prox Proxima Proxima Cen Proxima Centaurian Proxima Centauri b

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