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Limits RegistryProxima Centauri, a red dwarf in the Alpha Centauri triple-star system, lies approximately 4.2465 light-years from the Sun — the closest known star. It hosts at least one confirmed exoplanet, Proxima Centauri b, discovered in 2016, orbiting within the star's habitable zone.
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Proxima Centauri, a red dwarf in the Alpha Centauri triple-star system, lies approximately 4.2465 light-years from the Sun — the closest known star. It hosts at least one confirmed exoplanet, Proxima Centauri b, discovered in 2016, orbiting within the star's habitable zone.
The distance from the Sun to the nearest confirmed star other than the Sun itself.
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Limits Registry. LR-CLOSEST-STAR. Closest star to the Sun. 2026.