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Proxima

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Proxima [ˈprɒksɪmə]
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(Astronomy) a flare star in the constellation Centaurus that is the nearest star to the sun. It is a red dwarf of very low magnitude. Distance: 4.3 light years Also called Proxima Centauri See also Rigil Kent
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Noun1.Proxima - the nearest star to the sun; distance: 4.3 light years
Centaurus, Centaur - a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross


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Generations of astronomy students have learned that the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the sun's closest stellar neighbor, tours the galaxy locked in a gravitational embrace with Alpha Centauri, a binary star system that shines in the southern hemisphere constellation Centaurus.
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