Proxima Centauri
Our nearest stellar neighbor
A small red dwarf 4.24 light-years away, Proxima hosts at least three known planets — including one in the habitable zone.
Image: 2MASS / NASA
Vital statistics
Type
Red Dwarf (M5.5Ve)
Distance
4.24 light-years
Mass vs Sun
0.12×
Age
~4.85 billion years
Known planets
3
Did you know
Too faint to see with the naked eye despite being closest.
Fact 01
Will live for trillions of years — far longer than the Sun.
Fact 02
Erupts violent flares that bombard its planets.
Fact 03
Research & publications
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arXiv (preprints)
Open-access preprints in physics & astrophysics.
NASA ADS
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Google Scholar
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Nature
Peer-reviewed articles in Nature & sister journals.
Wikipedia
Encyclopedic overview & onward references.
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