A faint red dwarf star associated with the bright binary star Alpha Centauri. It is the closest known star to the solar system (distance 4.24 light years).
Pronunciation
Proxima Centauri
/ˌpräksəmə ˌsenˈtôˌrī//ˌprɑksəmə ˌsɛnˈtɔˌraɪ/
Origin
Latin, ‘nearest (star) of Centaurus’.
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