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Old 19-10-2012, 05:27 PM
TrevorW
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Alpha Centauri is one of the brightest stars in the southern skies and is the nearest stellar system to our Solar System — only 4.3 light-years away.

Not quite correct Proxima in closer

A third star, known as Proxima Centauri, Proxima or Alpha Centauri C (α Cen C), is probably gravitationally associated with Alpha Centauri AB. Proxima is at the slightly smaller distance of 1.29 parsecs or 4.21 light years from the Sun, making it the closest star to the Sun, even though it is not visible to the naked eye
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