Proxima system
Proxima CentauriOur nearest stellar neighbor, a small red dwarf whose gravity holds its planets in orbit. Its light takes just over four years to reach us.Distance from the Sun 4.24 light-yearsType M5.5V red dwarfMean radius About 0.14 solar radiiSurface temperature About 3,300 KAge Estimated at about 4.8 billion years
The SunOur star, holding the Solar System together with its gravity and bathing the planets in light.Type G-type main-sequence starMean radius 696,340 kmSurface temperature About 5,500 °CAge About 4.6 billion years
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Planet positions · UTC
An illustrative orbit model · distances and speeds are not to scale