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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Have a question in Astronomy is this the right place to get an answer?

OpenStudy (ujjwal):

Yeah Astronomy is physics.. you can ask.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay here is the question. How close are the nearest stars to the Sun as compared to the distance between the Sun and the Earth? Yes I do know the Sun is a star.

OpenStudy (ujjwal):

The distance between sun and the nearest star (proxima centauri) is about 4.3 light years. It is approximately equal to 270000 times the distance between earth and sun.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thank you for the answer it is appreciated.

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

the the sun is about is 8.3 light minutes away

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thank you for the answer.

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