Closest star to the Sun
The current closest star to the sun record is 24,960,480,792,174 miles, held by Proxima Centauri. Last checked October 14, 2026.
24,960,480,792,174
miles
Proxima Centauri
- Holder
- Proxima Centauri
- Record
- 24,960,480,792,174 miles
- Metric
- 40,170 billion km
- Exact figure
- 4.2465 light-years (about 40 trillion km)
- Location
- Constellation Centaurus
- Last checked
- October 14, 2026
Sources
- Wikipedia Read the source
- nasa.gov Nearest star info
- astro4edu.org Read the source
- britannica.com Read the source
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