Glossary term: Próxima Centauri
Description: Próxima Centauri, también conocida como Alfa Centauri C, es la estrella más cercana al Sol, a una distancia de 4.24 años luz (1.302 parsecs), es decir, unos 40 billones de kilómetros. Se trata de una enana roja, más pequeña que el Sol tanto en tamaño como en masa, y por lo tanto demasiado tenue para ser vista a simple vista. En el momento de redactar este artículo, hay un planeta confirmado que orbita alrededor de Próxima Centauri. Se le ha designado Próxima Centauri b, y su órbita se encuentra en la denominada zona habitable de la estrella. Otros dos candidatos a planetas, Próxima Centauri c y d, aún no han sido confirmados. Junto con Alfa Centauri A y B, Próxima Centauri forma el sistema estelar Alfa Centauri, compuesto por tres estrellas unidas gravitacionalmente.
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In Other Languages
- Árabe: قنطورس الأقرب
- Alemán: Proxima Centauri
- Inglés: Proxima Centauri
- Francés: Proxima du Centaure
- Italiano: Proxima Centauri
- Coreano: 센타우루스자리프록시마별
- Portugués de Brasil: Proxima Centauri
- Chino simplificado: 比邻星
- Chino tradicional: 比鄰星
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Proxima Centauri, Our Closest Stellar Neighbor
Caption: Hubble's view of Proxima Centauri, a M-type dwarf and the nearest star to our Solar System. While this is the nearest star to the Sun, it was not discovered until 1915 due to its inherent faintness. Despite its proximity, it remains a point-like object in this image as even the closest stars to the Sun are very far away when compared to their physical size.
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA
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