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Ronaldo Smith wrote: MiniDaggers wrote: (WARNING Lack of Astronomical Knowledge incoming WARNING)

I thought the closest star to our own was Alpha Centauri? Alpha Centauri is actually a triple star system. The three stars are called Alpha Centauri A, Alpha Centauri B, and Proxima Centauri. Of the three, the closest to us is Proxima Centauri. Gosh darn Proxima Centauri. Always wanting to be the special one. (Grumble grumble)