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Proxima Centauri

/ˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mə sɛnˈtɔː.ɹi/ · name

Meaning

  1. A red dwarf star, part of the Alpha Centauri system and the nearest star to Earth's solar system.

Etymology / origin

From Latin proximus (“nearest, next”) and centaurī (“of the constellation Centaurus”).

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