Celestial Objects

Proxima Centauri

Red Dwarf Star

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General Reference

Space and Astronomy Atlas. "Proxima Centauri." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/proxima-centauri.

APA Style

Space and Astronomy Atlas. (n.d.). Proxima Centauri. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/proxima-centauri

BibTeX

@misc{spaceandastronomyatlas-proxima-centauri,
  author = {Space and Astronomy Atlas},
  title = {Proxima Centauri},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/proxima-centauri},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Proxima Centauri is a small red dwarf star 4.25 light-years away, the nearest known star to the Sun, hosting at least one confirmed Earth-mass exoplanet, Proxima Centauri b, within its habitable zone.

Facts

Object Type

Star 1

Sources

1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)

Wikimedia Foundationen.wikipedia.org, Proxima Centauri, lead section

Quote, en.wikipedia.org, Proxima Centauri, lead section

Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf star with a mass about 12.5% of the Sun's mass, and average density about 33 times that of the Sun.

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