Proxima Centauri

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Proxima Centauri, also known as Alpha Centauri C, is a star in the Alpha Centauri trinary system in the Alpha Quadrant.

It is the closest star to Sol, located approximately 4 light years away.


A small, low mass star, it is the nearest-known star to the Earth's sun. Proxima Colony is a Human settlement located near Earth, in this solar system.

This star randomly undergoes dramatic increases in brightness, due to magnetic activity.



Has two exoplanets: Proxima Centauri b and Proxima Centauri c

  • Proxima Centauri b orbits at a distance of roughly 0.05 AU (7.5 million km)
  • orbital period of approximately 11.2 Earth days
  • Proxima Centauri c orbits roughly 1.5 AU (220 million km) away
  • orbital period of 1,900 days (5.2 yr)