Question

What are the 5 closest stars to Earth? What are their distances in light years?

Answer 1

Alpha Centauri triad (4.24 - 4.37 ly), Barnard's star (5.96 ly) and Wolf 359 or CN Leonis (7.78 ly)

Explanation:

Alpha triad includes the binary bright stars A and B and, a little away from this pair but closest to the Earth, Proxima Centauri.

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www.space.com/18964-nearer-stars-to-Earth.infographics.html