Original: Among the known stars , Proxima Centauri has been the closest star to the Sun for about 32,000 years and will be so for about another 33,000 years , after which the closest star to the Sun will be Ross 248 .
Simplified: Proxima Centauri has been the closest star to the Sun for about the last 32,000 years and will be so for about another 9,000 years , when it will be replaced by Barnard 's Star .