page_title: Proxima Centauri
hierarchical_section_title: Proxima Centauri
caption_attribution_description: Position from Proxima Centauri in Centaurus
context_page_description: Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf star that is likely a part of the Alpha Centauri star system and is the closest star to the Sun at a distance of
  4.22 light-years. It is in the constellation of Centaurus.
  Proxima Centauri was found to share the same proper motion as Alpha Centauri in 1915 by Robert Innes while he was Director of the Union Observatory in Johannesburg, South Africa.
  In 1951, Harlow Shapley said that Proxima Centauri was a flare star. Recorded photographs showed that the star became measurably brighter about 8% of the time, making it the most active flare star then found.
context_section_description: Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf star that is likely a part of the Alpha Centauri star system and is the closest star to the Sun at a distance of 
  4.22 light-years (3.99×10¹³ km; 2.48×10¹³ mi). It is in the constellation of Centaurus.
  Proxima Centauri was found to share the same proper motion as Alpha Centauri in 1915 by Robert Innes while he was Director of the Union Observatory in Johannesburg, South Africa.
  In 1951, Harlow Shapley said that Proxima Centauri was a flare star. Recorded photographs showed that the star became measurably brighter about 8% of the time, making it the most active flare star then found.
caption: Position from Proxima Centauri.
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