Input (grade 6): Proxima Centauri (Latin: meaning 'next to' or 'nearest to') is a red dwarf star approximately 4.2 light-years (3.97 km) distant in the constellation of Centaurus.
Output (grade 12): Past photographic records showed that the star displayed a measurable increase in magnitude about 8% of the time, making it the most active flare star then found.