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Sun

 ... Virgo Supercluster Local group Milky Way Arm of the Milky Way Orion Arm Solar System
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Stars nearest to the Sun

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Distance of stars nearest to the Sun as function of time
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Some notable ones:
  • Proxima Centauri, the nearest one, at 4 ly. It is part of the Alpha Centauri star system, which contains two other stars at very similar distances as well, and their relative distances to earth will change positions in a few tens of thousands of years.
  • Sirius, the brightest star in the sky at 9 ly

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  1. Solar System
  2. Orion Arm
  3. Arm of the Milky Way
  4. Milky Way
  5. Local group
  6. Virgo Supercluster
  7. Universe
  8. Astronomy
  9. Natural science
  10. Science
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  • Biconvex spherical lens
  • Discovery of the noble gases
  • Galilean invariance
  • Parallel light
  • Proper motion

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