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Stars and the Solar System — Science STD 8 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8ScienceStars and the Solar System1 Mark
MCQ
After the Sun, the next nearest star to the Earth is:
  • A
    Alpha Centauri.
  • B
    Polestar.
  • C
    Sirius.
  • ✓
    Proxima Centauri.
✓

Answer

Correct option: D.
Proxima Centauri.

The next nearest star to Earth is ‘Proxima Centauri’. It is $4.24$ light years from the Sun. Its light will take $4.24$ years to reach us.

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