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cool red dwarf · M5.5V

Proxima Cen

Proxima Cen is a cool red dwarf 4.24 light-years from Earth, with a temperature of 2,900 K and 0.12 times the Sun's mass. It has 2 known planets.

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Planets
2 
Distance
4.24 light-years1.3 pc
Star
2,900 K0.14 R☉

About this system

The innermost, Proxima Cen d, circles it in 5.12 days; the outermost, Proxima Cen b, in 11.2 days. One of them lies in the habitable zone: Proxima Cen b.

Worlds of Proxima Cen

NameTypeSizeA yearTemperature
Proxima Cen dEarth-sized 0.69 × Earth5.12 days282 K
Proxima Cen bEarth-sized 1 × Earth11.2 days218 K