Proxima+Centauri+II+B

//__Proxima Centauri__//
 * Discovered in 1915 by Robert Innes.
 * Though the dimmest star in the Alpha Centauri Triple Star System, it is the nearest star to our sun.
 * It only takes about 4 years for its light to reach the earth, and then, it can only be observed through a telescope.
 * It is 4.22 lightyears(1 lightyear=5.88 million miles) away from the earth.


 * This star is characterized as a red dwarf( a small, dim star with relatively cool surface temperatures-Reference.com)
 * It has been the closest star to the sun for 32,000 years, but in 9,000 more years, Barnard's Star (5.96 light years) will soon replace it. \
 * The diameter and mass of it is about 1/7 that of the sun.


 * The star's temperature is 3,040 degrees K-5012.6 degrees F
 * It is known as a flare star for its random increases in luminosity.
 * By the motions of the Sun and Proxima, they are coming closer together at a speed of 16,000m/s.