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Distance to Proxima Centauri (nearest star to the Earth)

Distance to Proxima Centauri (nearest star to the Earth) (39.9 trillion km)

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If Distance to Proxima Centauri (nearest star to the Earth) (39.9 trillion km) was a standard unit ...

  • Distance to Eris (dwarf planet) (10.17 billion km)...more would be 1/4000 of Distance to Proxima Centauri (nearest star to the Earth)

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