Proxima Centauri b: The Closest Planet to Our Solar System?

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The closest planet to our solar system is Proxima Centauri b.

It orbits the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, which is the closest star to our Sun, located about 4.24 light-years away in the Alpha Centauri system.

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