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3/20/2012 6:36 AM

    Craig (SA)

    How would our Sun compare in size to the nearest other (Sun)/star in space?

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    3/20/2012 9:08 AM

    Hi Craig!

    You can find a list of the nearest stars to the Sun e.g. from http://en.wikipedia.org/w...ist_of_nearest_stars

    Alpha Centauri's radius is 1.3 that of Sun. The second closest star, Barnard's star is smaller, its radius is only about 20% of the Sun's radii. Also the third largest start, Wolf 359 is about as small as Barnard's start.

    Emilia


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