[Drew68]

The "closest" star is 4 LYs away.

To put this distance in perspective, if you scaled the sun down to the size of a pea, Alpha Centauri, our closest stellar neighbor, would be 117 miles away.

Imagine two peas separated by 117 miles. These are the distances we are talking about.

[Lazamataz]

To put this distance in perspective, if you scaled the sun down to the size of a pea, Alpha Centauri, our closest stellar neighbor, would be 117 miles away. Imagine two peas separated by 117 miles. These are the distances we are talking about.

117 miles is less than two hours on the expressway.

[Lou L]

Alpha Centauri, our closest stellar neighbor, would be 117 miles away.

That's a very manageable 2-hour drive by car!