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To: petuniasevan
Alpha Centauri,is 6.4 million light years away from earth, the nearest star.
3 posted on 04/18/2003 10:04:22 PM PDT by green team 1999
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To: green team 1999
NO. Alpha Centauri is 4.6 light years from us.

The Andromeda Galaxy is 2.2 million light years away, for reference.
4 posted on 04/18/2003 10:16:24 PM PDT by petuniasevan (I'm a lefty. Left-handed. The only kind of lefty I've ever been.)
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To: green team 1999
I thought Proxima Centauri was the closest star. Help!
5 posted on 04/19/2003 4:13:54 AM PDT by GodBlessRonaldReagan (where is Count Petofi when we need him most?)
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