Proxima Centauri

English

Etymology

From Latin proximus (“nearest, next”) and centaurī (“of the constellation Centaurus”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mə sɛnˈtɔː.ɹi/, /ˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mə sɛnˈtaʊə.ɹi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mə sɛnˈtɔ.ɹi/, /ˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mə sɛnˈtaʊ.ɹi/

Centauri is sometimes pronounced to rhyme with dowry and sometimes to rhyme with story.

Proper noun

Proxima Centauri

1. (astronomy) A red dwarf star, part of the Alpha Centauri system. It is the nearest star to Earth's solar system.

Synonyms

• Alpha Centauri C
• Rigel Kentarus C
• Proxima (abbreviation)

Translations

a red dwarf star

• Armenian: Կենտավրոսի Պրոքսիմա (Kentavrosi Prokʿsima)
• French: Proxima du Centaure, Proxima Centauri (fr), Alpha Centauri C
• German: Proxima Centauri

• Persian: پروکسیما قنطورس‎
• Russian: Проксима Центавра (ru) (Proksima Centavra)
• Spanish: Próxima Centauro