Proxima

/ ˈprɒksɪmə /

noun

See Rigil Kent
a flare star in the constellation Centaurus that is the nearest star to the sun. It is a red dwarf of very low magnitude. Distance: 4.3 light years Also calledProxima Centauri See also Rigil Kent

Tam tristi patris iudicio perculsus lucem ulterius intueri non sustinuit et proxima nocte vitam suspendio finivit.

Primum est, si proxima semper pro prœcedente substituitur littera, nimirum ב pro א, ג pro ב & sic porro.

They desired, they hoped, they petitioned to be the first to make the long, hard journey to Alpha and Proxima Centauri in rockets.

A human pilot would be dead of heart failure long before the ship got anywhere near Proxima.

The ring around Proxima was a living ring, superior to anything Terra could throw against it.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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