Olympia City Jail inmates being housed at the Lewis County Jail Facility. 1  Bebich, Michael J. 2  Beeching, Jason A J. 3  Bell, Grover C Jr. 4  Border, Christopher A. 5  Dausener, Cade A. 6  Duran, Eliot P J. 7  Ekelund, Erin M. 8  Flores, Dominik L. 9  Heard, Demario.
View full size image. The star Proxima Centauri lies a scant 4 light-years from Earth, making it the closest stellar neighbor to our own sun and a perfect target for the Hubble Space Telescope. In this Hubble telescope photo, Proxima Centauri shines as a bright point-like object, but that appearance is deceiving.he image does not show the other two stars which make up a triple star system with Proxima Centauri. Its two companions, Alpha Centauri A and B, lie outside the frame. Hubble acquired the image in 1996, and NASA unveiled it in 2013.
The nearest star, Proxima Centauri, is 4.3 light-years away. 4.3 light year. Taylor, Stuart Ross. Solar System Evolution. USA: Lunar and Planetary Institute, 1992: 41. The nearest star is about 4.3 light years. 4.3 light year. The Sun is about 93 million miles from the earth.The star nearest to the Sun is Proxima Centauri. Astronomers measure the distance between stars in units called light-years. A light-year equals 5.88 million million miles (9.46 million million kilometers).he nearest star is about 4.3 light years. 4.3 light year. The Sun is about 93 million miles from the earth. The star nearest to the Sun is Proxima Centauri. Astronomers measure the distance between stars in units called light-years.