The evidence for the age of the Sphinx is not only that it is aligned with Leo rising for 10,500 BC, but also that the erosion on the body of the Sphinx can only be attributed to rainfall, which did not occur in the region much after 10,500 BC.
Proxima Centauri (from Latin, meaning nearest [star] of Centaurus) is a red dwarf, a small low-mass star, about 4.25 light-years from the Sun in the constellation of Centaurus.
Every star is a different distance from earth. The nearest star is the sun, about 93,000,000 miles away. (rounded) The next nearest star is Proxima Centauri, about 25,866,000,000,000 miles away. (rounded) Astronomers have photographed the light of stars as far from earth as. 80,538,000,000,000,000,000,000 miles.