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.
The next closest known star to the Earth is Proxima Centauri, red dwarf star approximately 4.2 light years frâ¦om Earth ... only about 278,000 times as far from us as the Sun is. See the related link below for further information about Proxima Centauri.