proxima centauri

English Thesaurus

1. the nearest star to the sun; distance: 4.3 light years (noun.object)

instance hypernym	:	flare star,
definition	:	a red dwarf star in which luminosity can change several magnitudes in a few minutes (noun.object)

member meronym	:	centaur, centaurus,
definition	:	a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross (noun.object)