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Name the star (after the Sun) which is closest to the Earth.

Alpha Centauri is the star which is closest to the Earth after the Sun. It is at a distance of about 40,000,000,000,000 km from the Earth.


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Name the star which remains fixed at the same place in the sky in the North.

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