- May 11, 2022
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In this month - October
12 October 1915 Scottish born astronomer Robert Innes announced the discovery of the nearest star to our Sun, Proxima Centauri at a distance of approximately 4.24 light years from Earth. It is one of three known stars in the Alpha Centuri system in the constellation of Centaurus. The other two stars being Alpha Centauri A and B. Innes was an amateur astronmer in Australia, identifying double stars, but he is best known for his work in South Africa at the Royal Observatory Cap