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Proxima III

Proxima III, located in the Proxima System

The Proxima system, located in Sector 5 is the closest star to the Sol System and home to the first extrasolar Earth Alliance colony on Proxima III founded in 2164.[1] There are at least seven planets in the system.[2]

Notable Locations[]

  • Proxima I
  • Proxima II
  • Proxima III
  • Proxima IV
  • Proxima V
  • Proxima VI
  • Proxima VII

Behind the Scenes[]

In reality this is Proxima Centauri[3] and is part of the Alpha Centauri[4] system. Proxima Centauri is 4.2421 light years from Earth's sun in the constellation of Centaurus.[5] It is a red dwarf star[6] with at least one planet[3], and was discovered in 1915.[7]

References[]

  1. The Official Guide to Babylon 5 (CD ROM)
  2. No Surrender, No Retreat
  3. 3.0 3.1 Proxima Centauri (V645 Centauri) at Wikipedia
  4. Alpha Centauri (Rigel Kentaurus) at Wikipedia
  5. Centaurus at Wikipedia
  6. Red dwarf at Wikipedia
  7. List of nearest stars at Wikipedia
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