What is the distance of the star Proxima Centauri from the planet Earth?

Q. What is the distance of the star Proxima Centauri from the planet Earth?
Answer: 4.2 light years
Notes: Proxima Centauri is the nearest star to our planet at around 4.243 light years away. Which is about 40 Trillion km.

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