What is the Proxima Centauri?

A the fastest moving star in Earth's skies

b the first brown dwarf to be discovered

c a nearby red dwarf that moves through space at 56 miles per second.

d the closest star to the Sun and a faint red dwarf 600 times dimmer than the Sun

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Proxima Centauri is best described by option d: it is the closest star to the Sun and a faint red dwarf that is about 600 times dimmer than the Sun.