 This object was discovered in 1915 by Robert Innes and is the nearest-known star to the Sun.With a quiescent apparent magnitude of 11.13, it is too faint to be seen with the naked eye.Proxima Centauri is a member of the Alpha Centauri system, being identified as component Alpha Centauri C, and is 2.18° to the southwest of the Alpha Centauri AB pair.