Traveling to the Nearest Star at .5c - How Long Does It Take

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Traveling to Proxima Centauri, the nearest star at a speed of 0.5c (half the speed of light), will take approximately 8.4 years from a stationary observer's perspective. However, due to time dilation effects described by Einstein's theory of relativity, the traveler would experience around 7.3 years of travel time. This calculation is based on the distance of 4.2 light years to Proxima Centauri.

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I am doing report and I need to know how fast it will take you to get to the nearest star at .5c?

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Quick google - http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/extra/nearest.html

So proxima centurai - 4.2 light years would take you 8.4 years (at 0.5c) relative to somewhere stationary and to you it would be;

around about 7.3 years ish from my calculations.

good luck with your report
 

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