The nearest star to the earth is the three nearest stars to us: Proxeima, Alpha Centaurus and 55 Cancer.
Proxeima, also known as Boyce, is about 4.24 light years away from Earth and is located in the constellation Sirius. It is a red dwarf star, much smaller than the sun, and very low brightness, so it needs a telescope to observe.
Alpha Centaurus, about 4.37 light-years from Earth, is located in the constellation Centaurus. It is a triple star system, consisting of two stars similar to the sun and a red dwarf. One of the stars is similar to the sun and is called Centaur A, which is one of the stars closest to the Earth.
55 Cancer, about 5.94 light years away from Earth, is located in the constellation Cancer. It is an orange dwarf star, slightly smaller than the sun, and its brightness is also lower than the sun. Its mass and age are smaller than the sun, but its surface temperature is higher than the sun, so it is yellower than the sun.
These three stars are very close to the earth, but they are still very far away from us, and we need to use advanced telescopes and technology to observe their details.