Major risk factors for jaundice, particularly severe jaundice that can cause complications, include: 1  Premature birth. A baby born before 38 weeks may not be able to process bilirubin as quickly as full-term babies do. 2  Significant bruising during birth.
Bottom line: At 4.3 light-years away, the Alpha Centauri system is the nearest star system to our Earth and sun, but getting there would be extremely difficult.
The Sagittarius dwarf galaxy is the nearest galaxy known, subtends an angle of $> 10$ degrees on the sky, lies at a distance of $24 \kpc$ from the Sun, $\sim 16 \kpc$ from the centre of the Milky Way..