Alpha Centauri
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alpha-centauri-178-13886353
title:
Alpha Centauri
text:
Alpha Centauri is a triple star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It consists of three stars: Rigil Kentaurus, Toliman, and Proxima Centauri. Proxima Centauri is the closest star to the Sun at 4.2465 light-years (1.3020 pc). α Centauri A and B are Sun-like stars that together form the binary star system α Centauri AB. To the naked eye, these two main components appear to be a single star with an apparent magnitude of −0.27 . It is the brightest star in the constellation and the
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Star system in the Centaurus constellation
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_Centauri
date created:
2001-10-12T12:33:13Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T22:18:06Z
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13
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