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− | '''Alpha Centauri''' (also called '''Rigil Kentaurus''' or '''Toliman''') is a multiple star system consisting of a main binary system (Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B) as well as a third class M5 Ve companion, Alpha Centauri C or "Proxima Centauri." | + | '''Alpha Centauri''' (also called '''Rigil Kentaurus''' or '''Toliman''') is a multiple star system consisting of a main binary system (''Alpha Centauri A'' and ''Alpha Centauri B'') as well as a third class M5 Ve companion, ''Alpha Centauri C'' or "''Proxima Centauri''." |
− | The orbit around Alpha Centauri A is home to [[Prometheus (world)|Prometheus]], an early [[Terra (world)|Terran]] colony. | + | The orbit around ''Alpha Centauri A'' is home to [[Prometheus (world)|Prometheus]], an early [[Terra (world)|Terran]] colony. |
− | The entire Alpha Centauri system is rich in metal deposits. | + | The entire '''Alpha Centauri''' system is rich in metal deposits. |
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Revision as of 23:34, 21 May 2016
Alpha Centauri A | |
Spectral | G2 V |
Type | Main Sequence |
Multiple | binary |
Luminosity | 1.519 LSol |
Lum Rank | 21st |
Absolute magnitude | +4.38 |
Mag Terra | 3rd |
Temperature | 5,790K° K |
Mass | 1.100 MSol |
Companion | K1 V |
Alpha Centauri (also called Rigil Kentaurus or Toliman) is a multiple star system consisting of a main binary system (Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B) as well as a third class M5 Ve companion, Alpha Centauri C or "Proxima Centauri."
The orbit around Alpha Centauri A is home to Prometheus, an early Terran colony.
The entire Alpha Centauri system is rich in metal deposits.
This page uses content from Wikipedia. The original article was at Alpha_Centauri. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. The text of Wikipedia is available under the Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. |
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