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Alpha Centauri A (Rigil Kentaurus) is a type G2V star - which is the same as our Sun so it has a colour of yellow.
Alpha Centauri is abinary star system.

Alpha Centauri A - the primary star, is a G2V star so has the apparent colour of yellowish-white, the same as our Sun.

Alpha Centauri B - the secondary star, is a K1V star so has the apparent colour of yellow-orange.

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Alpha Centauri is a triple star system.

The main star, Alpha Centauri A appears to be yellow-white because of it's temperature. It is very similar to our own Sun in most properties.

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Alpha Centauri is actually two stars. They're both yellow, like the Sun.

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Alpha Centauri is actually three stars. Alpha Centauri A is yellow-white in color. Alpha Centauri B is organe-yellow. Alpha Centauri C, also called Proxima Centauri is reddish in color.

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A star's color depends mainly on its temperature.

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yellow-white

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