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Are all of the stars that make up the Constellation Centaurus close to one another distance-wise?
Any constellation is a group of stars that appear to form some kind of pattern,
but have no connection with each other. They all happen to be in roughly the
same direction from us, but they're all at different distances. So there's no
such thing as a constellation's distance from us.
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Why can't Centaurus be seen year-round?
Because although it is a southern constellation, it resides quite close to the plane of the ecliptic and therefore is behind the sun during parts of the year.
Are stars in a constellation are a bout the same distance away?
Not at all! They are in lines of sight which are close to each other and they are all so far away that they do not appear to move very much relative to one another. But in most constellations some stars are likely to by hundreds, if not thousand, of times as far away than the nearest stars. For example, Proxima Centauri, in the constellation Centaurus is approx 4.3 light years away (the nearest star to us), while the same constellation also contains Krzeminski's star, at a distance os 26000 ly. Furthermore, an object which we think of as a star can be a galaxy: Centaurus contains the Centaurus Cluster which is approx 160 million ly away.
Info on the constellation alpha centauri?
"Alpha Centauri" isn't a constellation. It's a single star ... the brightest one we seein the constellation "Centaurus".It's also the nearest star to us outside of our solar system. It's so close to us thatthe light from it takes only 4.4 years to reach us, at 186,000 miles per second.
Where is centaurus in relation to the north star?
Almost opposite. The North Star is very close to the sky's north pole. Centaurus is far to the south.
Does the galaxy M84 align with alpha centauri at any one time?
No, the galaxy M84 and the star Alpha Centauri are not close to each other in the night sky. M84 is located in the Virgo constellation, while Alpha Centauri is part of the Centaurus constellation. Their positions in the sky are quite far apart, so they do not align at any one time.
Why do all of the stars in a constellation appear closer together?
In most cases stars in constellations only appear close to one another because they are in the same direction in the sky even tho they may be 100's of light years apart. The classic example is the constellation of Centaurus. Alpha Centauri is only 4.3 light years away where as it's "close neighbour" Beta Centauri is 350ly away. A way of demonstrating this is to close one eye and hold 1 finger on each hand at arms length and the other half way between your 1st finger and your eye. They appear close to each other but are in fact a distance apart.
What constellation is the Aries constellation close to?
Aries is close to these constellations: Perseus Triangulum Pisces Cetus Taurus
Is hadar a main sequence star?
Hadar (Beta Centauri) is actually three stars. They are very close together and hence appear as one.
What are close galaxy's to Leo?
Leo is a constellation, that is to say, a direction in the sky. Just as in any other constellation, there are lots of galaxies in this constellation.
What is a nickname for the constellation Hercules?
Scorpius comes between the constellations of Sagittarius and Libra. It's also near Ara, Lupus and Norma.
What Greek queen became a constellation in the night sky?
None of them. There is a queen in the sky - the constellation Cassiopeia - but she is actually a queen of ancient Ethiopia. There is another close match: Coma Berenices or Bernice's Hair. She was Greek royalty, but not a queen.
Are the stars that make up a constellation actually close to one another?
No, not usually. At least as far away from each other as our Sun is to its closest star.
