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What is one of the pointer stars?
Alpha Ursae Majoris (Dubhe) and Beta Ursae Majoris (Merak), which point to Polaris. (Northern Hemisphere)Alpha Centauri and Beta Centauri, which point to the Southern Cross. (Southern Hemisphere)
What color is beta centauri?
Blue
How many light-years away from earth is beta centauri?
All three members of this 'triple-star' system ... Alpha Centauri, Beta Centauri, and Proxima Centauri ... are listed as being located roughly 4.2 light-years from our solar system.
When are the two southern pointers visible in NZ?
The stars commonly referred to as the "southern pointers" are Alpha Centauri and Beta Centauri, at declinations of 60 degrees south. The northern tip of New Zealand's North Island is at 35 degrees south latitude, so these stars are circumpolar for all of New Zealand; they never set. So you should be able to see them any night, weather permitting. However, from North Island they may sometimes be very low on the southern horizon for a couple of hours, and may be hidden by terrain or haze.
What is a another name for the stars called alpha and beta?
There is no single star called "alpha" or "beta". The brightest stars (usually) in each constellation are called "alpha" and "beta", followed by the Latin genitiv of the constellation; for example, "alpha centauri", "beta centauri", "alpha orionis", "alpha cruxis", etc.
What is the star betas distance from earth?
The term "Beta" isn't a star name -- it's a prefix that indicates that, of a group of stars, which one this one is. So there are Alpha cetauri, Beta Centauri, Gamm Centauri, etc...
Is there a nearest star named smn?
There are no stars that I am aware of named "SMN". The nearest star to Earth is Proxima Centauri, and the next-closest stars are the binary pair Alpha Centauri and Beta Centauri.
How far is next the next solar system?
The nearest other star is Proxima Centauri, at 4.2 light years away. Beyond that, Alpha Centauri and Beta Centauri are 4.5 LY away.
What solar system is Alpha Centauri in?
Alpha Centauri is a triple star in the Centaurus constellation, the fifth brightest star from Earth's view, and the closest star to Earth, besides the sun. Alpha Centauri's coordinates are 14h 39m 36.4951s, −60° 50′ 02.308″.
What are the three stars of the Centauri system?
Alpha Centauri, Beta Centauri, and Proxima Centauri. Of the three, Proxima is the closest to us, hence the name (which means "nearest"). There is some dispute as to whether the system is actually a trinary star system, or a binary star system with Proxima as a relatively close neighbor that doesn't significantly interact with Alpha and Beta. As a result, the system is sometimes referred to as "AB Centauri", which designates a binary system.
What is the second star in the alpha centauri star system?
Alpha Centauri, although it appears to the naked eye as a single star, is a binary pair. Together they are designated Alpha Centauri AB, the more massive and luminous in the pair designated Alpha Centauri A, the less massive and luminous Alpha Centauri B. Together, this pair is the third brightest "star" in the night sky. There is a third star probably interacting gravitationally with the pair, Proxima Centauri, also designated Alpha Centauri C, a red dwarf which is not visible to the naked eye but is the next closest star to our Sun. Alpha Centauri B has about 90% of the mass of our Sun and is about 45% as bright. Note that Alpha Centauri B is not the "second" star (second brightest) in the constellation Centaurus: that is Beta Centauri, which is itself a trinary star system.
Are beta wavelengths stronger than visible light?
Yes, beta energies are "stronger" than visible light. Beta is in the x-ray portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, placing it above visible light.
