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B Centauri (B Cen) is a star in the constellation Centaurus.
It is an orange giant with a spectral class of K3.
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What color star is gamma draconis?
An orange color.
What does the double star Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B form with Proxima Centauri?
A star system
What are biotic factors for Proxima Centauri?
Proxima Centauri is a star. It has no life forms.
What is the difference between Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B?
Alpha Centauri is a binary star system, commonly known as Alpha Centauri ABAlpha Centauri A is about the same size and age as our Sun with a spectral type of G2VAlpha Centauri B is about 14% smaller that our Sun and a lot cooler having a spectral type of K1VThere is a third star, not surprisingly called Alpha Centauri C or Proxima Centauri which is the closest star to Earth.See related link for more information.
Which star is actually composed of 3 stars forming a triple star system?
Polaris (the North star - Alpha Ursae Minoris) is a triple star system, but appears to us as a single star. Alpha Centauri is also another triple star system. And there are many more.
Why does Alpha Centauri appear to be yellow-white?
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.
What is the color of the gamma star?
green
What color star is gamma draconis?
An orange color.
What color is the Cih Gamma star?
purple/blue
What does the double star Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B form with Proxima Centauri?
A star system
Virgo is the nearest star system to ours?
Alpha Centauri is the nearest star system. Its a binary star system of Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B. If someone asks you what is the nearest star ? then the answer will be "proxima centauri" in my opinion. nearest star: proxima centauri nearest star system: Alpha centauri A and B. Some people believe that its a triple star system of Prixma, Alpha A and Alpha B. centauri.
Is alpha centauri the farthest star from the earth?
No; in fact, the Alpha Centauri system is the closest star system to Earth.The closest star to us is the Sun; the next-closest star is Proxima Centauri, part of the Alpha Centauri system.
How many Satellites does Alpha Centauri have?
Alpha Centauri is a star, it cannot have satellites. Satellites orbit planets.
Is Proxima Centauri a yellow star?
No. Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf.
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.
What does the electromagnetic spectrum have to do with the study of stars?
star produce radiation and it is usually gamma which is deadly and it affects the color of the star
What star is closest to the sun other than proxima centauri?
Alpha Centauri
