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Which constellation has Proxima Centauri?
Proxima Centauri is in the constellation Centaurus.
In which constellation is alpha centauri?
Alpha Centauri is the brightest star in the Centaurus constellation, the "Centaur".
What constellation does alpha centauri belong?
As the name implies, Alpha Centauri is the brightest star in the constellation Centaurus, the Centaur.
What constellation is alpha promixa in?
Alpha Centauri (binary system) and Proxima Centauri are in the southern constellation of Centaurus.They actually are a triple star system.
What galaxy is the hydra constellation is in?
Proxima Centauri.
What nationality is the name Alpha Centauri?
Greek and Latin. Alpha is a Greek letter; Centauri is the Latin genitive form of the (Latin) word Centaurus which is the name of the constellation.
How hot is Alpha Centauri?
Alpha Centauri (Rigil Kentaurus, Rigil Kent or Toliman) is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus.It has a temperature of about 5,790 Kelvin.
What is the color of the star Gamma Centauri?
B Centauri (B Cen) is a star in the constellation Centaurus.It is an orange giant with a spectral class of K3.
What star next to the Sun is nearest to Earth?
PROXIMA CENTAURI Alpha Centauri is the brightest star system in the constellation of Centaurusis and is also the outermost "pointer" to the Southern Cross.
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.
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.
Which star is the nearest to your Sun?
Proxima Centauri is a very dim red-dwarf companion of the bright star Alpha Centauri in the southern Centaurus constellation. Proxima is about 4.2 light years from Earth, while Alpha Centauri is 4.5 LY away. Even though Proxima Centauri is the closest star to our own, it is almost invisible to the naked eye.
