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″.
Alpha Centauri is the third brightest star from Earth's view. It is in the Centaurus constellation and only visible from Earth's Southern Hemisphere. It is the nearest bright star to our solar system, 4.34 light years away.
An Alpha Centauri is the brightest star in the constellation Centaurus. It is also the third brightest star in the night sky. It can be seen by the naked eye on many nights.
The Alpha Centauri solar system.
There are actually three stars, distantly separated. Alpha Centauri and Beta Centauri are two stars in a binary system, and Proxima Centauri is a very dim dwarf star about 2 light months away.
Alpha Centauri is located in the Centaurus constellation at around RA 14h40m, Dec -60o50'. It is the third-brightest star in the sky and can easily be seen without a telescope when it's in the sky, but unfortunately it's so far south it can't be seen from anywhere in Europe or most of the US (Hawaii and southern Florida are far enough south for it to rise above the horizon; it might also be visible very low on the southern horizon from the extreme southern tip of Texas).
The is a possibility that Alpha Centauri may have planets, but as of now, none have been found. Although highly speculative, given the similarities to the Sun in spectral types, star type, age and probable stability of the orbits, it has been suggested that it could hold one of the best possibilities for harbouring extraterrestrial life on a potential planet The problem lies with the fact that Alpha Centauri is a binary star system (Two stars revolving around their centre of combined mass and thus any planetary formation would have to compete with the pull of two stars instead of one.
Planets have been found around such systems, so it's not out of the question, but if they do, it will be terrestrial planets (like Earth), not Jovian (Like Jupiter)
Alpha Centauri is not a super-giant. It is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus and the third brightest star in the night sky, and the closest star system to our solar system.
It is at a distance of about 4.3 light-years from us. As to the direction, it is in the constellation Centaurus, which is approximately in the direction of the Southern Cross. You can't see it from most of the northern hemisphere, since it will never rise above the horizon.
Alpha Centauri is a star in the constallation Centaurus. See the related link for more information.
At the moment none have been detected, but that is not surprising as it is a binary system.
Alpha Centauri (also known as Rigil Kentaurus, Rigil Kent, or Toliman) is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus.
Alpha Centauri is a multiple-star system.
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.
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.
Alpha Centauri is the nearest star system to our Solar System and the third brightest star. It is located 4.367 light years away from Earth.
Alpha Centauri is a triple star system. Alpha Centauri A, B & C or Proxima Centauri. Alpha Centauri A & B are 4.37 light years from the Earth whereas Alpha Centauri C is 4.243 light years.
Alpha centauri is not part of the solar system.
Our closest Solar System is Alpha Centauri System.
The closest one is the sun ... it's right in the center of the solar system.The next nearest is one of the components of the multiple system called Alpha Centauri,at the minuscule distance of only 4.2 light years from the solar system.
Alpha Centauri
Proxima Centauri, roughly 4.243 light years from our Solar System. Its a Red dwarf and is part of Alpha Centauri system which includes 3 stars. Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B are about 4.37 light years away. and the planet Eris is red it is about 3 billion miles away from the Sun and it is 1 billion miles away from our Earth.Proxima Centauri4.2421 light years away
The nearest to mine is Alpha Centauri.
Alpha Centauri has a mass of 1.1 solar masses.
The stars in the Toliman (aka alpha Centauri) system.
No. The moon is a natural satellite that orbits Earth. Alpha Centauri is a complex of three stars, the nearest star system outside of our own solar system.
No one knows how many planets are in our nearest solar system, Alpha Centauri.
No. Alpha Centauri is the nearest star system to our own solar system at just over 4 light years away.. The Milky Way Galaxy is an enormous collection of stars about 100,000 light years across. It includes our solar system, Alpha Centauri, and about 200 billion other stars.
Alpha Proxima is a term used in the Star Trek universe as, apparently, an alternative name for Alpha Centauri, the nearest star to our Solar System. The term "Alpha Proxima" is not used outside literature. Astronomers refer to the two stars of the binary star system closest to our Solar System as Alpha Centauri and Proxima Centauri. (The link below to Wikipedia talks about the star system. The other link (Proxima Centauri) refers to references within Star Trek.) The Alpha Centauri System is a triple star system with Alpha Centauri AB being a double Star directly gravitationally bound to each other. Proxima Centauri is a much smaller star further away but it is assumed they are gravitationally associated with each other. Perhaps they are refering to this Star when using the term Alpha Proxima.