It's the brightest star in the constellation Centaurus. Star names are assigned based on the genitive form of the name of the constellation they're in, with the brighter stars (usually) being given low Greek letter names.
Proxima Centauri Alpha Centauri A Alpha Centauri B
Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to Earth, located about 4.37 light-years away in the constellation of Centaurus. It consists of three stars: Alpha Centauri A, Alpha Centauri B, and Proxima Centauri. Proxima Centauri is the closest known star to the Sun.
As of current knowledge, there are no known satellites orbiting Alpha Centauri, which is our closest neighboring star system. However, further exploration may potentially discover any satellites that might exist.
Alpha Centauri A
Alpha Centauri is a binary star system with two stars ("A" and "B") nearly the same mass as the sun. Alpha Centuri A is 1.1 times the mass of the sun (bigger), while Alpha Centuri B is 0.9 times the mass of the sun (smaller).
As the name implies, Alpha Centauri is the brightest star in the constellation Centaurus, the Centaur.
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.
Proxima Centauri Alpha Centauri A Alpha Centauri B
Alpha Centauri A has an apparent magnitude of -0.01
Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to Earth, located about 4.37 light-years away in the constellation of Centaurus. It consists of three stars: Alpha Centauri A, Alpha Centauri B, and Proxima Centauri. Proxima Centauri is the closest known star to the Sun.
As of current knowledge, there are no known satellites orbiting Alpha Centauri, which is our closest neighboring star system. However, further exploration may potentially discover any satellites that might exist.
Alpha Centauri does not orbit the sun.
Alpha Centauri (Rigil Kentaurus, Rigil Kent, or Toliman) is a binary star systemAlpha Centauri A is a G2 star or yellow dwarf - very similar to our own SunAlpha Centauri B is a K1 star or orange dwarf.and possibly a triple star system.Alpha Centauri C (Proxima Centauri) is a M5 star or red dwarfAlpha Centauri (Rigil Kentaurus) is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. Although it appears to us as a single object, Alpha Centauri is actually a binary star system.Alpha Centauri A has a spectral type of G2V - so it is a yellow dwarf.Alpha Centauri B has a spectral type of G2V - so it is an orange dwarf.
No, Proxima Centauri and Alpha Centauri do not revolve around each other.
Alpha Centauri has a mass of 1.1 solar masses.
Operation Alpha Centauri happened in 1986.