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.
Beta Centauri (Hadar or Agena) is the second brightest star in the constellation Centaurus and the tenth brightest star in the night sky.It has a spectral class of B1 and it is a blue-white giant star.
The nearest star(s) to our sun are the Alpha Centauri group. One small star is orbiting one big star. When the large star is in front of the small star (from our view on earth) the big star, Alpha Centauri, is closest. When the small star swings in front of the big star, the small star (Beta Centauri) is closest
Beta Camelopardalis, also known as β Camelopardalis, is approximately 1,216 light-years away from Earth.
The star Wezn, the beta star in the constellation Columba (the Dove), is about 86 light years distant from earth. Use the link below to see a drawing and learn more.
ANSWER:With the Sun being the first, Proxima Centauri is the next closest at 4.22 light years away in the Alpha Centauri star system. See the related link for more information.
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.
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...
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.
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
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beta herculis isa distance of 139 light-years fromEarth
The figure isn't unanimously agreed. In a quick web search, we found estimates ranging between 315 and 525 light years.
Beta Centauri (Hadar or Agena) is the second brightest star in the constellation Centaurus and the tenth brightest star in the night sky.It has a spectral class of B1 and it is a blue-white giant star.
The nearest star(s) to our sun are the Alpha Centauri group. One small star is orbiting one big star. When the large star is in front of the small star (from our view on earth) the big star, Alpha Centauri, is closest. When the small star swings in front of the big star, the small star (Beta Centauri) is closest
That would be "Beta Centauri". Wikipedia lists its distance as 350 ± 20 light-years. Wolfram Alpha lists a the distance as 397.4 light-years.
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.
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)