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Alpha Centauri (Rigil Kentaurus, Rigil Kent, or Toliman) is a binary star system

  • Alpha Centauri A is a G2 star or yellow dwarf - very similar to our own Sun
  • Alpha 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 dwarf

Alpha 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.
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