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What is the distance from earth to alpha centaurs?

Alpha Centauri (Rigil Kentaurus, Rigil Kent, or Toliman) is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus.It is actually a binary star, but appears to us as a single star.Alpha Centauri A has an apparent magnitude of -0.01Alpha Centauri B has an apparent magnitude of +1.33


How many miles away is the nearest star to mars?

The closest star to Mars is the Sun. The distance of Mars to the Sun is 227.92 million km or 141.62 million miles. However, Mars orbits the sun in an elliptical orbit, so at its closest point called the perihelion, it is only 206.62 million km away, or 128.39 million miles. At its farthest point, Mars is 249.23 million km away, or 154.86 million miles.


The constellation that is driving the big bear and that you follow the arc of the handle of the big dipper to arc the acturus its alpha star?

The constellation that contains the Big Dipper is Ursa Major, also known as the Great Bear. To find the star Arcturus, you can follow the arc of the handle of the Big Dipper and it will lead you to this bright, orange giant star in the constellation Boötes.


How big is a small star like astronomy not celebrities?

how big is the star of matarkik


What is the temperature of the brightest star in scorpius?

(Alpha Scorpii) Antares (meaning "Rival of Mars") is the brightest star in Scorpius, one of the constellations in the zodiac. Antares is a M1.5Iab variable red supergiant star that is about 520 light-years from Earth and is about 230 times as big as the Sun. This incredibly massive, old, low-temperature (3500 K) star is the 15th brightest star in the sky; it has a visual (apparent) magnitude of +0.96 (var.) and an absolute magnitude of -5.2.

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Why doesn't alpha centauri look as big as the sun?

because sun is the only star that is close to earth


How big is the alpha centauri?

Alpha Centauri has a mass of 1.1 solar masses.


How far away is the closest star to the sun?

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


What is the distance from earth to alpha centaurs?

Alpha Centauri (Rigil Kentaurus, Rigil Kent, or Toliman) is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus.It is actually a binary star, but appears to us as a single star.Alpha Centauri A has an apparent magnitude of -0.01Alpha Centauri B has an apparent magnitude of +1.33


What is the closest star like our sun type to earth?

The closest star would be Alpha Centauri A (Not to be confused with Proximus Centauri) which has a stellar class [See Link] of G2V which is the same as our Sun. It's distance is about 4.3 light years away.


How big is Alpha Centauri Bb?

The minimum mass is estimated at about 1.13 times Earth's mass. The maximum possible mass is not known.


Can the human race live somewhere else in the mikyway?

Yes it IS possible.There are over 200 billion stars to choose from. There must be a suitable planet orbiting one of those stars.The BIG problem is getting to them.Our nearest star system, Alpha Centauri is 4.2 light years away. (Unfortunately, to date no planets have been found around them).Our fastest craft, Voyager 2 is travelling at about 35,000 mph. If it was to make it to Alpha Centauri, it would take ..... about 80,500 years!!!


What star is closest to the sun how big is it?

It is a red dwarf star called Proxima Centauri 4.24 light years away. It's diameter is about one-seventh that of the Sun.


What is alpha Ursa major?

It is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Major, the "big bear" which contains the group of stars we know as the Big Dipper. It is called Dubhe and is known as the star in the big dipper that would be considered the lip of the dipper.


How big is Achernar?

Achernar (Alpha Eridani) is the brightest star in the constellation Eridanu.It is approximately 10 times larger than our own Sun.


What are the most common stars in our universe?

Probably white dwarfs and red dwarfs that are too dim to see, except for the nearby ones like Proxima Centauri, the closest star, but that needs a big telescope to see it.


What is the name of the brightest star on the big dipper?

Epsilon Ursae Majoris (yes, epsilon. Alpha is the second-brightest, though it's a very close second.) It's also sometimes called Alioth.