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Alpha Centauri   /ˈælfə sɛntˈɑri/   Listen
Alpha Centauri

noun
1.
Brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun.  Synonyms: Rigil, Rigil Kent.





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"Alpha Centauri" Quotes from Famous Books



... Nebula can be explored. There are grounds for thinking that the southern heavens contain noteworthy objects which, on the whole, are nearer to the solar system than are the noteworthy objects in the northern skies. The nearest star whose distance is known, Alpha Centauri, lies in the southern hemisphere, and so also does the most splendid ...
— Great Astronomers • R. S. Ball


Words linked to "Alpha Centauri" :   Rigil, Rigil Kent, binary star, double star, centaur, Centaurus, binary


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