
Rigel Kentaurus (Alpha Centauri): Third-Brightest Star - Space.com
2016年8月24日 · Rigel Kentaurus (better known as Alpha Centauri) is in the closest star system to Earth and is one of the brightest stars in our sky.
Rigil Kentaurus - Star Facts – Stars: A guide to the night sky
2020年8月30日 · Rigil Kentaurus, Alpha Centauri A (α Cen A), is a Sun-like yellow main sequence star located at a distance of 4.37 light years from Earth in the constellation Centaurus. It is the primary component of Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system to the solar system.
Alpha Centauri - Wikipedia
Alpha Centauri (α Centauri, α Cen, or Alpha Cen) is a triple star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It consists of three stars: Rigil Kentaurus (α Centauri A), Toliman (α Centauri B), and Proxima Centauri (α Centauri C). [14] Proxima Centauri is the closest star to the Sun at 4.2465 light-years (1.3020 pc).
Rigil Kentaurus or Toliman - α1 Centauri (alpha1 Centauri) - Star …
Rigil Kentaurus or Toliman, also designated as α1 Centauri (alpha1 Centauri), is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class G2 in the constellation of Centaurus. Rigil Kentaurus or Toliman visual magnitude is -0.01.
Rigil Kentaurus, the nearest Sun like star to our Solar System
Rigil Kentaurus (Alpha Centauri) is a white to yellow main sequence star in the constellation of Centaurus. It can be seen in the southern hemisphere night sky.
Alpha Centauri, the star system closest to our sun - EarthSky
2023年4月16日 · Rigil Kentaurus, also known as Alpha Centauri A, is a yellowish star, slightly more massive than the sun and about 1.5 times brighter. Toliman, or Alpha Centauri B, has an orangish hue;...
Alpha Centauri | Distance, Planets, & Facts | Britannica
2025年2月17日 · Alpha Centauri lies in the southern constellation Centaurus and can be seen only from south of about 40° north latitude. In 2016 the International Astronomical Union designated Alpha Centauri A as Rigil Kentaurus, which comes from Rijl al-Qanṭūris, Arabic for “foot of the Centaur.”
Rigel Kentaurus (Alpha Centauri): Third-Brightest Star - Science …
2021年8月18日 · Rigil Kentaurus, Alpha Centauri A (α Cen A), is a Sun-like yellow main sequence star located at a distance of 4.37 light years from Earth in the constellation Centaurus. It is the primary component of Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system to the solar system.
Rigil Kentaurus - Alpha Centauri - AstroPixels
2012年5月2日 · Rigil Kentaurus (Rigel Kent) or Alpha Centauri (Alp Cen) is the brightest naked eye star in the constellation . With an of -0.28, Alpha Centauri is the 3rd brightest star in the entire sky (see: ).
Rigel Kentaurus - Department of Astronomy
Alpha Centauri (proper name Rigel Kentaurius) is bright only because it is close and it is the closest star to the sun at 4.3 light years away. Alpha Centauri is a triple star system.