In Arabic it means “foot of the Centaur. Al fe sun tur e Pronunciation Also called Rigel Kentaurus

4.3 light years away. Alpha Centauri is 4.35 light-years from the Sunlight-years

It is rated number 3 on the brightness scale.

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 Its a Main Sequence star (G2 V Spectral Class). Yellow/Orange.

 About the size of the sun. Diameter of the sun = 1,391,000 kilometers

 The absolute visible magnitude Mv = +4.4 Alpha Centauri Sun 40% brighter than the sun.

 Its never in sky view.  Its located in the constellation Centaurus, also known as the Centaur.  As you pass the Equator you see it from time to time ellation_pages/centaurus.htm

 Alpha Centauri is primarily hydrogen, some helium & traces of other heavier elements.

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