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Star system in the Centaurus constellation
Alpha Centauri (α Centauri, α Cen, or Alpha Cen) is a star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It consists of three stars: Rigil Kentaurus
Alpha_Centauri
Nearest star to the Solar System
Centauri is a member of the Alpha Centauri star system, being identified as component Alpha Centauri C, and is 2.18° southwest of the Alpha Centauri AB
Proxima_Centauri
Terrestrial planet orbiting the star Proxima Centauri
constellation Centaurus. It can also be referred to as Proxima b, or Alpha Centauri Cb. The host star is the closest star to the Sun, at a distance of about
Proxima_Centauri_b
Candidate exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centauri A
Alpha Centauri Ab (also known as Rigil Kentaurus b, or originally as Candidate 1) is a candidate exoplanet that was first directly imaged around Alpha
Alpha_Centauri_Ab
1999 strategy video game
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri is a 4X video game, considered a spiritual sequel to the Civilization series. Set in a science fiction depiction of the 22nd
Sid_Meier's_Alpha_Centauri
1971 studio album by Tangerine Dream
Alpha Centauri is the second studio album by German electronic music group Tangerine Dream. It was released in March 1971 by record label Ohr. The music
Alpha_Centauri_(album)
Disproven exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centauri B
Alpha Centauri Bb (α Cen Bb) was a proposed exoplanet orbiting the K-type main-sequence star Alpha Centauri B (Toliman), located 4.37 light-years from
Alpha_Centauri_Bb
Exoplanet candidate orbiting Proxima Centauri
Proxima Centauri c (also called Proxima c or Alpha Centauri Cc) is a disputed exoplanet candidate, proposed to be orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima
Proxima_Centauri_c
English rock band
Sons of Alpha Centauri (sometimes abbreviated to SOAC) is an English rock band based in Swale, Kent. Founded in 2001 by Nick Hannon and Marlon King, the
Sons_of_Alpha_Centauri
NASA concept for uncrewed probe - possibly a light sail
The 2069 Alpha Centauri mission is a NASA interstellar probe mission concept. In December 2017, NASA released a mission concept involving the launch, in
2069_Alpha_Centauri_mission
2014 video game
space in the 23rd century. As a spiritual successor to the 1999 game Alpha Centauri, Beyond Earth shares much of its development team and some concepts
Civilization:_Beyond_Earth
Topics referred to by the same term
Alpha Centauri b or Alpha Centauri B may refer to: Alpha Centauri B (Toliman), the second largest star in the α Cen trinary system Alpha Centauri Ab,
Alpha_Centauri_b
Topics referred to by the same term
Alpha Centauri A, Alpha Centauri B, and Proxima Centauri. Alpha Centauri may also refer to: Alpha Centauri (Doctor Who), an alien in Doctor Who Alpha
Alpha Centauri (disambiguation)
Alpha_Centauri_(disambiguation)
Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Alpha Centauri (foaled 28 February 2015) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse. In 2018 she recorded four consecutive Group 1 races, namely the Irish 1,000
Alpha_Centauri_(horse)
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Sagittarius). Notable stars include Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system to the Solar System, its neighbour in the sky Beta Centauri, and HR 5171, one of the
Centaurus
Sub-Earth orbiting Proxima Centauri
to the Sun and part of the Alpha Centauri triple star system. Together with one or two other planets in the Proxima Centauri system, it is the closest
Proxima_Centauri_d
Proposed interstellar mission
of 2029 and to send the spacecraft at least 99% of the distance to Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system to the Sun. The proposed journey will take
Fermi_Explorer
Interstellar probe project
interstellar probes named Starchip, to be capable of making the journey to the Alpha Centauri star system 4.34 light-years away. It was founded in 2016 by Yuri Milner
Breakthrough_Starshot
Red dwarf star in the constellation Ophiuchus
fourth-nearest-known individual star to the Sun after the three components of the Alpha Centauri system, and is the closest star in the northern celestial hemisphere
Barnard's_Star
American science fiction television series
spacecraft carrying selected families and civilians to colonize the Alpha Centauri planetary system. Before they reach their destination, an alien robot
Lost in Space (2018 TV series)
Lost_in_Space_(2018_TV_series)
Index of articles associated with the same name
star a Centauri, V761 Centauri, a variable star α Centauri, Alpha Centauri α1 Centauri, Alpha Centauri A (HD 128620) α2 Centauri, Alpha Centauri B (HD
A_Centauri
occasionally make appearances in science fiction, especially the nearest: the Alpha Centauri system, often portrayed as the destination of the first interstellar
Stars_in_fiction
Quantities used in astronomy
elements. These elements are (as an example numerical values are given for Alpha Centauri): The Thiele-Innes elements are constants that describe how the real
Thiele−Innes_elements
1986 South African military operation in Angola
Operation Alpha Centauri was a South African military operation during the Angolan Civil War and South African Border War to halt an offensive launched
Operation_Alpha_Centauri
Video game series
produced Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, a "space-based Civilization-style game" released in 1999 and published by Electronic Arts. Alpha Centauri uses a game engine
Civilization_(series)
Hypothetical travel between stars or planetary systems
of the closest stars to the Sun, Alpha Centauri A (a Sun-like star that is one of two companions of Proxima Centauri), can be pictured by scaling down
Interstellar_travel
1972 Doctor Who serial
who take them to the throne room where the delegates are gathered: Alpha Centauri, Arcturus, and Lord Izlyr and Ssorg of the Ice Warriors. The Doctor
The_Curse_of_Peladon
Star at the centre of the Solar System
the triple star system Alpha Centauri, which is about 4.4 light-years away and may be in the Local Bubble's G-Cloud. Alpha Centauri A and B are a closely
Sun
1974 science fiction board wargame
StarForce: Alpha Centauri, subtitled "Interstellar Conflict in the 25th Century", is a science fiction board wargame published by Simulations Publications
StarForce:_Alpha_Centauri
Mountain in British Columbia, Canada
Peak. Alpha Centauri lies almost directly opposite of the North Star. "Mount Alpha Centauri". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2014-01-13. "Mount Alpha Centauri". Peakbagger
Mount_Alpha_Centauri
Spacecraft design
starship (about 400 tonnes), intended to fly to and enter orbit around Alpha Centauri B powered by nuclear pulse propulsion. Developed by the US Naval Academy
Project_Longshot
Brightest star in Earth's night sky
the main reason for its brightness, as with other near stars such as Alpha Centauri, Procyon and Vega and in contrast to distant, highly luminous supergiants
Sirius
1963 novel by Leigh Brackett
Alpha Centauri or Die! is a science fiction novel by American writer Leigh Brackett. The novel is a fixup of two earlier short stories, "The Ark of Mars"
Alpha_Centauri_or_Die!
American musician (born 1969)
Love" in late 2012. In August 2021, UK stoner/post-rock band Sons of Alpha Centauri released their album Push featuring Matranga as guest vocalist on all
Jonah_Matranga
Solar System scale model
Alpha Centauri, the Sun's closest neighboring star, at the ʻImiloa Astronomy Center in the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. The addition of the Alpha Centauri
Sagan_Planet_Walk
System of two stars orbiting each other
Beta Lyrae), but also hundreds of thousands of years (Proxima Centauri around Alpha Centauri AB). The Applegate mechanism explains long term orbital period
Binary_star
1986 novel by Isaac Asimov
out to have a binary star system. Part VI: Alpha. They arrive at the planet Alpha, which orbits Alpha Centauri and is all ocean except for an island 250
Foundation_and_Earth
Telescope
a low-cost mission concept aimed at detecting of exoplanets in the Alpha Centauri via the astrometry method. The mission will involve scientists of the
TOLIMAN
Spacecraft designed for interstellar travel
light sail spacecraft named StarChip, capable of making the journey to Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system, at speeds of 20% and 15% of the speed of light
Starship
Disney media franchise
mid-22nd century on Pandora, a lush habitable moon of a gas giant in the Alpha Centauri star system. Their central conflict is between the indigenous Na'vi
Avatar_(franchise)
Triple star system in the constellation Centaurus
the Southern Cross. A line made from the other pointer, Alpha Centauri, through Beta Centauri leads to within a few degrees of Gacrux, the star at the
Beta_Centauri
Red dwarf in the constellation Leo
one of the nearest stars to the Sun with only the Alpha Centauri system (including Proxima Centauri), Barnard's Star, and the brown dwarfs Luhman 16 (WISE
Wolf_359
German electronic music group
Years (the Ohr logo was a pink ear). Subsequent albums, beginning with Alpha Centauri, relied heavily on electronic instruments. The band's music during the
Tangerine_Dream
dwarfs, as well as 4 sub-brown dwarfs. The closest system is Alpha Centauri, with Proxima Centauri as the closest star in that system, at 4.2465 light-years
List_of_nearest_stars
Space probe that can travel out of the Solar System
light-years). This point is close to the nearest known star system, Alpha Centauri, located 4.36 light years away. Although the probes will be under the
Interstellar_probe
Video games by developer
"Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2018-04-26. "Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri – Macintosh"
List of games by Firaxis Games
List_of_games_by_Firaxis_Games
American videogame designer
selling games including Civilization II, Rise of Nations, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, and FrontierVille. He has also founded or co-founded three game companies
Brian Reynolds (game designer)
Brian_Reynolds_(game_designer)
Scottish astronomer and mathematician
mathematician noted for being the first person to measure the distance to Alpha Centauri, the major component of the nearest stellar system to Earth, the first
Thomas_Henderson_(astronomer)
Discontinued US research program on the viability of nuclear pulse propulsion
first analysis of what kinds of Orion missions were possible to reach Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system to the Sun. His 1968 paper "Interstellar Transport"
Project Orion (nuclear propulsion)
Project_Orion_(nuclear_propulsion)
2007 studio album by Sons of Alpha Centauri
Sons of Alpha Centauri is the debut studio album by English instrumental rock band Sons of Alpha Centauri. It was released on 26 November 2007 by Sound
Sons of Alpha Centauri (album)
Sons_of_Alpha_Centauri_(album)
Science fiction with concern for scientific accuracy
Trilogy (2017–2018) Marathon (1994) Policenauts (1994) Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (1999) Orbiter (2000) SpaceEngine (2010) Kerbal Space Program (2015)
Hard_science_fiction
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Centauri or centauri in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Centauri may refer to: Centauri Production, a Czech computer games company acquired by
Centauri
Fictional character from the Star Trek universe
"Metamorphosis", Cochrane was presumed dead after disappearing from Alpha Centauri in 2117 (though the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Broken Bow" later
Zefram_Cochrane
Planetary system consisting of the Sun and objects orbiting it
the triple star system Alpha Centauri, which is about 4.4 light-years away and may be in the Local Bubble's G-Cloud. Alpha Centauri A and B are a closely
Solar_System
1970 studio album by Tangerine Dream
Dominique (6 February 2003). "Tangerine Dream: Electronic Meditation/Alpha Centauri". Pitchfork. Brenholts, Jim. "Tangerine Dream – Electronic Meditation"
Electronic_Meditation
Stellar classification
Sun, other well-known examples of G-type main-sequence stars include Alpha Centauri A, Tau Ceti, and 51 Pegasi. The term yellow dwarf is a misnomer, because
G-type_main-sequence_star
2010 studio album by Noisia
July 2010), which has been remixed by Bar9 and Ed Rush & Optical, and "Alpha Centauri", which has been remixed by Excision & Datsik. Some of the songs were
Split_the_Atom
Index of articles associated with the same name
Centauri (HD 100825) C3 Centauri (HD 101067) γ Centauri Alpha Centauri C (Proxima Centauri) σ Centauri 3 Centauri This set index article includes a list of
C_Centauri
Fictional moon in the Avatar franchise
Pandora is a natural satellite of the gas giant Polyphemus, which orbits Alpha Centauri A in the fictional universe of Avatar. Due to the atmospheric composition
Pandora_(Avatar)
Short story by A. E. van Vogt
unforgotten." The story involves the crew of a sleeper ship that arrives at Alpha Centauri after five centuries, only to find the planets there already settled
Far_Centaurus
Topics referred to by the same term
album Under the Blacklight "15", a 2007 song by Sons of Alpha Centauri from the album Sons of Alpha Centaur "15", a 2009 song by Marilyn Manson from the
15
2017 Doctor Who episode
Warriors. To assist the Ice Warriors, the Doctor covertly contacts Alpha Centauri, a representative of the Galactic Federation he first met in his third
Empress_of_Mars
Franchise of video games and media
Firaxis Games in 1996. Firaxis created a spin-off title, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (1999), but did not have the rights to the "Civilization" name. MicroProse
List_of_Civilization_media
Small number of stars that orbit each other
September 2002) NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: Alpha Centauri system (23 March 2003) Alpha Centauri, APOD, 2002 April 25 General news on triple star
Star_system
1974 British Doctor Who sci-fi TV serial
the Galactic Federation, and is pleased to find a familiar face in Alpha Centauri, the Federation Ambassador. The Queen knows of the Doctor from her father
The_Monster_of_Peladon
1974 novel by M. John Harrison
The Centauri Device is the third novel by English author M. John Harrison. The novel, originally conceived as an "anti-space opera" would ultimately go
The_Centauri_Device
1955 novel by Stanisław Lem
Earth for the Alpha Centauri system. After almost eight years of travel, they find signs of organic life on a planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, possibly originating
The_Magellanic_Cloud
Star in the constellation Ursa Major
parsecs) away it is one of the stars nearest to the Solar System; only the Alpha Centauri system, Barnard's Star, Wolf 359, and the brown dwarfs Luhman 16 and
Lalande_21185
2011 science fiction novel by Baoshu
The Redemption of Time (Chinese: 观想之宙, Pinyin: Guān Xiǎng Zhī Zhòu, lit. 'Aeon of Contemplation') is a science fiction novel by Chinese writer Baoshu (pen
The_Redemption_of_Time
Science-based program founded in 2015
aims to identify and characterize Earth-sized, rocky planets around Alpha Centauri and other stars within 20 light years of Earth. Breakthrough plans to
Breakthrough_Initiatives
upstate New York on Earth. 2119 Zefram Cochrane, who now is residing on Alpha Centauri, sets off for parts unknown and disappears. Some had thought he was
Timeline_of_Star_Trek
Binary brown dwarf system in the constellation Vela
Star in 1916, and the third-closest-known system to the Sun (after the Alpha Centauri system and Barnard's Star). The primary is of spectral type L7.5 and
Luhman_16
1991 video game
the Alpha Centauri star system. Firaxis' 2014 game Civilization: Beyond Earth, although bearing the name of the main series, is a reimagining of Alpha Centauri
Civilization_(video_game)
1992 novel by Terry Pratchett
"Welcome to Alpha Centauri. Now go home". This inspired an interactive fiction game developed by Julian Fleetwood, Journey to Alpha Centauri (In Real Time)
Only_You_Can_Save_Mankind
American novelist and screenwriter (1915–1978)
book Alpha Centauri or Die! "Mars Minus Bisha" (Planet Stories, January 1954) "Runaway" (Startling Stories, Spring 1954) "Teleportress of Alpha C" (Planet
Leigh_Brackett
; Lopez, B.; Morel, P.; Provost, J. (June 2003). "The diameters of alpha Centauri A and B. A comparison of the asteroseismic and VINCI/VLTI views". Astronomy
List_of_exoplanet_extremes
1985 science fiction novel by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
species called the Fithp that have traveled to the Solar System from Alpha Centauri in a large spacecraft driven by a Bussard ramjet. Their intent is conquest
Footfall
Closest known white dwarf star to Earth
stars A-type Sirius (Alpha Canis Majoris) (8.7094±0.0054 ly) white dwarf B G-type Sun (0 ly) rest of Solar System Alpha Centauri (Rigil Kentaurus) (4
Sirius_B
English actress (1925–2024)
The Curse of Peladon – Voice of Alpha Centauri Doctor Who, 1974, The Monster of Peladon – Voice of Alpha Centauri Doctor Who, 1974, Planet of the Spiders
Ysanne_Churchman
1972 studio album by Tangerine Dream
74:29 Label Ohr Producer Tangerine Dream Tangerine Dream chronology Alpha Centauri (1971) Zeit (Largo in Four Movements) (1972) Atem (1973) Alternative
Zeit_(Tangerine_Dream_album)
Complement of latitude; polar angle
from the horizon at culmination or upper transit). For example, if Alpha Centauri is seen with upper culmination altitude of 72° north (or 108° south)
Colatitude
American rock band
of Alpha Centauri (H42 Records, 51/73 2014) Split 7" with Sons of Alpha Centauri (H42 Records, Six/66 2015) Split 7" with Sons of Alpha Centauri (H42
Karma_to_Burn
1990 science fiction novel by Greg Bear
intelligence, as an AI robot space probe discovers life on a planet in the Alpha Centauri system and simultaneously achieves its own independent self-awareness
Queen_of_Angels_(novel)
UCSB study of fleet of small laser light sail interstellar probes
and sending them to a star neighboring the Solar System, potentially Alpha Centauri. The project aims to send organisms on board the probe. Starlight aims
Project_Starlight_(UCSB)
1971–1973 1975 set Alpha Centauri/Atem Albums: Alpha Centauri Atem 1971–1980 1980 compilation '70–'80 Tracks from: Alpha Centauri Zeit Atem Phaedra Rubycon
Tangerine_Dream_discography
2017 compilation album by Karma to Burn and Sons of Alpha Centauri
Karma to Burn / Sons of Alpha Centauri: The Definitive 7″ Trilogy! is a compilation album featuring a series of split singles released by American rock
Karma to Burn / Sons of Alpha Centauri (album)
Karma_to_Burn_/_Sons_of_Alpha_Centauri_(album)
Irish horse trainer
Millisle (2019) Coronation Stakes - (2) Alpha Centauri (2018), Alpine Star (2020) Falmouth Stakes - (1) Alpha Centauri (2018) Fighting Fifth Hurdle - (1) Space
Jessica_Harrington
Space propulsion method using Sun radiation
the Alpha Centauri system, the ISV Venture Star, uses solar sails as a means of propulsion to accelerate the vehicle away from the Earth towards Alpha Centauri
Solar_sail
American television series (1965–1968)
five-and-a-half-year journey to an Earth-like planet orbiting the star Alpha Centauri. The show's ensemble cast focuses on the Robinson family, parents John
Lost_in_Space
Comics character
McKone. Sardath is a scientist originating from Rann, a planet in the Alpha Centauri system whose residents are indistinguishable from humans. Sardath is
Sardath
Sterne bei α Centauri", Astronomische Nachrichten, volume 206, 1918 Bibcode:1918AN....206...97H Harold L. Aden, "Alpha and Proxima Centauri", Astronomical
List_of_star_extremes
Cosmological time duration
Earliest quasar / black hole ← Omega Centauri ← Andromeda Galaxy ← Milky Way spirals ← NGC 188 star cluster ← Alpha Centauri ← Accelerated expansion ← Earth
Age_of_the_universe
American game programmer and designer (born 1954)
the primary designer behind Sid Meier's Civilization II, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, and Sid Meier's Colonization, while Jeff Briggs designed Sid Meier's
Sid_Meier
Sub-Earth exoplanet orbiting Barnard's Star
stars A-type Sirius (Alpha Canis Majoris) (8.7094±0.0054 ly) white dwarf B G-type Sun (0 ly) rest of Solar System Alpha Centauri (Rigil Kentaurus) (4
Barnard's_Star_b
2013 video game
and published by Slitherine Software. It is inspired by Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri and is about ideologically opposed factions from Earth who colonize
Pandora:_First_Contact
Active galactic nucleus (AGN) containing a supermassive black hole
brightest in their rest-frame ultraviolet wavelength of 121.6 nm Lyman-alpha emission line of hydrogen, but due to the tremendous redshifts of these
Quasar
Interstellar cloud located next to the Local Interstellar Cloud
G-Cloud. The G-Cloud contains the stars Alpha Centauri (a triple star system that includes Proxima Centauri), Altair, and possibly others. It is unknown
G-Cloud
Potential conditions for extraterrestrial life in binary star systems
The habitable zone for Alpha Centauri A extends, conservatively estimated, from 1.37 to 1.76 au and that of Alpha Centauri B from 0.77 to 1.14 au—well
Habitability of binary star systems
Habitability_of_binary_star_systems
How large a sphere or circle appears
The angular diameter of the Sun is also about 250,000 times that of Alpha Centauri A (it has about the same diameter and the distance is 250,000 times
Angular_diameter
1955 novel by F. L. Wallace
planet near Alpha Centauri, before the Star Victory makes contact with butterfly-like aliens on a methane gas giant in the Proxima Centauri system. The
Address:_Centauri
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