Alpha Centauri AB

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude -0.27
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Alpha_Centauri_B
gptkb:Alpha_Centauri_A
gptkbp:discovered_by 1833
1836
gptkbp:distance 4.37 light years
gptkbp:eccentricity 0.52
gptkbp:has_component gptkb:Alpha_Centauri_B
gptkb:Alpha_Centauri_A
gptkbp:has_separation 11.2 AU
gptkbp:has_spectral_type G2 V and K1 V
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alpha Centauri AB
gptkbp:is_approximately 4.37 light years from Earth
gptkbp:is_associated_with potential habitable planets
gptkbp:is_considered gptkb:interstellar_travel
gptkbp:is_explored_in gptkb:space_mission
gptkbp:is_featured_in gptkb:science_fiction
gptkbp:is_in gptkb:the_Milky_Way
gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
the Southern Hemisphere
gptkbp:is_known_for being the closest star system to the Solar System
gptkbp:is_located_at RA 14h 39m 36s, Dec -60° 50′ 02″
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:Centaurus_constellation
gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
gptkbp:is_mentioned_in gptkb:literature
gptkbp:is_observed_in telescopes
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Alpha_Centauri_star_system
gptkb:Alpha_Centauri
gptkb:Alpha_Centauri_system
multiple star system
local stellar neighborhood
Alpha Centauri complex
gptkbp:is_studied_for stellar dynamics
stellar evolution
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:astronomy
astrophysics
gptkbp:is_used_in gptkb:navigation
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:Earth
gptkb:true
naked eye
southern hemisphere
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 79 degrees
gptkbp:orbital_period 79.91 years
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:star
gptkbp:system gptkb:true
gptkbp:targets gptkb:exoplanet
gptkb:future_space_missions
SETI projects
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alpha_Centauri_B
gptkb:Alpha_Centauri_A
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6