Alpha Centauri binary system

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Alpha_Centauri_binary_system
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:components gptkb:Alpha_Centauri_B
gptkb:Alpha_Centauri_A
gptkbp:country gptkb:Proxima_Centauri_b
gptkb:Proxima_Centauri_c
gptkbp:discovered_by 1836
gptkbp:eccentricity 0.52
gptkbp:has_component gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_historical_significance gptkb:true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alpha Centauri binary system
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:star
gptkbp:is_known_for being the closest star system to the Solar System
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
local stellar neighborhood
gptkbp:is_studied_in astrophysics
gptkbp:is_the_closest_star_system gptkb:true
gptkbp:is_used_in gptkb:science_fiction
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:true
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Centaurus_constellation
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 79 degrees
gptkbp:orbital_period 79.91 years
gptkbp:semi_major_axis 11.4 AU
23.6 AU
gptkbp:targets gptkb:exoplanet
gptkb:interstellar_travel
SETI projects
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alpha_Centauri_B
gptkb:Alpha_Centauri_A
gptkb:Proxima_Centauri
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6