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Alpha Centauri triple star system
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Alpha_Centauri_triple_star_system
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:star
gptkbp:age
5.3–6.5 billion years
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Rigil_Kentaurus
gptkb:Toliman
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude
-0.27
gptkbp:brightestStar
gptkb:Alpha_Centauri_A
gptkb:Alpha_Centauri_B
gptkbp:catalogueNumber
gptkb:Gliese_559
gptkb:HD_128620_(A)
gptkb:HD_128621_(B)
gptkb:HR_5459
HD 128620/1/2
gptkbp:component
gptkb:Proxima_Centauri
gptkb:Alpha_Centauri_A
gptkb:Alpha_Centauri_B
gptkbp:declination
-60° 50′ 02.3737″
gptkbp:discoveredBy
unknown (known since antiquity)
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth
4.37 light-years
gptkbp:hasExoplanet
gptkb:Proxima_Centauri_b
gptkbp:hasViewOf
gptkb:Southern_Hemisphere
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Alpha Centauri triple star system
gptkbp:locatedIn
constellation Centaurus
gptkbp:mass
2.18 solar masses (A+B)
gptkbp:metallicity
[Fe/H] = +0.22 (A)
[Fe/H] = +0.26 (B)
gptkbp:nearestStarSystemToSun
true
gptkbp:nearestStarToSun
gptkb:Proxima_Centauri
gptkbp:notableFor
closest star system to the Solar System
gptkbp:orbitalPeriod_(A_and_B)
79.91 years
gptkbp:parallax
747.17 mas
gptkbp:ProximaDistanceFromAB
~13,000 AU
gptkbp:rightAscension
14h 39m 36.49400s
gptkbp:separation_(A_and_B)
11.2 AU (average)
gptkbp:spectralType
gptkb:G2V_(Alpha_Centauri_A)
gptkb:K1V_(Alpha_Centauri_B)
gptkb:M5.5Ve_(Proxima_Centauri)
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Proxima_Centauri
gptkb:Centaurus
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5