Alpha Centauri

Summary

Alpha Centauri is a triple star system^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of triple_star_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,733 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alpha Centauri's instance of is recorded as triple star system^[3].
• Alpha Centauri's instance of is recorded as navigational star^[4].
• Alpha Centauri's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source^[5].
• Alpha Centauri's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[6].
• Alpha Centauri's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[7].
• Alpha Centauri's constellation is recorded as Centaurus^[8].
• Alpha Centauri's spectral class is recorded as K1V^[9].
• Alpha Centauri is part of G-Cloud^[10].
• Alpha Centauri's Commons category is recorded as Alpha Centauri^[11].
• Alpha Centauri's child astronomical body is recorded as Alpha Centauri A^[12].
• Alpha Centauri comprises Alpha Centauri A^[13].
• Alpha Centauri comprises Alpha Centauri B^[14].
• Alpha Centauri comprises Proxima Centauri^[15].
• Alpha Centauri's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 14359-6037^[16].
• Alpha Centauri's catalog code is recorded as SAO 252838^[17].
• Alpha Centauri's catalog code is recorded as α Cen^[18].
• Alpha Centauri's catalog code is recorded as 1ES 1435-60.6^[19].
• Alpha Centauri's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J143940.4-605020^[20].
• Alpha Centauri's catalog code is recorded as 2EUVE J1439-60.8^[21].
• Alpha Centauri's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J14396-6050AB^[22].
• Alpha Centauri's catalog code is recorded as EUVE J1439-60.8^[23].
• Alpha Centauri's catalog code is recorded as FK5 538^[24].
• Alpha Centauri's catalog code is recorded as GC 19728^[25].
• Alpha Centauri's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 8519^[26].
• Alpha Centauri's catalog code is recorded as IDS 14328-6025 AB^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include triple star system^[3], navigational star^[4], astrophysical X-ray source^[5], infrared source^[6], and ultraviolet source^[7].

Use and Application

Components include Alpha Centauri A^[13], a star^[28], founded in -4850000000^[29]; Alpha Centauri B^[14], a high proper-motion star^[30]; and Proxima Centauri^[15], a flare star^[31], founded in -4850000000^[32]. It is part of G-Cloud^[10].

Why It Matters

Alpha Centauri ranks in the top 2% of triple_star_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,733 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]