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RIGIL KENTAURUS (Alpha Centauri) with PROXIMA CENTAURI (Alpha Cen C). Among the most famed stars of the entire sky, surely rival in renown to Sirius and Polaris even though not visible to much of the world's population, is the "foot of the Centaur, ...
Rigil Kentaurus ("Foot of the Centaur" in Arabic) is the fourth brightest star in the night sky as well as the brightest star in Constellation Centaurus. Like Sol, it is a yellow-orange main sequence dwarf star of spectral and luminosity type G2 V.
Rigil Kentaurus, Rigil Kent, Toliman, Bungula, FK5 538, CP(D)âˆ'60°5483, GC 19728, CCDM J14396-6050
α Cen A
Gl 559 A, HR 5459, HD 128620, GCTP 3309.00, LHS 50, SAO 252838, HIP 71683 ...
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The best known star of the constellation alpha Cen (arab.: foot of the centaur), known as Rigil Kentaurus (often short Rigil Kent), was not only long thought to be the closest star to our sun but is as well an occulting binary system.
Alpha Centauri is also known as Rigil Kentaurus, from the Arabic meaning ‘centaur's foot'.
(l´f sntõr´), brightest star in the constellation Centaurus and 3d-brightest star in the sky; also known as Rigil Kent or Rigil Kentaurus; 1992 position R.A. 14h39.1m, Dec. −60°49&minut;.
Alpha Centauri is best known by the name "Rigil Kentaurus", or the Centaur's foot. This is a triple system, three stars which are the closest to our own Sun. Alpha1 and alpha2 Centauri form a noted binary (see below). They are 4.
Named stars: Alpha Cen (Toliman/Rigil Kentaurus), Beta Cen (Agena/Hadar), Gamma Cen (Muliphein), Theta Cen (Menkent)
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The next closest star, Rigil Kentaurus (α Centauri), is slightly brighter than the Sun, and is the third-brightest star in the sky.
Regulus Alpha Leonis
Rigel Beta Orionis
Rigil Kentaurus Alpha Centauri
Rijl al Awwa Mu Virginis
Rotanev Beta Delphini
Ruchba Omega-2 Cygni
Ruchbah Delta Cassiopeiae
Rukbat Alpha Sagittarii
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Acrux (α Cru), Atria (α TrA), Gacrux (γ Cru), Hadar (Agena, β Cen), Miaplacidus (β Car), Mimosa (Becrux, β Cru), Rigil Kentaurus (Toliman, α Cen), Scutulum (or Aspidiske, ι Car).
 See also: Taurus, Rigil Kent, Sky, Star, Constellation
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