Alpha Centauri

By Katie Rumaker

Alpha Centauri (The Suns almost Twin)

In Arabic it means “foot of the Centaur.

Al fe sun tur e Pronunciation

Also called Rigel Kentaurus

How far is the Alpha Centauri is from us?4.3 light years

away.Alpha Centauri is 4.35 light-years from the Sun

Where on the brightness scale is the Alpha Centauri?

It is rated number 3 on the brightness scale.

What is the apparent visual magnitude? -0.3

What type of the star is the Alpha Centauri?What is the color of the Alpha Centauri? Its a Main Sequence

star (G2 V Spectral Class).

Yellow/Orange.

What size is the Alpha Centauri? About the size of the

sun.

Diameter of the sun = 1,391,000 kilometers

How bright is the Alpha Centauri?

The absolute visible magnitude Mv = +4.4

Alpha Centauri

Sun

40% brighter than the sun.

When and Where to view? Its never in sky view. Its located in the constellation

Centaurus, also known as the Centaur. As you pass the Equator you see it

from time to time

http://www.pa.msu.edu/people/horvatin/Astronomy_Facts/constellation_pages/centaurus.htm

What gases make up the Alpha Centauri?

Alpha Centauri is primarily hydrogen, some helium & traces of other heavier elements.

In movies "Metamorphosis" (1967), episode of

Star Trek: The Original Series

FUNNY VIDEO TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=playnmJB_TI

How the universe works: A Galaxy

is born !http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/how-the-universe-works-a-galaxy-is-born.html

Links http://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/centauri.png http://www.pa.msu.edu/people/horvatin/Images/constellations/triangulum_australe.j

pg http://i.ytimg.com/vi/vC0UJqLNn7o/0.jpg http://media.photobucket.com/image/earth%20animation/BEACH-CATAMARANS/Ani

mation/earth.gif?o=11 http://www.astro.dur.ac.uk/~irs/images_lozclus.html http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/answers/970717b.html