in arabic it means “foot of the centaur. al fe sun tur e pronunciation also called rigel kentaurus
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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