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Alpha Centauri

Alpha Centauri. By Katie R umaker. 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?. Alpha Centauri is 4.35 light-years from the Sun.

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Alpha Centauri

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  1. Alpha Centauri By Katie Rumaker

  2. Alpha Centauri (The Suns almost Twin) In Arabic it means “foot of the Centaur. Al fe sun tur e Pronunciation Also called RigelKentaurus

  3. How far is the Alpha Centauri is from us? Alpha Centauri is 4.35 light-yearsfrom the Sun 4.3 light years away.

  4. Where on the brightness scale is the Alpha Centauri? It is rated number 3 on the brightness scale.

  5. What is the apparent visual magnitude? • -0.3

  6. 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.

  7. What size is the Alpha Centauri? • About the size of the sun. Diameter of the sun = 1,391,000 kilometers

  8. How bright is the Alpha Centauri? 40% brighter than the sun. • The absolute visible magnitude Mv = +4.4 Alpha Centauri Sun

  9. 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

  10. What gases make up the Alpha Centauri? • Alpha Centauri is primarily hydrogen, some helium & traces of other heavier elements.

  11. In movies • "Metamorphosis" (1967), episode of Star Trek: The Original Series

  12. 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

  13. Links • http://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/centauri.png • http://www.pa.msu.edu/people/horvatin/Images/constellations/triangulum_australe.jpg • http://i.ytimg.com/vi/vC0UJqLNn7o/0.jpg • http://media.photobucket.com/image/earth%20animation/BEACH-CATAMARANS/Animation/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

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