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Alpha Centauri B
Alpha Centauri B
(also
Rigel Kentaurus B
— the foot of the
centaur
in
Arabic
) is a
star
of the
Alpha Centauri
star system
. It is approximately 4.40
light years
from
Earth
's
Solar System
.
Some facts about Alpha Centauri B
Parallax
: 0.742 arcsecs
Spectral type
: KO-1 V
Radial velocity
: -21 km/s
Proper Motion
: 3.724 arcsecs/year
Apparent Visual Magnitude
: 1.35
Absolute Visual Magnitude
: 5.70
Luminosity
: 0.55 Solar Luminosities
See also:
Alpha Centauri
,
Alpha Centauri A
,
Proxima Centauri
List of nearest stars
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