Friday, 25 February 2011

Alpha Centauri

The next nearest star to us after the sun is Proxima Centauri, a red dwarf star that is a member of the Alpha Centauri system. Alpha is a binary star. The primary is a G type star, the secondary star is a K type star. The two stars orbit each other every 80 yrs.

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