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Alpha Centauri

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Al·pha Cen·tau·ri  (lf sn-tôr)
n.
A multiple star in Centaurus whose three components represent the brightest object in the constellation, 4.4 light-years from Earth.
Alpha Centauri  (lf sn-tôr)
A triple star system in the constellation Centaurus that is the third brightest star in the night sky, with an apparent magnitude of -0.27, and the star nearest to Earth, at a distance of about 4.2 light-years. The two brighter stars, Alpha Centauri A and B, form a binary star system, which is orbited by Proxima Centauri, a smaller, dimmer star.
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Noun1.Alpha Centauri - brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun
Rigil, Rigil Kent
Centaurus, Centaur - a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross


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This 325-page sci-fi adventure novel is the story of a small band of men and women on Genser's World, an earth-like planet of Alpha Centauri who encounter the degenerate descendants of another space-traveling species along with intelligent 'catbird' symbiots, two ancient cyborg intelligences, and a malevolent AI computer that will have to be destroyed before it can evolve into a form that will destroy everything our group of colonists have worked so hard to create.
Alphanauts by Internet Bookwatch
By comparison, Barnard's star resides 6 light-years away, and our nearest neighbor, at a distance of 4 light years, is the system of three stars collectively known as Alpha Centauri.
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In offseason, Rams QB Kurt Warner spends most weekends at Alpha Centauri.
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