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Alpha Centauri system

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Alpha Centauri system [sɛnˈtɔːrɪ]
n
(Astronomy) a star system comprising the binary star Alpha Centauri A and B and Proxima Centauri (also called Alpha Centauri C), which is 0.1 light years closer to the sun. Visual magnitude: 0.01 (A), 1.33 (B); spectral type: G2V (A); distance from earth: 4.3 light years Also called Rigil Kent See also Proxima


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16, 1997 - the Jupiter II spacecraft will launch the first colonizers of the Alpha Centauri system, the Robinson family.
16, 1997, the Jupiter II spacecraft takes the Robinson family (plus a pilot and an evil scientist stowaway) on a colonization mission to the Alpha Centauri system.
 
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