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Alpha Centauri
Alpha Centauri The closest star to the Sun, also known as Rigil Kentaurus. It is actually a triple system, consisting of a bright binary with a period of 80 years and a faint red dwarf 2° away called
Proxima Centauri. The binary consists of a G2 dwarf of magnitude -0.01 and a K1 dwarf of magnitude 1.3. To the naked eye they appear as a single star of magnitude -0.28, the third‐brightest in the sky. The binary pair lie 4.39 l.y. from the Sun, 0.17 l.y. farther than Proxima Centauri.
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PC Gamer Magazine Awards Highest Mark in Magazine's History to Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri.
Business Wire; 2/25/1999; 700+ words
; ...strategy game, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri(tm) has been awarded the highest...the positive feedback and praise Alpha Centauri has received," said Brian Reynolds...ea.com. FIRAXIS Games and Alpha Centauri are trademarks of FIRAXIS Games...
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Science: Starquakes offer clues to alien life Astronomers have been listening in to the seismic upheavals deep within the core of Alpha Centauri, the nearest star to us. And, writes Ian Brown, it sounds remarkably like our own Sun
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 8/17/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Pursuit will immediately name Alpha Centauri as our nearest star. It is not...Chilean Andes, have discovered that Alpha Centauri-A pulsates with a seven-minute...raging solar interior. The Alpha Centauri study by Bouchy and Carrier confirms...
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FIRAXIS GAMES: Firaxis Games launches Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri web site featuring Journey to Centauri
M2 Presswire; 6/1/1998; 700+ words
; ...GAMES: Firaxis Games launches Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri web site featuring Journey to Centauri (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE...firaxis.com>. Firaxis Games and Alpha Centauri are trademarks of Firaxis Games, Inc. Electronic...
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Firaxis Games Launches Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Web Site Featuring Journey to Centauri, an Original, Episodic Sci-fi Adventure Story
PR Newswire; 6/2/1998; 700+ words
; ...dedicated to Sid Meier's Alpa Centauri, one of the most anticipated PC games of the year. Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri is scheduled for a fall 1998 release...firaxis.com. Firaxis Games and Alpha Centauri are trademarks of Firaxis Games...
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Alpha Centauri.(Product Announcement)
Magazine article from: Macworld; 6/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...genre once again. Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, published by Aspyr Media, begins...planet orbiting the star Alpha Centauri. While this sequel superficially...play. Macworld's Buying Advice Alpha Centauri gives armchair diplomats the opportunity...
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Proxima Centauri: Alpha's sibling? (researchers claim that Proxima Centauri may not orbit Alpha Centauri)
Magazine article from: Science News; 3/27/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...that Proxima orbits Alpha Centauri, a pair of middle-aged...stimulate wider interest in the Centauri system. "Our understanding...for the double suns of Alpha Centauri to hang on to it. According...If Proxima indeed orbits Alpha - and therefore probably arose...flare activity before ...
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Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri: New World, New Battles.(Firaxis Games' simulation game)(Product Announcement)
Magazine article from: Computer Shopper; 6/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...thanks to Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. Since departing MicroProse...created. With Alpha Centauri, they make good on that...millennium, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri is a stunning...Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Company: Firaxis Games...
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Alpha Centauri might harbor Earth-like planets
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 3/8/2008; 582 words
; ...suggested that the star system Alpha Centauri might harbor Earth-like planets...have formed around the star Alpha Centauri B and to be orbiting in the "habitable...study planet formation around Alpha Centauri B, the team ran repeated computer...
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'Alpha Centauri' game evolves into book form
Newspaper article from: The Gazette; 1/23/2000; ; 684 words
; ...rich landscape of "Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri" since the release of the best...too. NBM is publishing "Alpha Centauri: Power of the Mind Worms," the...nearest neighboring star, Alpha Centauri. In "Alpha Centauri," the passengers...
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Where's the volume? What makes Alpha Centauri the most advanced recording studio in Britain? Is it the military-grade compressor? The in-built rubidium atomic clock? Or the heavy-duty kettle in the foyer? Jon Blyth reports.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 4/5/2009; 700+ words
; ...capitalise on that by renting it out. Alpha Centauri was born, and the winning combination...Here, he guides us through Alpha Centauri's dazzling set-up. 1. MIXING...or two delay units, but Alpha Centauri has five Lexicon PCM42s. Freistaetter...
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Alpha Centauri
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Alpha Centauri , brightest star in the constellation...magnitude is -0.26. Actually, Alpha Centauri is a triple-star system, the components being designated A, B, and C. Alpha Centauri C is also called Proxima Centauri because...
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Proxima Centauri
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Proxima Centauri Nearest star to the Sun, slightly closer than the nearby star Alpha Centauri . Long thought to be part of the Alpha Centauri system, some astronomers now believe it to be an unrelated star making a close approach.
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alpha
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...forms of a chemical compound: alpha interferon. ∎ short for alpha test . ∎ ( Alpha ) [followed by Latin genitive...star in a constellation: Alpha Centauri. ∎ [as adj...
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Light Speed
Book article from: Mathematics
...days. Beyond the Sun, the next closest stars to Earth are those of the triple star system of Alpha Centauri A, Alpha Centauri B, and Proxima Centauri at 4.3 light-years away, more than 25 trillion miles distant. This flight on the shuttle...
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Centaurus
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
Centaurus (abbr. Cen, gen. Centauri) A large and prominent southern...centaur. Its brightest star, Alpha Centauri (Rigil Kentaurus or Toliman...one member of which, Proxima Centauri , is the closest star to the Sun...
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