Alpha Centauri

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Alternative forms

• α-Centauri

Etymology

From α (“brightest”) +‎ Centauri (“of the constellation Centaurus”).

Proper noun

Alpha Centauri

1. (astronomy) The brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is actually a binary star with Proxima Centauri as a third component.

Synonyms

• Rigil Kent
• Toliman

Derived terms

• Alpha Centaurian

Translations

brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus

Afrikaans: Alpha Centauri Arabic: رِجْل قِنْطَوْر (rijl qinṭawr) Armenian: Կենտավրոսի Ալֆա (Kentavrosi Alfa) Belarusian: Альфа Цэнтаўра f (Alʹfa Centaŭra) Bengali: আলফা সেন্টরাই (alpha śenṭorai) Chinese: Cantonese: 南門二 / 南门二 (naam4 mun4 ji6), 半人馬座阿爾法 / 半人马座阿尔法 (bun3 jan4 maa5 zo6 aa3 ji5 faat3) Mandarin: 南門二 / 南门二 (Nánmén'èr), 半人馬座阿爾法 / 半人马座阿尔法 (Bànrénmǎ zuò ā'ěrfǎ) Czech: Alfa Centauri Danish: Alfa Centauri Dutch: Alpha Centauri Estonian: Alpha Centauri Finnish: Alfa Centauri French: Alpha Centauri f, Alpha du Centaure f Georgian: ალფა კენტავრი (alpa ḳenṭavri) German: Alpha Centauri (de) m Greek: Άλφα Κενταύρου (Álfa Kentávrou) Hebrew: אלפא קנטאורי Hindi: मित्र तारा m (mitra tārā) Icelandic: Alfa í Mannfáki n Indonesian: Alpha Centauri Italian: Alfa Centauri Japanese: ケンタウルス座アルファ星 (Kentaurusu-za Arufa-boshi), アルファケンタウリ (Arufakentauri) Korean: 센타우루스자리 알파 (sentauruseujari alpa) Latin: Alpha Centauri Latvian: Centaura Alfa Lithuanian: Kentauro Alfa Norwegian: Alfa Centauri Persian: آلفا قنطورس (âlfâ qentowres), ظلمان (zolmân) Polish: Alfa Centauri Portuguese: Alfa Centauri f Romanian: Alfa Centauri Russian: А́льфа Цента́вра f (Álʹfa Centávra) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: Алфа Кентаури Roman: Alpha Centauri Spanish: Alfa Centauri Swahili: Alpha Centauri Swedish: Alfa Centauri Thai: อัลฟาคนครึ่งม้า Turkish: Alfa Centauri Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can Vietnamese: Nam Môn Nhị, Alpha Centauri

See also

• Alpha Centauri A
• Alpha Centauri B
• Alpha Centauri C