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===Celestial Information=== | ===Celestial Information=== | ||
| + | *''Name, meaning and Constellation:'' Alpha Centauri, Centaurus. | ||
| + | *''Other name(s) and meaning:'' Rigil Kentaurus, Rigel Kentaurus, Toliman (either coming from the Arabic Al-Thalimain meaning ''Ostriches'' or the Hebrew meaning ''The Heretofore and the Hereafter'' and/or ''Shoot of the Vine''), Rigil Kentaurus, Rigil Kent (short form of Rigil Kentaurus, Toliman, Bungula (possibly a derived form of ungula, Latin for ''hoof''), Nánmén'èr 南門二 (Chinese for ''Second Star of the Southern Gate''). | ||
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*''Distance from Sol:'' 4.394 ly, 1.347 pc | *''Distance from Sol:'' 4.394 ly, 1.347 pc | ||
*''Type of System:'' Trinary | *''Type of System:'' Trinary | ||
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===Jump Nodes=== | ===Jump Nodes=== | ||
*[[Aldebaran]] | *[[Aldebaran]] | ||
| + | *[[Deneb]] ([[Node Inconsistencies#Hearsay|Hearsay]]) | ||
*[[Sirius]] | *[[Sirius]] | ||
*[[Vasuda]] | *[[Vasuda]] | ||
| + | * As canon, the Aldebaran, Sirius, and Vasuda jump nodes are all only a few kilometers apart form each other. | ||
[[Category:Stars and Planets]] | [[Category:Stars and Planets]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:35, 18 June 2011
Celestial Information
- Name, meaning and Constellation: Alpha Centauri, Centaurus.
- Other name(s) and meaning: Rigil Kentaurus, Rigel Kentaurus, Toliman (either coming from the Arabic Al-Thalimain meaning Ostriches or the Hebrew meaning The Heretofore and the Hereafter and/or Shoot of the Vine), Rigil Kentaurus, Rigil Kent (short form of Rigil Kentaurus, Toliman, Bungula (possibly a derived form of ungula, Latin for hoof), Nánmén'èr 南門二 (Chinese for Second Star of the Southern Gate).
- Distance from Sol: 4.394 ly, 1.347 pc
- Type of System: Trinary
- Spectral Class: G2-Yellow Main Sequence, K1-Orange Main Sequence, M5.5e-Red Dwarf
- Right Ascension: 14h 39m 36.459s
- Declination: -60° 50' 2.308"
Important Events
- To be filled in later.
