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===Celestial Information===
 
===Celestial Information===
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*''Name, meaning and Constellation:'' Alpha Centauri, Centaurus.
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*''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]]
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*[[Deneb]] ([[Node Inconsistencies#Hearsay|Hearsay]])
 
*[[Sirius]]
 
*[[Sirius]]
 
*[[Vasuda]]
 
*[[Vasuda]]
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* 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.

Jump Nodes