Alpha Centauri

Alpha Centauri
  Originally named Toliman or Bungula, the Alpha Centauri system is part of the southern constellation of Centaurus the Centaur.  Toliman originated from Arabic for ostriches and Bungula derives from Latin for hoof.
http://tse2.mm.bing.net/th?id=JN.YbGXKl4Y9gKbB70SKKndCg&pid=15.1


Chemical Make Up:
Hydrogen, calcium, helium, and metals

Location
Right Ascension: 14h 39m 36.4951s,
Declination: −60° 50′ 02.308″
Spectrum Analysis:
http://www.umop.net/spctelem.htm




Stellar Classification: Alpha Centauri A is G2V yellow-orange dwarf, Alpha Centauri B is K1V orange-red dwarf, Alpha Centauri C/Proxima Centauri is M5eV red dwar

Resources:
ArXiv.org astro-ph arXiv:astro-ph/0407468. (n.d.). Retrieved September 27, 2015, from http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0407468
Alpha Centauri. (n.d.) Retrieved September 27, 2015
Stellar Classification. (n.d.) Retrieved September 27, 2015
 Alpha Centauri 3. (n.d.). Retrieved September 27, 2015, from http://www.solstation.com/stars/alp-cent3.htm
Stars. (n.d.). Retrieved October 1, 2015, from http://www.astronoo.com/en/stars.html

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