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Alpha Centauri is a
triple star system known for being the closest star system to Earth. The
components of the system are 2 sun-like stars separated by an average distance
of 24 AU, with a distant red dwarf companion 15,000 AU away.
The Alpha Centauri System contains multiple planets with
the primary being Tellus (Alpha Centauri Bd).
During the early years of space exploration on Earth, as
telescope techonology improved an abundance of pontentially
earth-like planets started being discovered. One of those
planets lied in the Alpha Centauri system. Probes sent to
the system confirmed that the planet (Tellus) could support
human life.
The majority of the early manned missions to Alpha
Centauri involved small groups of settlers, unlike missions sent
to more distant systems which could involve 10's of thousands of
colonists. After a few decades though, colonization
efforts accelerated and the planet's population began to grow
quickly.
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System:
Alpha Centauri
Primary Star:
α
Centauri
Stellar Type:
G2V ☼
Companion
Star(s):
B K0V
☼
Distance from Earth:
.37 ly
Constellation: Centaurus
Region:
Sol
Mass (Sol):
(A-1.1) (B-0.9)
Radius (Sol):
(A-1.2) (B-0.9)
Metallicity:
170%
Age:
5 Billion
Region: Sol
Population:
500 Million
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