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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 35. Chapters: Alpha Centauri, Polaris, Rigel, Alpha Herculis, Alpha Crucis, Upsilon Andromedae, 40 Eridani, Beta Monocerotis, Regulus, HD 188753, Zeta Orionis, HD 38529, Zeta Aquilae, Gliese 570, 26 Draconis, Alpha Serpentis, EZ Aquarii, Gamma Leporis, 36 Ophiuchi, Lambda Scorpii, Beta Aurigae, Eta Herculis, Beta Centauri, Mu Herculis, Delta Aquilae, Gamma Arietis, Delta Cygni, Eta Virginis, Beta Serpentis, 44 Bootis, Mu Bootis, Iota Bootis, Eta Geminorum, Theta Serpentis, Epsilon Aquilae, Nu Arae, Epsilon Capricorni, YZ Cassiopeiae, Tau Aurigae, Alpha Ursae Majoris, 7 Camelopardalis, Xi Serpentis, Lambda Tauri, Nu Sagittarii, Tau Arietis, Pi Sagittarii, Kappa Sagittarii, Theta Sagittarii, Pi Ursae Minoris, Pi Capricorni, Kappa Sculptoris, Atlas, Zeta Sagittarii, 27 Canis Majoris, Delta Ursae Majoris, Upsilon Tauri, Xi Tauri, Tau Capricorni, Omicron Cassiopeiae, GJ 1245, Epsilon Ursae Minoris, HR 9038, Taygeta, Iota Trianguli Australis, Pi Scorpii, Pi Cephei, P Velorum, Upsilon Cassiopeiae, Gamma Sextantis, Kappa Cephei, Delta Sculptoris, Tau Tauri, Kappa Volantis, Phi Virginis, 19 Cephei, Epsilon Volantis, Kappa Persei, Eta Volantis, Theta Pictoris. Excerpt: Alpha Centauri ( Centauri, Cen; also known as Rigil Kentaurus, Rigil Kent, or Toliman) is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. Although it appears to the unaided eye as a single object, Alpha Centauri is actually a binary star system (designated Alpha Centauri AB or Cen AB) whose combined visual magnitude of -0.27 would qualify it as the third single brightest star in the night sky after -0.72 magnitude Canopus. Its individual component stars are named Alpha Centauri A ( Cen A), with 110% of the mass and 151.9% the luminosity of our Sun, and Alpha Centauri B ( Cen B), at 90.7% of Sol's mass and 50.0% of its luminosity. During the stars'...
