Alpha Centauri
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From α (brightest) + Centauri ("of the constellation Centaurus").
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- (astronomy) The brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is actually a binary star with Proxima Centauri as a third component.
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brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus
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