Alpha Centauri B

Alpha Centauri B (also Rigel Kentaurus B — the foot of the centaur in Arabic) is a star of the Alpha Centauri star system. \nIt is approximately 4.40 light years from Earth's Solar System.

Some facts about Alpha Centauri B

• Parallax: 0.742 arcsecs\n* Spectral type: K0-1 V\n* Radial velocity: -21 km/s\n* Proper Motion: 3.724 arcsecs/year\n* Apparent Visual Magnitude: 1.35\n* Absolute Visual Magnitude: 5.70\n* Luminosity: 0.55 Solar Luminosities

See also:\n* Alpha Centauri, Alpha Centauri A, Proxima Centauri\n* List of nearest stars Category:Stars \n