Alpha Centauri

English

Alternative forms

• α-Centauri

Etymology

From α (“brightest”) +‎ Centauri (“of the constellation Centaurus”).

Proper noun

Alpha Centauri

1. (astronomy) The brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is actually a binary star with Proxima Centauri as a third component.

Synonyms

• Rigil Kent
• Toliman

Derived terms

• Alpha Centaurian

Translations

brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus

• Afrikaans: Alpha Centauri
• Arabic: رِجْل قِنْطَوْر (rijl qinṭawr)
• Armenian: Կենտավրոսի Ալֆա (Kentavrosi Alfa)
• Belarusian: Альфа Цэнтаўра f (Alʹfa Centawra)
• Bengali: আলফা সেন্টরাই (alpha śenṭorai)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 南門二 / 南门二 (naam⁴ mun⁴ ji⁶), 半人馬座阿爾法 / 半人马座阿尔法 (bun³ jan⁴ maa⁵ zo⁶ aa³ ji⁵ faat³)

  Mandarin: 南門二 / 南门二 (Nánmén'èr), 半人馬座阿爾法 / 半人马座阿尔法 (Bànrénmǎ zuò ā'ěrfǎ)

• Czech: Alfa Centauri
• Danish: Alfa Centauri
• Dutch: Alpha Centauri
• Estonian: Alpha Centauri
• Finnish: Alfa Centauri
• French: Alpha Centauri f, Alpha du Centaure f
• Georgian: ალფა კენტავრი (alpa ḳenṭavri)
• German: Alpha Centauri (de) m
• Greek: Άλφα Κενταύρου (Álfa Kentávrou)
• Hebrew: אלפא קנטאורי
• Hindi: मित्र तारा m (mitra tārā)
• Icelandic: Alfa í Mannfáki n
• Indonesian: Alpha Centauri
• Italian: Alfa Centauri
• Japanese: ケンタウルス座アルファ星 (Kentaurusu-za Arufa-boshi), アルファケンタウリ (Arufakentauri)
• Korean: 센타우루스자리 알파 (sentauruseujari alpa)
• Latin: Alpha Centauri
• Latvian: Centaura Alfa
• Lithuanian: Kentauro Alfa
• Norwegian: Alfa Centauri
• Persian: آلفا قنطورس (âlfâ qentowres), ظلمان (zolmân)
• Polish: Alfa Centauri f
• Portuguese: Alfa Centauri f
• Romanian: Alfa Centauri
• Russian: А́льфа Цента́вра f (Álʹfa Centávra)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Алфа Кентаури

  Latin: Alpha Centauri

• Spanish: Alfa Centauri
• Swahili: Alpha Centauri
• Swedish: Alfa Centauri
• Thai: อัลฟาคนครึ่งม้า
• Turkish: Alfa Centauri
• Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese: Nam Môn Nhị, Alpha Centauri

See also

• Alpha Centauri A
• Alpha Centauri B
• Alpha Centauri C