Planetary Data - Alpha Centauri (Rogal Canduro) System
System Name | Rigil Kentaurus | Foot of the Centaur |
Alternate Names | Alpha Centauri | Called Rogal Canduro by the Vuduri |
Distance from Earth | 4.4 Light Years | |
Number of Stars | 2 | A/B Stars |
Separation | 23.4 AU (average) | (2.18 billion miles) |
Periastron | 11.2 Astronomical Units | (1.04 billion miles) |
Apastron | 35.6 Astronomical Units | (3.31 billion miles) |
Rotational Period | 80 years | Stars circle each other every 80 years |
Star 1 | A-Star | Aleph |
Star Type | G2V | |
Abs. Magnitude | 4.36 | |
Relative to Sol | -.49 (brighter) | |
Color | Yellow | |
Planets | 7 Major | |
Habitable Planets | One (Helome aka New Earth) | |
Planetary Data | Helome (Vuduri name) | |
Planet Designation | Planet 4 | Called New Earth originally |
Atmosphere | Oxygen (24%), Nitrogen (74%), Argon (1%) | |
Mass | 80% of Earth | |
Density | 106% of Earth | |
Gravity | .85 G | |
Rotational Period | 28 hours | (Length of day) |
Distance from star | 1.25 Astronomical Units | (116 million miles) |
Orbital Rotation | 434 days | (Length of year) |
Major Moon | Nuna | |
Designation | Moon 1 | Called Nuna by residents |
Atmosphere | Neglible | |
Mass | 70% of Luna | |
Size | 2315 km diamter | |
Distance | 254,502 km average | Orbit is slightly elliptical |
Circles planet | Every 21 days | Always appears once per night |
Apparent Magnitude | -11.17 | Slightly dimmer than Earth's moon |
Star 2 | B-Star | Beth |
Star Type | K1V | |
Abs. Magnitude | 5.69 | |
Relative to Sol | .84 (dimmer) | |
Color | Deep Orange | |
Planets | 5 Major | |
Habitable Planets | One (marginal) |