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Centaurus is a large constellation visible in the southern sky that has been recognized since ancient times and remains one of the 88 modern constellations today. It is notable for containing Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system to our Solar System, as well as other remarkable stars including some of the largest known.
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- Constellation.name
- Centaurus
- Constellation.abbreviation
- Cen
- Constellation.genitive
- Centauri
- Constellation.pronounce
- , genitive
- Constellation.symbolism
- the Centaur
- Constellation.RA
- –
- Constellation.dec
- –
- Constellation.family
- Hercules
- Constellation.areatotal
- 1060
- Constellation.arearank
- 9th
- Constellation.numbermainstars
- 11
- Constellation.numberbfstars
- 69
- Constellation.numberstarsplanets
- 15
- Constellation.numberbrightstars
- 10
- Constellation.numbernearbystars
- 8
- Constellation.brighteststarname
- α Cen
- Constellation.starmagnitude
- −0.27
- Constellation.neareststarname
- Proxima Centauri (α Cen C)
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- Instance of
- constellation
- Named after
- centaur
- Official name
- Centaurus
- Area
- 1060
- Shares border with
- Vela
- Image
- Constellation Centaurus.jpg
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- Centaurus (constellation)
- topic's main category
- Category:Centaurus
- Commons gallery
- Centaurus
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- short name
- Cen
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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