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Centaurus

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Centaurus (sĕntôr`əs), southern constellation constellation, in common usage, group of stars that appear to form a configuration in the sky; properly speaking, a constellation is a definite region of the sky in which the configuration of stars is contained.
..... Click the link for more information.  located N and E of Crux, the Southern Cross. It is known especially for its bright stars Alpha Centauri Proxima Centauri because it is the closest star to the earth (other than the sun), at a distance of 4.28 light-years, components A and B are currently 4.34 light-years away.
..... Click the link for more information.  and Hadar Hadar or Beta Centauri (bā`tə sĕntôr`ē)
..... Click the link for more information. . It also contains Centaurus A, a radio galaxy, as well as a globular star cluster star cluster, a group of stars near each other in space and resembling each other in certain characteristics that suggest a common origin for the group. Stars in the same cluster move at the same rate and in the same direction.
..... Click the link for more information.  visible to the naked eye. Centaurus reaches its highest point in the evening sky in May.


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