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Star Project: Rigil Kentaurus
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Star Project:
A Star Worth All Your Money!
How Rigil Kentaurus Got It's Name
Rigil Kentaurus: Some Context
And Why You Should Care!
Alpha Centauri
Alpha Centauri: The System
Rigil Kentaurus (also known as Alpha Centauri A) is one of the stars in the triple-star system, Alpha Centauri. Before we dive in, however, we'll need some context.
Alpha Centauri can be found in the constellation Centaurus, hence it's name. The constellation Centaurus is named after the half-human, half-centaur man, deriving from Greek Mythology. Now that we know this, we can understand why Rigil Kentaurus is named what it is.
Rigil Kentaurus
Rigil Kentaurus: The Origin
Now that we know how the name Alpha Centauri came to be, let's talk about why the star from this triple-star system is called Rigil Kentaurus.
As we know, the origin of the name Alpha Centauri is based off of the Centaur. So, unsurprisingly, the name of the star were looking at in this system is fairly similar. Translated from Arabic, Rigil Kentaurus means "foot of the centaur". Who wouldn't want to buy a star with such an epic name?
How Much Is It?
The Price
Now that you've learned so many cool things about the marvelous world of Rigil Kentaurus, this will be the final price.
The price for this star is: 750,000,000,000,000,000,000 U.S dollars!
Some More Information About Rigil Kentaurus
The Rigil Kentaurus: Statistics
Comparisons:
Stats You Need to Know!
If you're interested in buying this eccentric star, here's some more info you might find interesting.
- Rigil Kentaurus is about 1.5x brighter than our sun!
- Surprisingly, this star is heavier than the sun.
- (about 1.1x the mass of our sun)
- Rigil Kentaurus is not onyl more massive, but also bigger than the sun!
- (diameter of about 1.2x larger the our sun)
- Alpha Centauri A is about 4.3 light years away from the Earth.
- Rigil Kentaurus is a binary star.
Stages In Life
Stages In Life
For Rigil Kentaurus to have formed, it must have come from clumps of gas and dust, first (known as a nebula). The nebula collapses in on itself because of gravitational force, and once enough hydrogen has been collected with the nebula, the temperature and pressure will rise. Once there's enough heat, a star is born. As the temperature rises, nuclear fission will start turning the hydrogen into helium. This stage is called main sequence, which is the stage Rigil Kentaurus is currently undergoing. The energy source during this stage is the hydrogen used to perform nuclear fusion, and it's happening in the core of the star. The next stages that this star will undergo in the future are the red giant phase, white dwarf phase, and fade into a black dwarf.
Sources:
http://www.solstation.com/stars/alp-cent3.htm
https://www.science.org/content/article/alpha-centauri-our-nearest-star-system-just-got-new-name
https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/alpha-centauri-is-the-nearest-bright-star/
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/images/alpha-centauri-a-triple-star-system-about-4-light-years-from-earth.html
https://nineplanets.org/alpha-centauri-system/
https://aether.lbl.gov/www/classes/p139/speed/Alpha-Centauri.html