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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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- Commons category
- 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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Article · 日本語
ケンタウルス座（ケンタウルスざ、（ラテン語: Centaurus）は、トレミーの48星座の1つ。南天の明るい星座である。日本では星座の半分程度しか見えない場所が多く、全体が見えるのは西表島以南である。 α星・β星ともに、全天21の1等星の1つである。
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