Alpha Centauri B

Summary

Alpha Centauri B is a high proper-motion star^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of high_proper_motion_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (188 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alpha Centauri B's instance of is recorded as high proper-motion star^[3].
• Alpha Centauri B's instance of is recorded as double star^[4].
• Alpha Centauri B's instance of is recorded as star^[5].
• Alpha Centauri B's instance of is recorded as K-type main-sequence star^[6].
• Alpha Centauri B's constellation is recorded as Centaurus^[7].
• Alpha Centauri B's spectral class is recorded as K1V^[8].
• Alpha Centauri B is part of Alpha Centauri^[9].
• Alpha Centauri B's Commons category is recorded as Alpha Centauri B^[10].
• Alpha Centauri B's child astronomical body is recorded as Alpha Centauri Bc^[11].
• Alpha Centauri B's companion of is recorded as Proxima Centauri^[12].
• Alpha Centauri B's companion of is recorded as Alpha Centauri A^[13].
• Alpha Centauri B's catalog code is recorded as HR 5460^[14].
• Alpha Centauri B's catalog code is recorded as HD 128621^[15].
• Alpha Centauri B's catalog code is recorded as HIP 71681^[16].
• Alpha Centauri B's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J14396-6050B^[17].
• Alpha Centauri B's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 8518^[18].
• Alpha Centauri B's catalog code is recorded as GJ 559 B^[19].
• Alpha Centauri B's catalog code is recorded as HIC 71681^[20].
• Alpha Centauri B's catalog code is recorded as IDS 14328-6025 B^[21].
• Alpha Centauri B's catalog code is recorded as LFT 1128^[22].
• Alpha Centauri B's catalog code is recorded as LHS 51^[23].
• Alpha Centauri B's catalog code is recorded as LTT 5807^[24].
• Alpha Centauri B's catalog code is recorded as NLTT 37985^[25].
• Alpha Centauri B's catalog code is recorded as SPOCS 609^[26].
• Alpha Centauri B's catalog code is recorded as TYC 9007-5848-1^[27].

Body

Geography

Alpha Centauri B is part of Alpha Centauri^[9].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include high proper-motion star^[3], double star^[4], star^[5], and K-type main-sequence star^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include HR 5460^[14], HD 128621^[15], HIP 71681^[16], CCDM J14396-6050B^[17], GCRV 8518^[18], and GJ 559 B^[19].

Why It Matters

Alpha Centauri B ranks in the top 6% of high_proper_motion_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (188 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]