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Alpha Centauri b

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Alpha Centauri b (or planet "b" of Alpha Centauri) may refer to:

Stars

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  • alpha Centauri B (Toliman), the second largest star in the α Cen trinary system

Planets

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  • alpha Centauri Ab, an unconfirmed candidate exoplanet orbiting the largest star in the α Cen trinary star system, Rigel Kentarus (α Cen A)
  • alpha Centauri Bb, a proposed exoplanet orbiting the second largest star in the α Cen trinary star system, Toliman (α Cen B)
  • alpha Centauri Cb, an exoplanet orbiting the smallest star in the α Cen trinary star system, Proxima (α Cen C)

See also

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