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Variable binary star system in the constellation Centaurus
Kappa Centauri is a triple star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus. Its name is a Bayer designation that is Latinized from κ Centauri, and
Kappa_Centauri
Sagittarii Binary star system 3.11 Alpha Indi Star 3.11 Nu Hydrae Star 3.11 Kappa Centauri Binary star system 3.12 Beta Columbae Star 3.13 Delta Herculis Binary
List of brightest natural objects in the sky
List_of_brightest_natural_objects_in_the_sky
Nearest OB association to Earth
association; only a few stars are exceptions, such as Alpha Centauri, Gacrux, Theta Centauri and Iota Centauri, which appear in this region of the sky only due to
Scorpius–Centaurus association
Scorpius–Centaurus_association
Mesopotamian god
mention a star named after Numushda, presumed to be either Eta Centauri or Kappa Centauri. A late prayer describes it as an astral body which "makes the
Numushda
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Pacific constellations also included Gamma Centauri. Torres Strait Islanders in modern-day Australia saw Gamma Centauri as the handle and the four stars as the
Crux
Star in the constellation Cassiopeia
Kappa Cassiopeiae, also named Cexing, is a star in the constellation Cassiopeia. Its name is a Bayer designation that is Latinized from κ Cassiopeiae
Kappa_Cassiopeiae
Pattern of stars recognized on Earth's night sky
objects), and with the first-magnitude stars Alpha Centauri (the closest star to the Sun) and Beta Centauri pointing at the cross, distinguishing the cross
Asterism_(astronomy)
Script used to write the Greek language
the brightest star in the constellation of Centaurus is known as Alpha Centauri. For historical reasons, the Greek designations of some constellations
Greek_alphabet
February 2021). "Imaging low-mass planets within the habitable zone of α Centauri". Nature Communications. 12 (1): 922. arXiv:2102.05159. Bibcode:2021NatCo
List_of_exoplanet_extremes
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
magnitude of 2.87. Beta Tucanae is a star system with six member stars, while Kappa is a quadruple system. The constellation contains 47 Tucanae, one of the
Tucana
Cambridge University Press. p. 170. ISBN 0-521-44921-9. Kaler, James B. "Saiph (Kappa Orionis)". Stars. University of Illinois. Archived from the original on
List_of_proper_names_of_stars
Planet outside of the Solar System
are located 4.2 light-years (1.3 parsecs) from Earth and orbit Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Sun. At the other extreme, there is evidence for
Exoplanet
Star naming system
in southern constellations have uppercase letter designations, like B Centauri and G Scorpii. These letters were assigned by later astronomers, notably
Bayer_designation
4.25 PDS 70 (V1032 Centauri) 366.6 ± 0.8 K7 12 Has one confirmed exoplanet (PDS 70b). J Centauri 367 ± 5 Centaurus B3V 4.505 Kappa Gruis 368 ± 6 Grus
List of star systems within 350–400 light-years
List_of_star_systems_within_350–400_light-years
Astronomer
scattering by the inner system. In 2025, Weinberger contributed to the Proxima Centauri flare study using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)
Alycia_J._Weinberger
List of largest planets by size
Benedict, G. Fritz (20 April 2021). "Precision millimeter astrometry of the α Centauri AB system". The Astronomical Journal. 162 (1): 14. arXiv:2104.10086. Bibcode:2021AJ
List_of_largest_exoplanets
American astronaut, doctor and engineer (born 1956)
May 15, 2017. Fitzpatrick, Andy (March 25, 2017). "Blaze a Path to Alpha Centauri". Battle Creek Enquirer. pp. A3. Archived from the original on September
Mae_Jemison
Exoplanets confirmed or discovered from direct imaging
of Images Although listed in the table below, the identities of Alpha Centauri candidate 1, FW Tau b, 2MASS J044144 b, CVSO 30 c and HD 100546 b are disputed
List of directly imaged exoplanets
List_of_directly_imaged_exoplanets
Meaning Arabic name Scientific star name Hadar Ḥaḍār Settlement حضار Beta Centauri Hamal Rā's al-Ḥamal (head of) the Ram رأس الحمل Alpha Arietis Heka al-Haqʿah
List_of_Arabic_star_names
Cosmological phenomenon
H^{2}={\left({\frac {\dot {a}}{a}}\right)}^{2}={\frac {8{\pi }G}{3}}\rho -{\frac {{\kappa }c^{2}}{a^{2}}}} where κ represents the curvature of the universe, a(t)
Accelerating expansion of the universe
Accelerating_expansion_of_the_universe
Kervella, P.; Thévenin, F.; Lovis, C. (2017-02-01). "Proxima's orbit around α Centauri". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 598: L7. arXiv:1611.03495. Bibcode:2017A&A
List of nearest stars by spectral type
List_of_nearest_stars_by_spectral_type
330 ± 10 Draco B6III +3.17 HD 129116 (b Centauri) 330 ± 10 B3V 4.01 Has one confirmed exoplanet (b Centauri b). ESO 439-26 330 ± 20 DC9 +20.52 Least
List of star systems within 300–350 light-years
List_of_star_systems_within_300–350_light-years
Monocerotis 450 ± 20 Monoceros K4III Chi Carinae 450 ± 30 Carina B3IVp V1400 Centauri 450.8 ± 0.9 Centaurus K5 IVe Li 12.2–15.6 HD 100655 (Formosa) 451 ± 2 G9
List of star systems within 450–500 light-years
List_of_star_systems_within_450–500_light-years
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
and the fifth-brightest star in all, surpassed only by Arcturus, Alpha Centauri, Canopus, and Sirius. Vega was the pole star in the year 12,000 BCE, and
Lyra
Extraterrestrial view of outer space
would appear as a bright star only at the closest stars. At the Alpha Centauri star system the Sun would appear as a bright star continuing the wavy line
Extraterrestrial_sky
Units that are not part of a coherent system
astronomy when talking about masses of stars or galaxies; for example, Alpha Centauri A has the mass of 1.1 suns, and the Milky Way has a mass of approximately
List of non-coherent units of measurement
List_of_non-coherent_units_of_measurement
Types of planet by chemical mass
Sun, but a different star, a stellar remnant, or a brown dwarf. Proxima Centauri b, Dimidium Extragalactic planet An exoplanet outside the Milky Way. M51-ULS-1b
List_of_planet_types
accuracy smaller than the width of a human hair! (that is, to Proxima Centauri at 4.0208×1013 km). "The Nobel Prize in Physics 2017". Nobel Foundation
History_of_black_hole_physics
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
NGC 6752, the fourth-brightest globular cluster in the sky, after Omega Centauri, 47 Tucanae and Messier 22. An estimated 100 light years across, it is
Pavo_(constellation)
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
the south and Ara to the east. It lies near the Pointers (Alpha and Beta Centauri), with only Circinus in between. The constellation is located within the
Triangulum_Australe
Aquarius K3 III 4.673 50 Camelopardalis 430 ± 20 B9Vn 5.36 + 8.40 Epsilon Centauri 430 ± 30 Centaurus B1 III +2.30 21 Tauri (Asterope/Sterope I) 431 ± 8 Taurus
List of star systems within 400–450 light-years
List_of_star_systems_within_400–450_light-years
Boötes 14h 16m 24.0740s +13° 48′ 26.193″ sdL7 B§ T7.5p HD 102365 (66 G. Centauri/Gliese 442) B 30.362 ± 0.010 Centaurus 11h 46m 32.68988s −40° 29′ 47.6048″[citation
List of star systems within 30–35 light-years
List_of_star_systems_within_30–35_light-years
S2CID 19019913. "Beta Sco". stars.astro.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2026-05-09. "Kappa Sco". stars.astro.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2026-05-09. "Dschubba". stars
List_of_supernova_candidates
Classification of stars based on spectral properties
giants and supergiants, such as Arcturus, whereas orange dwarfs, like Alpha Centauri B, are main-sequence stars. They have extremely weak hydrogen lines, if
Stellar_classification
Brightest star in the constellation of Carina
observers in his 1592 work Tractatus de Globis, along with Achernar and Alpha Centauri, noting: "Now, therefore, there are but three Stars of the first magnitude
Canopus
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
August 2008 Glister, Paul (2011), "Cygnus X-1: A Black Hole Confirmed." Centauri Dreams: Imagining and Planning Interstellar Exploration, 2011-11-29. Accessed
Cygnus_(constellation)
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Multiwavelength Long-Term Photometry and Spectroscopy of QS Telescopii, V834 Centauri, and BL Hydri". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Telescopium
is voiced by Masashi Hirose. The Omega Centauri's Six Spears are six Choujins hailing from the Omega Centauri. They are the descendants of Choujins who
List_of_Kinnikuman_characters
Observatory Bulletin. 64 (64). SIMBAD: 103. Bibcode:1962RGOB...64..103C. "Kappa Oph". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved December
List_of_nearest_giant_stars
0.007 14.66 DZ10.0 521 Canis Venatici 43.605 ± 0.009 10.26 M1V 525.1 1 Centauri Centaurus 63.3 ± 0.2 4.23 F2 V 536 Virgo 33.990 ± 0.009 9.707 M0V b c 527
List of Gliese and GJ objects (1-1000)
List_of_Gliese_and_GJ_objects_(1-1000)
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
It lies in the southeastern corner of the constellation between Alpha Centauri and Zeta Arae. Thought to be around 100 million years old, it is about
Norma_(constellation)
Type of variable star
are some of the brightest stars in the sky, such as Beta Crucis and Beta Centauri; Spica is also classified as a Beta Cephei variable but mysteriously stopped
Beta_Cephei_variable
Kervella, P.; Thévenin, F.; Lovis, C. (2017). "Proxima's orbit around α Centauri". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 598: L7. arXiv:1611.03495. Bibcode:2017A&A
List_of_smallest_known_stars
G5 III 3.38 + 7.5 B F0 V C F5 HD 166348 130 Corona Australis* K6V Gamma Centauri (Muhlifain) A 130 ± 1 Centaurus 12h 41m 31.04008s −48° 57′ 35.5375″ A1IV
List of star systems within 100–150 light-years
List_of_star_systems_within_100–150_light-years
Binary star system in the constellation Cassiopeia
Spring and Autumn period. The other components are Beta Cassiopeiae (Caph), Kappa Cassiopeiae, Alpha Cassiopeiae (Schedar) and Lambda Cassiopeiae. Consequently
Eta_Cassiopeiae
American physicist and nanophotonics researcher
light-driven nanocrafts. This is work towards the first launch to Alpha Centauri, led by a consortium of scientists such as Steven Chu, Mae Jemison, and
Michelle_Povinelli
Star whose brightness fluctuates, as seen from Earth
or less. Several nearby red dwarfs are flare stars, including Proxima Centauri and Wolf 359. A superflare is a class of energetic, short duration flare
Variable_star
KAPPA CENTAURI
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Boy/Male
Tamil
Able, Fit
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Attitude
Boy/Male
Tamil
Attitude
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English cappe ‘cap’, ‘hat’ (Old English cæppe), hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of caps and hats, or a nickname for someone who wore distinctive headgear. Compare Capper.Americanized spelling of German Kapp.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Thought; Able; Fit
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Chappell.French : from a diminutive of Old French chape ‘hooded cloak’, ‘cape’, ‘hood’, or ‘hat’ (from Late Latin cappa, capa), hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of cloaks or hats, or a nickname for a habitual wearer of a distinctive cloak or hat.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; perhaps from either of two medicinal and edible plants commonly known by this name (Arctium lappa and A. minus). However, the word is not recorded in OED before 1597, rather too late for surname formation.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Able; Fit
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a maple tree, Middle English mapel (Old English mapul).French : from Latin mapula, a diminutive of mappa ‘piece of cloth’, ‘napkin’, presumably a metonymic occupational name for a cloth merchant or a weaver.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Indian
Meaningful
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Father; Daddy
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil, Telugu
Of Vishnu and Shiva; Ayya means Vishnu and Appa means Shiva
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Universal Father
KAPPA CENTAURI
KAPPA CENTAURI
Boy/Male
Tamil
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Another name of Arjun
Girl/Female
Greek
Ardent.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the Middle English nickname Stubb (see Stubbe).
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Light of the two Qibla
Boy/Male
Tamil
Supernatural
Male
Native American
Native American Ponca name DEMONTHIN means "talks as he walks."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a hypercorrected form of Asher.
Male
Greek
(ΜαÏδοχαῖος) Greek form of Akkadian Marduk ("solar calf"), probably MARDOCHAIOS means "death and emptiness." In mythology, Marduk is the name of a god said to have killed a dragon named Tiamat. In the bible, he is known by the Hebrew name Merodach, and is a Babylonian idol, probably the planet Mars, which like Saturn was regarded by ancient Semites as the author of bloodshed and slaughter, and was propitiated with human victims.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
One who Sleeps Well
Boy/Male
French Teutonic
Manly.
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n.
The fossil resin of the kauri tree of New Zealand.
n.
A genus of coarse biennial herbs (Lappa), bearing small burs which adhere tenaciously to clothes, or to the fur or wool of animals.
n.
A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry; -- sometimes called also kapa.
n.
One of the Brahmanic eons, a period of 4,320,000,000 years. At the end of each Kalpa the world is annihilated.
n.
A gentianaceous plant not fully identified. The name is usually given to the Erytheraea Centaurium and the Chlora perfoliata of Europe, but is also extended to the whole genus Sabbatia, and even to the unrelated Centaurea.