English Dictionary

Alpha Centauri B

固有名詞

(astronomy) The brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. Alpha Centauri is actually a binary star with Proxima Centauri as a third component. Alpha Centauri B is less bright than Alpha Centauri A and is somewhat less bright than our sun.

日本語の意味

アルファ・ケンタウリBは、天文学における星の名前で、連星系アルファ・ケンタウリの構成成分の一つ。アルファ・ケンタウリAよりも輝度が低く、太陽よりもやや暗い星である。

Astronomers observed Alpha Centauri B through a new spectrograph to study its similarities to the Sun.

天文学者たちは、新しい分光器を使って、ケンタウルス座にある近傍連星系のB成分にあたる、太陽よりやや暗い恒星の性質を調べた。

意味（1）

(astronomy) The brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. Alpha Centauri is actually a binary star with Proxima Centauri as a third component. Alpha Centauri B is less bright than Alpha Centauri A and is somewhat less bright than our sun.