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Centauri (other)
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Centauri may refer to: * Any of the stars (or star systems), in the constellation Centaurus, including: ** Alpha Centauri, a binary star including the brightest star of Centaurus ** Beta Centauri, the second-brightest star of Centaurus, at a much greater distance from the Sun ** Proxima Centauri, the nearest to the Sun of all stars, and close to Alpha Centauri * ''Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri'', a 1999 computer game * Centauri Production, a Czech computer games company * Centauri (Babylon 5), a species, civilization, and related terms, in the US TV series ''Babylon 5'' * Centauri, a character in the US movie ''The Last Starfighter'' See also *Centaur (other) *Centaure (other) *Centaurus (other) Centaurus is a bright constellation in the southern sky. Centaurus may also refer to: * Centaurus (Greek mythology), father of the race of mythological beasts * ''Centaurus'' (journal), of the European Society for the History of Science * Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centaurus
Centaurus is a bright constellation in the southern sky. One of the largest constellations, Centaurus was included among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations. In Greek mythology, Centaurus represents a centaur; a creature that is half human, half horse (another constellation named after a centaur is one from the zodiac: Sagittarius). Notable stars include Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system to the Solar System, its neighbour in the sky Beta Centauri, and V766 Centauri, one of the largest stars yet discovered. The constellation also contains Omega Centauri, the brightest globular cluster as visible from Earth and the largest identified in the Milky Way, possibly a remnant of a dwarf galaxy. Notable features Stars Centaurus contains several very bright stars. Its alpha and beta stars are used as "pointer stars" to help observers find the constellation Crux. Centaurus has 281 stars above ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpha Centauri
Alpha Centauri ( Latinized from α Centauri and often abbreviated Alpha Cen or α Cen) is a triple star system in the constellation of Centaurus. It consists of 3 stars: Alpha Centauri A (officially Rigil Kentaurus), Alpha Centauri B (officially Toliman) and Alpha Centauri C (officially Proxima Centauri). Proxima Centauri is also the closest star to the Sun at 4.2465 light-years (1.3020 pc). Alpha Centauri A and B are Sun-like stars ( Class G and K, respectively), and together they form the binary star system Alpha Centauri AB. To the naked eye, the two main components appear to be a single star with an apparent magnitude of −0.27. It is the brightest star in the constellation and the third-brightest in the night sky, outshone only by Sirius and Canopus. Alpha Centauri A has 1.1 times the mass and 1.5 times the luminosity of the Sun, while Alpha Centauri B is smaller and cooler, at 0.9 times the Sun's mass and less than 0.5 times its luminosity. The p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beta Centauri
Beta Centauri is a triple star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is officially called Hadar (). The Bayer designation of Beta Centauri is Latinised from β Centauri, and abbreviated Beta Cen or β Cen. The system's combined apparent visual magnitude of 0.61 makes it the second-brightest object in Centaurus and one of the brightest stars in the night sky. According to parallax measurements from the astrometric Hipparcos satellite, the distance to this system is about . Nomenclature ''β Centauri'' (Latinised to ''Beta Centauri'') is the star system's Bayer designation. It bore the traditional names ''Hadar'' and ''Agena''. ''Hadar'' comes from the Arabic حضار (the root's meaning is "to be present" or "on the ground" or "settled, civilized area"), while the name ''Agena'' is thought to be derived from the Latin ''genua'', meaning "knees", from the star's position on the left knee of the centaur depicted in the constellation Centaurus. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proxima Centauri
Proxima Centauri is a small, low-mass star located away from the Sun in the southern constellation of Centaurus. Its Latin name means the 'nearest tarof Centaurus'. It was discovered in 1915 by Robert Innes and is the nearest-known star to the Sun. With a quiescent apparent magnitude of 11.13, it is too faint to be seen with the unaided eye. Proxima Centauri is a member of the Alpha Centauri star system, being identified as component Alpha Centauri C, and is 2.18° to the southwest of the Alpha Centauri AB pair. It is currently from AB, which it orbits with a period of about 550,000 years. Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf star with a mass about 12.5% of the Sun's mass (), and average density about 33 times that of the Sun. Because of Proxima Centauri's proximity to Earth, its angular diameter can be measured directly. Its actual diameter is about one-seventh (14%) the diameter of the Sun. Although it has a very low average luminosity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
''Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri'' is a 4X video game, considered a spiritual sequel to the ''Civilization'' series. Set in a science fiction depiction of the 22nd century, the game begins as seven competing ideological factions land on the planet Chiron ("Planet") in the Alpha Centauri star system. As the game progresses, Planet's growing sentience becomes a formidable obstacle to the human colonists. Sid Meier, designer of ''Civilization'', and Brian Reynolds, designer of '' Civilization II'', developed ''Alpha Centauri'' after they left MicroProse to join with Jeff Briggs in creating a new video game developer: Firaxis Games. Electronic Arts released both ''Alpha Centauri'' and its expansion, ''Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire'', in 1999. The following year, Aspyr Media ported both titles to Classic Mac OS while Loki Software ported them to Linux. ''Alpha Centauri'' features improvements on ''Civilization II''s game engine, including simultaneous multiplay, social engineering, cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centauri Production
Bohemia Interactive a.s. is a Czech video game developer and publisher based in Prague. The company focuses on creating military simulation games such as '' Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis'' and the '' ARMA'' series. It is also known for having worked on a game conversion of the '' DayZ'' mod created for '' ARMA 2''. Founded by Marek Španěl in May 1999, the studio released its first game in 2001, a military shooter titled '' Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis'', which received critical acclaim and brought recognition for the studio. Following ''Operation Flashpoint'' was a series of downturns, such as porting the game to Xbox, which led to financial losses and the development of a sequel later abandoned by the publisher Codemasters. The studio fell into financial troubles until the United States Marine Corps employed the studio to create simulation games to train soldiers. A new division called Bohemia Interactive Simulations was created, and later spun off and becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centauri (Babylon 5)
The list of ''Babylon 5'' characters contains characters from the entire ''Babylon 5'' universe. The Babylon station was conceived as a political and cultural meeting place. As such, one of the show's many themes is the cultural and social interaction between civilizations. There are five dominant civilizations represented on Babylon 5: humans, the Narn, the Centauri, the Minbari and the Vorlons; and several dozen less powerful ones. A number of the less powerful races make up the League of Non-Aligned Worlds, who assembled as a result of the Dilgar War occurring 30 years before the start of the series. Main characters Jeffrey Sinclair / Valen Jeffrey Sinclair, played by actor Michael O'Hare, is the Commander of the Babylon 5 (space station), Babylon 5 station in season one. After one full season, O'Hare and series executive producer/creator J. Michael Straczynski made the mutual and amicable decision for the character and actor to depart as a regular. O'Hare subsequently repris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Starfighter
''The Last Starfighter'' is a 1984 American space opera film directed by Nick Castle. The film tells the story of Alex Rogan ( Lance Guest), a teenager recruited by an alien defense force to fight in an interstellar war. It also features Robert Preston, Dan O'Herlihy, Catherine Mary Stewart, Norman Snow, and Kay E. Kuter. ''The Last Starfighter'', along with Disney's '' Tron'', has the distinction of being one of cinema's earliest films to use extensive "real-life" computer-generated imagery (CGI) to depict its many starships, environments and battle scenes. ''The Last Starfighter'' was Robert Preston's final role in a theatrical film. The character of Centauri, a "lovable con-man", was written with him in mind and was a nod to his most famous role as Professor Harold Hill in ''The Music Man''.''Crossing the Frontier: Making "The Last Starfighter"'' (behind-the-scenes retrospective), Universal Studios Home Video, 1999. There was a subsequent novelization of the film by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centauri Summer Arts Camp
Centauri may refer to: * Any of the stars (or star systems), in the constellation Centaurus, including: ** Alpha Centauri, a binary star including the brightest star of Centaurus ** Beta Centauri, the second-brightest star of Centaurus, at a much greater distance from the Sun ** Proxima Centauri, the nearest to the Sun of all stars, and close to Alpha Centauri * '' Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri'', a 1999 computer game * Centauri Production, a Czech computer games company * Centauri (Babylon 5), a species, civilization, and related terms, in the US TV series ''Babylon 5'' * Centauri, a character in the US movie '' The Last Starfighter'' See also * Centaur (other) * Centaure (other) * Centaurus (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centaur (other)
A centaur is creature from Greek mythology that is half human, half horse. Centaur, Centaurs or The Centaur may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities * USS ''Centaur'', a spaceship in ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''s "A Time to Stand" * Narnian Centaurs, in C. S. Lewis's ''Chronicles of Narnia'' * Centaur (''Dungeons & Dragons'') Film and television * ''Centaur'' (2016 film), a Kyrgyzstani film * ''Centaur'' (2023 film), a Russian film * ''The Centaurs'' (1921 film), an animated film Literature * '' The Centaur'', a 1963 novel by John Updike * ''The Centaur'', a 1911 novel by Algernon Blackwood * Centaur Publications (1938–1942), one of the earliest American comic book publishers Music * Centaur, an American rock band formed in 2000 by Hum founder Matt Talbott * "The Centaur," a song by Buck 65 from the 1997 album ''Vertex'' Businesses and organisations * Centaur Media, a British marketing company * Centaur Film Company, American motio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centaure (other)
Centaure or Le Centaure is the French name of the mythological creature the centaur, and may also refer to: Ships *, a French Navy ship in service from 1712 to 1756 *, a French Navy ship that sank in 1750 *, a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy launched in 1757 and captured by the Royal Navy in 1759 and renamed HMS ''Centaur'' *, a French Navy ship launched in 1782 and destroyed by fire in 1793 *, an 80-gun ''Bucentaure-class ship of the line of the French Navy *, a French Navy tug launched in 1912 and renamed ''Nessus'' in 1932 *, a French Navy submarine in commission from 1935 to 1952 *, a French Navy dredger in commission from 1955 to 1970 *, a French Navy tug in commission from 1974 to 1999 Ship class * ''Centaure''-class ship of the line Other uses *Centaure (rocket), a two-stage French research rocket *Centaurus, a constellation known as ''Le Centaure'' in French See also *Centaur (other) * Centauri (other) *Centaurus (other) Centaurus i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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