SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -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 pair orbit around a common centre with an orbital period of 79 years.

Detailed explanation-2: -The brightest component star, Alpha Centauri A, resembles the Sun in spectral type, diameter, and absolute magnitude. Its apparent visual magnitude is 0.0. The second brightest component, Alpha Centauri B, of visual magnitude 1.4, is a redder star. The third component, Proxima, of 11th magnitude, is a red dwarf star.

Detailed explanation-3: -The nearest stars to Earth are three stars that lie about 4.37 light-years away in the Alpha Centauri triple-star system. The closest of these stars, Proxima Centauri, is just about 4.24 light-years away.

Detailed explanation-4: -Alpha Centauri is a star system with components 4.2 to 4.4 light-years from Earth and comprises three stars. It is the closest star system to the solar system, and one of its stars is the nearest star to our planet other than the sun.