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Alpha Centauri
Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to the Sun, located approximately 4.37 light-years away. It is a triple star system consisting of two sun-like stars, Alpha Centauri A and B, and a red dwarf, Proxima Centauri, which is the nearest individual star to Earth.
Source: earthsky.org
APODs including "Alpha Centauri"
Alpha Centauri: The Closest Star System
01/01/2025
The Cone Nebula from Hubble
04/02/2024
Gems of a Maldivean Night
28/03/2022
A Light and Dusty Night
02/10/2021
Framed by Trees: A Window to the Galaxy
19/07/2021
Rigil Kentaurus and Sandqvist 169
13/04/2019
The Cone Nebula from Hubble
15/03/2017
Closest Star has Potentially Habitable Planet
25/08/2016
The W in Cassiopeia
18/03/2016
Proxima Centauri: The Closest Star
18/01/2016
At the Limit of Diffraction
07/05/2015
The Cone Nebula from Hubble
28/05/2014
Milky Way Panorama from Mauna Kea
10/03/2013
A View from Next Door
18/10/2012
In the Glare of Alpha Centauri
28/06/2012
Alpha Centauri: The Closest Star System
03/07/2011
A Starry Night in Brazil
09/05/2009
Mauna Kea Milky Way Panorama
19/02/2009
The Milky Way Near the Southern Cross
17/05/2007
NGC 5139: Omega Centauri
19/04/2007
Omega Centauri
26/05/2006
Proxima Centauri: The Closest Star
04/12/2005
Southern Cross in Mauna Loa Skies
29/01/2005
Cone Nebula Close-Up
29/05/2004
Stars and the Bubble Nebula
28/03/2004
Spiral Galaxy In Centaurus
19/04/2003
Alpha Centauri: The Closest Star System
23/03/2003
Stars and the Bubble Nebula
17/01/2003
Proxima Centauri: The Closest Star
15/07/2002
Cone Nebula Close-Up
03/05/2002