Alpha Centauri B is the other star in the Alpha Centauri binary system along with Alpha Centauri A, which is also the closest star system to Earth. Also known as Toliman, it is a main-sequence star, which has an orange color. It has around 90% the mass of the Sun along with 86% of the Sun's radius. It has an apparent magnitude of 1.35, making it visible to the unaided eye at night. It is possible that Alpha Centauri A and B have planets orbiting them, but they are unconfirmed to exist.
Appearances[]
- In Tasty Planet, it can be found in Cosmos 2, where it can be eaten after Epsilon Eridani is eaten by the Grey Goo. It, and other stars in this level don't appear in other games like Tasty Planet: Back for Seconds, as those stars are unnamed.
Size[]
- 1.23 Gigameters
Trivia[]
- Although being red in the game, Alpha Centauri B is an orange star, being the spectral type K1 V.