Ok, the _technical_ names of the stars that make up the Alpha Centauri system are Alpha Centauri A [the Sun-like star], Alpha Centauri B [almost Sun-like, but smaller; it's still in the spectral class that usually is considered fit to have Earth-like planets] and Alpha Centauri C aka Proxima Centauri [a red dwarf, so far away from A and B that we don't know if it's gravitationally bound to them or not. I would guess that it's _not_ bound to them]
The A+B pair is sufficiently far away not to influence the climate, but bright enough to lighten the night sky in such a way that the observation of stars would be difficult [imagine something brighter than the Moon but pointwise like Venus]
Alberto Monteiro the creativity challenged
How far apart are A and B? Distance of Pluto, more, less?
Kevin T. - VRWC Planning a trip
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