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|location = [[Mutter's Spiral]]
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|appearances = (The [[Proxima System]]) <ul><li>[[DWM]]: ''[[Mortal Beloved]]'' <li>[[DWM]]: ''[[The Deep Hereafter]]'' <li>''[[DW]]: [[The Waters of Mars]] (mentioned)''
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The '''Alpha Centauri system''' was located in the [[Western Spiral Arm]] of [[Mutter's Spiral]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Come One, Come All, to The Greatest Show in the Galaxy! (feature)}})


The '''Alpha Centauri System''' is a binary [[star system]], close to the [[sol system]].
Planets in the system included [[Alpha Centauri (planet)|Alpha Centauri]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Curse of Peladon (TV story)}}), [[Alpha Centauri II]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Dark Path (novel)}}) [[Alpha Centauri Five]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]'') and the planet [[Glox]], part of the [[Gloxxian Empire]], which included the Alpha Centauri system, and many more besides. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[I Am The Master (audio story)|I Am The Master]]'')


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[[Wayne Bland II]] (in [[Panda]]'s body) once suggest that he and [[Iris Wildthyme]] lie to [[Kragoom]] that there was a planetoid in the Alpha Centauri system that fancied him. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Iris Wildthyme Appreciation Society (audio story)|The Iris Wildthyme Appreciation Society]]'')


*The system contains two primary [[star|stars]], Alpha Centauri A and B; they orbit each other.
The [[Battle of Alpha Centauri]] took place during the [[Second Dalek War]] in the [[26th century]]. A squadron of [[Silurian]] vessels drove off the main [[Dalek]] force. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'')
*The star [[Proxima Centauri]] also orbits the pair. It has its own [[Proxima System|star system]].
 
*Presumably, the [[Alpha Centauri (planet)|homeworld]] of the [[Alpha Centauran|Alpha Centaurans]] orbits one of the two primary stars. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]'', ''[[The Monster of Peladon]]'')
During the [[Cyberon War]], the [[Earth Alliance]] had an "Alpha Centauri base". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Curse of the Cyberons (audio story)|Curse of the Cyberons]]'')
 
The Planet [[Runn]] was in Alpha Centauri. The [[Fourth Doctor]] once sent a letter from [[Beam-A-Zeat]], a location on Runn. A batch of [[smoked klim-bait]] was sent in the same container as the letter. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 2 short story)}})
 
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The Alpha Centauri system was located in the Western Spiral Arm of Mutter's Spiral. (PROSE: Come One, Come All, to The Greatest Show in the Galaxy! [+]Loading...["Come One, Come All, to The Greatest Show in the Galaxy! (feature)"])

Planets in the system included Alpha Centauri (TV: The Curse of Peladon [+]Loading...["The Curse of Peladon (TV story)"]), Alpha Centauri II, (PROSE: The Dark Path [+]Loading...["The Dark Path (novel)"]) Alpha Centauri Five, (PROSE: Lucifer Rising) and the planet Glox, part of the Gloxxian Empire, which included the Alpha Centauri system, and many more besides. (AUDIO: I Am The Master)

Wayne Bland II (in Panda's body) once suggest that he and Iris Wildthyme lie to Kragoom that there was a planetoid in the Alpha Centauri system that fancied him. (AUDIO: The Iris Wildthyme Appreciation Society)

The Battle of Alpha Centauri took place during the Second Dalek War in the 26th century. A squadron of Silurian vessels drove off the main Dalek force. (PROSE: Love and War)

During the Cyberon War, the Earth Alliance had an "Alpha Centauri base". (AUDIO: Curse of the Cyberons)

The Planet Runn was in Alpha Centauri. The Fourth Doctor once sent a letter from Beam-A-Zeat, a location on Runn. A batch of smoked klim-bait was sent in the same container as the letter. (PROSE: A Letter from the Doctor 2 [+]Loading...["A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 2 short story)"])