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* The star [[Proxima Centauri]] also orbited the pair. It had its own [[Proxima System|star system]]. | * The star [[Proxima Centauri]] also orbited the pair. It had its own [[Proxima System|star system]]. | ||
* Presumably, the [[Alpha Centauri (planet)|homeworld]] of the [[Alpha Centauran]]s orbited one of the two primary stars. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]'', ''[[The Monster of Peladon]]'') | * Presumably, the [[Alpha Centauri (planet)|homeworld]] of the [[Alpha Centauran]]s orbited one of the two primary stars. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]'', ''[[The Monster of Peladon]]'') | ||
[[Category:Mutter's Spiral star systems]] | [[Category:Mutter's Spiral star systems]] | ||
[[Category:Solar systems]] | [[Category:Solar systems]] | ||
[[Category:Astronomy from the real world]] | [[Category:Astronomy from the real world]] | ||
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The Alpha Centauri System was a binary star system, only 4 light years from the sol system. [source needed]
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- The system contained two primary stars, Alpha Centauri A and B; they orbited each other.
- The star Proxima Centauri also orbited the pair. It had its own star system.
- Presumably, the homeworld of the Alpha Centaurans orbited one of the two primary stars. (DW: The Curse of Peladon, The Monster of Peladon)
