Alpha Centauri

• Trinary star system consisting of Alpha Centauri A, Alpha Centauri B, and Proxima Centauri
• Nearest star system to Sol
• Located in Sector 002 within the Beta Quadrant
• Known as Sei'chi in Romulan language (ENT Novel: Kobayashi Maru)
• Five planets around Alpha Centauri A (TNG Novel: The Buried Age)
• Regular cometary bombardments from the gravitational influence of Proxima Centauri led to both the rise and destruction of numerous civilizations on Alpha Centauri III and VII before colonization (TNG Novel: The Buried Age)
• System colonization history:
  • 2088: Alpha Centauri III
  • 2101: Proxima Centauri II
  • After 2155, by 2269: Alpha Centauri VII

Known Planets

• Alpha Centauri A
  • Alpha Centauri III (Alpha Centauri A III)
• Alpha Centauri B
  • Alpha Centauri VII (Alpha Centauri B II)
• Proxima Centauri
  • Proxima Centauri II

Stellar Data

• ISDB
• Wikipedia
• SIMBAD