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Alpha Centauri Star System: Star Size Comparisons (artist’s impression) | ESO

Alpha Centauri Star System: Star Size Comparisons (artist’s impression) | ESO


The relative sizes of a number of objects, including the three (known) members of Alpha Centauri triple system and some other stars for which the angular sizes have also been measured with the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) at the European Southern Observatory's Paranal Observatory. The Sun and planet Jupiter are also shown for comparison.


Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Release Date: March 15, 2003


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