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urzu_seven t1_j4za0xs wrote

Reply to comment by Weed_O_Whirler in Whats stopping us from sending a probe into a black hole if we haven't already? by stealth941

>Alpha Proxima

You mean Alpha Centauri, the triple star system made of up of Alpha Centauri A (aka Rigil Kentaurus ), B (aka Toliman), and C (aka Proxima Centauri). There is no "Alpha Proxima"

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Weed_O_Whirler t1_j50sb85 wrote

Yeah. I combined "Alpha Centauri" and "Proxima Centauri" in my mind somehow.

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ElderWandOwner t1_j525cut wrote

Is it officially a 3 star system? I read something (probably from this sub) that said it was unknown if proxima was gravity bound to the other 2.

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