Alpha Centauri : Unveiling the Secrets of Our Nearest Stellar Neighbor
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015
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As our closest stellar companion and composed of two Sun-like stars and a third small dwarf star, Alpha Centauri is an ideal testing ground of astrophysical models and has played a central role in the history and development of modern astronomy—from the first guesses at stellar distances to understanding how our own star, the Sun, might have evolved. It is also the host of the nearest known exoplanet, an ultra-hot, Earth-like planet recently discovered. Just 4.4 light years away Alpha ...; [leggi tutto]
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| Descrizione | Alpha Centauri : Unveiling the Secrets of Our Nearest Stellar Neighbor / by Martin Beech. - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015. - XXIII, 297 p. 69 ill., 38 ill. in color ; online resource. - (Astronomers' Universe) |
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Discovery, Dynamics, Distance and Place -- Stellar Properties and the Making of Planets: Theories and Observations -- What the Future Holds.- Appendix I: The Magnitude Scale and Stellar Classification -- Appendix II: Stellar Motion and Closest Approach -- Appendix III: The Orbit and Location of a Cen B. - Springer eBooks. - Printed edition: 9783319093710
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| ID scheda | 138722 |
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