Alpha Centauri system
Age6 ± 1 billion years
LocationG-Cloud, Local Bubble, Orion–Cygnus Arm, Milky Way
System mass2.130 solar masses + planets
Nearest starWISE 1049-5319 (3.6 ly)
Nearest planetary systemSolar System (4.37 ly)
Population
Stars3
Alpha Centauri A, Alpha Centauri B; Proxima Centauri
Known planets1
Bb
Known dwarf planets0
Known natural satellites0
Known minor planets0
Known comets0
Identified rounded satellites0
Planetary system
Star spectral typeG2V (A), K1V (B), M5.5Ve (Proxima)
Frost line≈? AU
Semi-major axis of outermost known planet0.04 AU (6 million km)
Heliopause≈? AU
Hill sphere≈? ly
Orbit about Galactic Center
Invariable-to-galactic plane inclination?
Distance to
Galactic Center
27,000±1,000 ly
Orbital speed? km/s
Orbital period? Myr