LEADER 03905nam 22006615 450 001 9910300429103321 005 20200630234049.0 010 $a3-319-09372-X 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-319-09372-7 035 $a(CKB)3710000000262031 035 $a(EBL)1968178 035 $a(OCoLC)908088933 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001372528 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11895550 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001372528 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11304604 035 $a(PQKB)10507669 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-319-09372-7 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1968178 035 $a(PPN)182099490 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000262031 100 $a20141015d2015 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAlpha Centauri $eUnveiling the Secrets of Our Nearest Stellar Neighbor /$fby Martin Beech 205 $a1st ed. 2015. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2015. 215 $a1 online resource (319 p.) 225 1 $aAstronomers' Universe,$x1614-659X 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a3-319-09371-1 327 $aDiscovery, 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. 330 $aAs our closest stellar companion and composed of two Sun-like stars and a third small dwarf star, Alpha Centauri is an ideal testing ground of astrophysical models and has played a central role in the history and development of modern astronomy?from the first guesses at stellar distances to understanding how our own star, the Sun, might have evolved. It is also the host of the nearest known exoplanet, an ultra-hot, Earth-like planet recently discovered. Just 4.4 light years away Alpha Centauri is also the most obvious target for humanity?s first directed interstellar space probe. Such a mission could reveal the small-scale structure of a new planetary system and also represent the first step in what must surely be humanity?s greatest future adventure?exploration of the Milky Way Galaxy itself. For all of its closeness, ? Centauri continues to tantalize astronomers with many unresolved mysteries, such as how did it form, how many planets does it contain and where are they, and how might we view its extensive panorama directly? In this book we move from the study of individual stars to the study of our Solar System and our nearby galactic neighborhood. On the way we will review the rapidly developing fields of exoplanet formation and detection. 410 0$aAstronomers' Universe,$x1614-659X 606 $aAstronomy 606 $aAstrophysics 606 $aSpace sciences 606 $aAstronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P22006 606 $aPopular Science in Astronomy$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q11009 606 $aSpace Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P22030 615 0$aAstronomy. 615 0$aAstrophysics. 615 0$aSpace sciences. 615 14$aAstronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology. 615 24$aPopular Science in Astronomy. 615 24$aSpace Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics). 676 $a523.83 700 $aBeech$b Martin$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0792222 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910300429103321 996 $aAlpha Centauri$91771463 997 $aUNINA