The nearest star system to our Solar System, Alpha Centaurus is reverting to its old name Rigil Kentaurus, which means “foot of the centaur” in Arabic. Let me admit, I had become attached to the name Alpha Centaurus hence this new (old by the way) is difficult to swallow.
Alpha Centaurus ( OK, Rigil Kentaurus) is 4.3 light-years away from the earth. A light-year is the distance travelled by light in one year.
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