Alpha Centauri
[01] Star Trek Federation Canon History
Retirement homeworld of Zefram Cochrane; founding member of the Coalition of Planets (2155) and the United Federation of Planets (2161); Zephram Cochrane disappeared from here in 2119.
SYSTEM WORLDS & HABITABILITY CLASSIFICATION:
Alpha Centauri IV is a pristine Class M garden world that was among the earliest human colonies. Location of the Cochrane Memorial Institute and early warp flight testing facilities.
[02] Empirical Astronomical Specifications
Closest stellar system to Sol. A gravitationally bound triple star system composed of solar-analog Rigil Kentaurus (A), orange dwarf Toliman (B), and red dwarf flare star Proxima Centauri.
REAL CONFIRMED EXOPLANETS & DEBRIS DISKS:
Proxima Centauri b (1.17 Earth masses, habitable zone), Proxima c (sub-Neptune), Proxima d (sub-Earth candidate). Stellar binaries A and B host possible terrestrial candidates.
[⊕] Stellar Telemetry
| Catalog Designation | α Centauri / Rigil Kentaurus / Toliman / HIP 71683 |
| Spectral Type | G2 V + K1 V + M6 V |
| Parallax Distance | 4.37 Light-Years |
| Effective Temp | 5,790 Kelvin |
| Solar Luminosity | 1.5190 L☉ |
| Solar Mass | 1.100 M☉ |
| Solar Radius | 1.223 R☉ |
| Right Ascension | 14h 39m 36.50s |
| Declination | -60° 50′ 02.3″ |
| Affiliation | United Federation of Planets (Founding Member) |
[3D] Sector Cartography Offset
X: -3.12 LY
Y: -1.98 LY
Z: 2.37 LY