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リギルケンタウルス

Meanings

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noun

Rigil Kentaurus; Alpha Centauri

astronomy

The brightest star in the constellation Centaurus; also known as Alpha Centauri. Used in astronomical contexts.

リギルケンタウルスは、ケンタウルス座ざで最もっとも明あかるい恒こう星せいです。
Rigil Kentaurus is the brightest star in the constellation Centaurus.

Written forms

リギル・ケンタウルス
- リギルケンタウルス
  Variant with an interpunct, sometimes used for clarity.
- リギル・ケンタウルス

Etymology

From the Latin 'Rigil Kentaurus', itself derived from Arabic رجل قنطورس (rijl qanṭūris) meaning 'foot of the centaur'.