At 4.37 light years away, Alpha Centauri is the closest extra-solar star to Earth and the most likely destination for mankind's first interstellar voyage. This has made it a popular focus of science fiction videogames since the invention of the medium, but its most prominent appearance is likely in Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. Alpha Centauri can be seen from earth's southern hemisphere it is the brightest star in the constellation of Centaurus.
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