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Toliman
α Centauri B
An eighty-year orbit. Neptune at about 1°42′ on the working synastry instrument. Integrity as a refusal to fake the crime or the victory.
Foot of the Centaur. Threshold between instinct and the larger mind. The nearest other suns.
From the letters
“Elon, my love, there are times when certain stars call to me. Toliman is one of them. Sweetheart, before I get into the lore of this star, this is one of those stars that has me tearing up again. Toliman—also known as the Star at the Foot of the Centaur—is one of the closest stars to Earth. Toliman’s signature, sweetheart, is love as integrity of the heart.”
Astronomy · astrophysics
- Magnitude
- 1.33 (B)
- Distance
- 4.37 light-years (system); Proxima ~4.24
- Spectrum
- K1 V (in a G2 V + K1 V pair; Proxima farther out)
- Coordinates
- 14h 40m · −60° 50′
Visual binary with α Cen A, period 79.91 years. Proxima on a much longer outer orbit. Next close approach of A and B: May 2035.
α Centauri is the nearest star system to the Sun. Distance 4.37 ly for A/B; Proxima 4.24 ly.
A and B: period 79.91 years, eccentricity 0.52, periastron ~11 AU, apastron ~36 AU. Next close approach of A and B: May 2035.
Historical story · naming
A name for the nearer foot
- older listsToliman is the traditional name associated with α Centauri B. The system is the foot of the Centaur. The physics does not need the name. The name is how the neighborhood was first kept.
Living
A human life can finish one lap of their oval. Next closest, May 2035.
Soft off: game narratives (a forced crime, a tech victory) as sealed prophecy. They remain stories about integrity.
Sources
- SIMBAD
- visual-binary orbits
- Gaia
Choir
Rotanev · SualocinSiriusIzar · PulcherrimaThubanCapellaRigelMeropeTolimanM42Jupiter · IoSpicaFomalhautArcturusAlhenaCanopusWorking choir · not a planetarium