Alpha Centauri system

α Centauri
Location	Solar Sector, Orion Arm
Affiliation	Independent
Star(s)	2 (Rigel Toliman)
Stellar type	G0V (Rigel) K0V (Toliman)
Planets	14 Rigel – 8 Isbaa Lisan Yad Vajah Aktaf Ras Zahr Azem Toliman – 6 Toliman I Toliman II Toliman III Toliman IV Toliman V Toliman VI
Population	2,133,840,000
Government	Confederation of Vajah Rigel Republic United Trilunar Republics Centaurus Colonies of Toliman

Etymology

The name α Centauri (Latinised to Alpha Centauri) is the system's Bayer designation, being the brightest star in the constellation Centaurus. The common name of α Centauri A, Rigel, comes from Rigil Kentaurus, a Latinisation of the Arabic translation رجل القنطورس Rijl al-Qinṭūrus, meaning "the Foot of the Centaur". Before the interstellar age, this name was more commonly known for the star Rigel (β Orionis).

The name of α Centauri B, Toliman, is an approximation of the Arabic الظليمان aẓ-Ẓalīmān (in older transcription, aṭ-Ṭhalīmān), meaning 'the (two male) Ostriches', an appellation Zakariya al-Qazwini had applied to the pair of stars Lambda and Mu Sagittarii.