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The predicted trajectory of Alpha Centauri A (orange) and B (red), superimposed onto an image taken with the SOFI instrument on ESOâs New Technology Telescope (NTT) and the NACO instrument on the VLT. It shows the conjunction with the star S5 (the brightest star in the NACO image). In the background a Digitised Sky Survey 2 image is shown.

More information: <a href="https://www.eso.org/public/images/ann16075a/" rel="nofollow">www.eso.org/public/images/ann16075a/</a>

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P. Kervella et al. (CNRS / U. de Chile / Observatoire de Paris / LESIA)/ESO
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