GAMMA CENTAURI

'Gamma Centauri' (γ Cen / γ Centauri) is a star in the constellation Centaurus. It also has the traditional name 'Muhlifain', not to be confused with Muliphein, which is γ Canis Majoris; both names derive from the same Arabic root.
Gamma Centauri is a double star approximately 130 light years from Earth, which consists of two spectral type A0 stars each of apparent magnitude +2.9. For the resolution of the double star system a telescope of at least 15 centimeters in aperture is necessary. They have an orbital period of 83 years.

Year	Angular separation	Position angle
1990	1.4″	353°
2000	1.0″	347°
2005	0.7″	341°
2010	0.4″	324°