Astronomy / Space Alpha Centauri is officially no more!!!

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I couldn't remember Hadar's name, cheers. Rigil Kentaurus has always been, and is (especially now!) a perfectly cromulent name for Bayer's A.

Yup, and if you look at the IAU's list referenced in the OP's article, that's exactly what they did.

 

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Oh, get a load of Mr Fancy Pants here!

Sorry, I didn't get round to replying to this. But this line from a classic game was the first thing that sprang to mind.