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Uncommon card · Science
Beta Centauri, an Uncommon card
Beta Centauri is a triple star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 65
- DEF
- 50
- Power
- 115
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 27,000
Power 115 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Beta Centauri quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Beta Centauri card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The Bayer ______ of Beta Centauri is Latinised from β Centauri, and abbreviated Beta Cen or β Cen.
Answer
designation. The Bayer designation of Beta Centauri is Latinised from β Centauri, and abbreviated Beta Cen or β Cen. From the Beta Centauri article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Astrophysical jet. Astrophysical jet 58,000 · Bedding 39,000 · Beta Centauri 27,000 · Biobío Region 20,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It is officially called Hadar.
- The Bayer designation of Beta Centauri is Latinised from β Centauri, and abbreviated Beta Cen or β Cen.
- The system's combined apparent visual magnitude of 0.61 makes it the second-brightest object in Centaurus and the eleventh brightest star in the night sky.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Beta Centauri article was read about 27,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 65 and blocks with 50: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get Beta Centauri
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Beta Centauri (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Centaurus_constellation_map.png : Torsten Bronger derivative work: Kxx ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
