γ-Cen (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , γ-Cen is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 6° above the horizon.
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Name
γ-Cen
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h41m31s [3] |
| Declination: | −48°57'35" [3] |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Magnitude: | 2.18 (V) [3] 2.20 (BT) [2] 2.18 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 39.9 parsec 130.1 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.02 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 185.8 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 271.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.83 |
Sources