Y-Cen (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , y-Cen is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 20° above the horizon.

Name Y-Cen
Object type Star
Other names
y-Cen
y Centauri
HR 5222[1]
HD 120987
HIP 67819[4]
Position
Right ascension:13h53m32s [3]
Declination:−35°39'50" [3]
Constellation:Centaurus
Magnitude:5.56 (V) [3]
6.06 (BT) [2]
5.61 (VT) [2]
Distance:52.3 parsec
170.4 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):0.43
Proper motion (speed):87.2 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):253.1°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):1.97

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