α-Cen (Star)

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

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From Fairfield , α-Cen is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name α-Cen
Object type Star
Other names
α-Cen
Alpha Centauri
HR 5460[1]
HD 128621
HIP 71681[3]
Position
Right ascension:14h39m39s [2]
Declination:−60°50'22" [2]
Constellation:Centaurus
Magnitude:1.35 (V) [2]
Distance:1.3 parsec
4.1 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):0.90
Proper motion (speed):3.70 arcsec/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):282.5°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):5.86

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