α-Cen (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , α-Cen is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
α-Cen
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Object type
Star
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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 |
Sources