Rigil-Kentaurus (Star)

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

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

Name Rigil-Kentaurus
Object type Star
Other names
Rigil Kentaurus
α-Cen
Alpha Centauri
HR 5459[1]
HD 128620
HIP 71683[3]
Position
Right ascension:14h39m40s [2]
Declination:−60°50'06" [2]
Constellation:Centaurus
Magnitude:-0.01 (V) [2]
Distance:1.3 parsec
4.3 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):0.71
Proper motion (speed):3.71 arcsec/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):277.3°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):4.38

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