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