X²-Cen (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , x²-Cen is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 12° above the horizon.
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Name
X²-Cen
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 12h25m21s [4] |
| Declination: | −35°11'11" [4] |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 5.70 (V) [2] 5.63 (BT) [2] 5.70 (VT) [2] 5.70 (G) [4] 5.66 (BP) [4] 5.74 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 139.0 parsec 453.3 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.05 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 41.8 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 261.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.01 |
Sources