P-Cen (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Los Angeles , p-Cen is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 15° above the horizon at dawn.
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Name
P-Cen
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h50m41s [2] |
| Declination: | −33°59'57" [2] |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Magnitude: | 4.89 (V) [2] 4.86 (BT) [2] 4.89 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 122.7 parsec 400.0 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.03 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 33.3 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 245.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.55 |
Sources