I-Cen (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , i-Cen is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 18° above the horizon. It is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:08 (PST) – 3 hours and 44 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 18° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:48.
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Name
I-Cen
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h45m41s [2] |
| Declination: | −33°02'37" [2] |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Magnitude: | 4.24 (V) [2] 4.67 (BT) [2] 4.27 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 19.4 parsec 63.3 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.34 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 485.1 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 252.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 2.80 |
Sources