ι-Cen (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , ι-Cen is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 17° above the horizon. It is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:04 (PST) – 3 hours and 48 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 17° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:55.
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Name
ι-Cen
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h20m35s [2] |
| Declination: | −36°42'44" [2] |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Magnitude: | 2.72 (V) [2] 2.81 (BT) [2] 2.73 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 18.0 parsec 58.7 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.07 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 351.8 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 255.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.45 |
Sources