ι-Cen (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , ι-Cen is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 12° above the horizon.

Name ι-Cen
Object type Star
Other names
ι-Cen
Iota Centauri
HR 5028[1]
HD 115892
HIP 65109[3]
TYC 7275-2074-1[2]
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

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