H-Cen (Star)

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

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From South El Monte , h-Cen is visible between 00:20 and 03:52. It will become accessible at around 00:20, when it rises to an altitude of 19° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:06, 24° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:52 when it sinks below 19° above your south-western horizon.

Name H-Cen
Object type Star
Other names
h-Cen
h Centauri
4-Cen
4 Centauri
HR 5221[1]
HD 120955
HIP 67786[3]
TYC 7283-2099-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 6171681877649374080[4]
Position
Right ascension:13h53m12s [4]
Declination:−31°55'39" [4]
Constellation:Centaurus
Magnitude:4.73 (V) [2]
4.57 (BT) [2]
4.72 (VT) [2]
4.70 (G) [4]
4.64 (BP) [4]
4.79 (RP) [4]
Distance:207.4 parsec
676.0 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):-0.13
Proper motion (speed):14.9 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):224.2°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-1.85

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