H-Cen (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , h-Cen is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:32 (PST) and reaching an altitude of 22° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:51.
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Name
H-Cen
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Object type
Star
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Other names
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 |
Sources