K-Cen (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , k-Cen is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 13° below the horizon at dawn.
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Name
K-Cen
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 13h51m50s [4] |
| Declination: | −32°59'41" [4] |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Magnitude: | 5.98 (V) [2] 6.04 (G) [4] 6.01 (BP) [4] 6.05 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 97.9 parsec 319.1 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.03 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 42.2 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 236.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.03 |
Sources