Y-Cen (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , y-Cen is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 13° above the horizon.
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Name
Y-Cen
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h53m32s [2] |
| Declination: | −35°39'51" [2] |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Magnitude: | 6.23 (V) [2] 6.71 (BT) [2] 6.27 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 52.3 parsec 170.4 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.38 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 87.2 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 253.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 2.64 |
Sources