L-Cen (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , l-Cen is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 8° above the horizon.
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Name
L-Cen
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 12h39m52s [4] |
| Declination: | -39°59'14" [4] |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.62 (V) [2] 4.52 (BT) [2] 4.61 (VT) [2] 4.61 (G) [4] 4.56 (BP) [4] 4.66 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 102.7 parsec 334.8 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.08 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 49.4 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 237.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.44 |
Sources