HIP-60979 (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , HIP-60979 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 7° above the horizon.
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Name
HIP-60979
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h29m57s [2] |
| Declination: | −41°44'09" [2] |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 6.05 (V) [2] 7.99 (BT) [2] 6.21 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 226.2 parsec 737.6 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.51 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 17.7 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 161.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.72 |
Sources