N-Cen (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , n-Cen 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
N-Cen
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h53m26s [2] |
| Declination: | −40°10'43" [2] |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Magnitude: | 4.26 (V) [2] 4.51 (BT) [2] 4.28 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 45.6 parsec 148.5 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.20 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 74.3 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 107.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.96 |
Sources