D-Cen (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , d-Cen is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 9° above the horizon.
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Name
D-Cen
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 13h31m02s [4] |
| Declination: | -39°24'26" [4] |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.90 (V) [2] 5.43 (BT) [2] 4.03 (VT) [2] 3.53 (G) [4] 4.17 (BP) [4] 2.86 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 277.8 parsec 905.6 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.19 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 18.9 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 236.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.32 |
Sources