D-Cen (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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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.

Name D-Cen
Object type Star
Other names
d-Cen
d Centauri
HR 5089[1]
HD 117440
NSV 6283
HIP 65936[3]
TYC 7792-2393-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 6161403234933741312[4]
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

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