φ-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 , φ-Cen is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 6° above the horizon.

Name φ-Cen
Object type Star
Other names
φ-Cen
Phi Centauri
HR 5248[1]
HD 121743
NSV 6509
HIP 68245[3]
TYC 7798-2848-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 6110381256839901440[4]
Position
Right ascension:13h58m16s [4]
Declination:−42°06'03" [4]
Constellation:Centaurus
Magnitude:
Variable
3.79 (V) [2]
3.55 (BT) [2]
3.77 (VT) [2]
3.81 (G) [4]
3.68 (BP) [4]
3.97 (RP) [4]
Distance:140.8 parsec
459.1 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):-0.19
Proper motion (speed):30.9 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):231.4°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-1.96

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