φ-Cen (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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.
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Name
φ-Cen
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Object type
Star
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Other names
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 |
Sources