ψ-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 , ψ-Cen is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 10° above the horizon.

Name ψ-Cen
Object type Star
Other names
ψ-Cen
Psi Centauri
HR 5367[1]
HD 125473
HIP 70090[3]
TYC 7805-2696-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 6116979288685368192[4]
Position
Right ascension:14h20m33s [4]
Declination:−37°53'07" [4]
Constellation:Centaurus
Magnitude:4.03 (V) [2]
4.00 (BT) [2]
4.03 (VT) [2]
4.07 (G) [4]
4.01 (BP) [4]
4.02 (RP) [4]
Distance:75.7 parsec
246.9 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):-0.02
Proper motion (speed):65.7 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):260.1°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-0.37

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