η-Cen (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , η-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
η-Cen
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h35m30s [3] |
| Declination: | -42°09'27" [3] |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 2.34 (V) [3] 2.12 (BT) [2] 2.31 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 93.7 parsec 305.5 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.16 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 47.7 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 226.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.52 |
Sources